Syria?

[MoonRocker]

If they did manage regeme change here, do you think the new lot would be any different to the Assad regeme?

[jake-the-peg]

Well if Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and the Yemen are anything to go by they would at least be elected.

[Brinjal]

Change is good. The thing is not to llow someone else to have autonomy like that. We have the same issue here in Zimbabwe but here nobody is brave enough to lead the parade

[Brinjal]

I see the rats are jumping ship. The prime minister has gapped it to Jordan.

[Gromit]

The rebels are backed by Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Not places you associate with freedom and democracy.

[emmie]

the problem being what new lot, their are endless factions who want their say, you could replace Assad, but with whom?

[naomi24]

Gromit's on the right track.

[emmie]

this is the trouble, that the rebels may well be far worse than the person in power. Only some of our politicians don't seem to see that, or if they do, don't know what to do about it.

[jake-the-peg]

By worse Em do you mean that they might be a threat to us?

That it doesn't matter how viscious and repressive a regieme is as long as they don't support any terrorist groups who might oppose Britain then it's better to be safe and stick with the devil you know?

Is that it?

[emmie]

you have a terrible habit of twisting things, i don't believe we should get involved, let the Syrians sort it out for themselves. However i don't think they are a threat to Britain, and as to repression surely they all do it, Gadaffi, get rid of him, and who has replaced him, then Syria gets rid of Assad, who replaces him, rebels are not one tight band of brothers throwing out a corrupt and brutal regime, but many factions for the moment seeing a goal of getting rid of the present incumbent. If that happens will it lead to more freedom for the people of Syria, or perhaps a chance for others to rule ever more harshly. If Assad goes then civil war surely will follow.

[naomi24]

Em, I thought that was rather a curious twist too.