What should we be doing about Syria?

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rjmacs wrote:
It's our Libyan involvement (and overreach of UNSC 1973's mandate, which was not regime change but civilian protection) that has led the Russians to veto the present Syria resolution. Russia permitted resolution 1973 to pass, and reasonably anticipates that the Syrian resolution means regime change and nothing less. The UN has no authority to overthrow the regime of a sovereign nation, or endorse action intended to do so. It just doesn't.

Bingo.
Then top it off with tribal/sectarian warfare.
There is no movement for democracy, but the usual tribal need for revenge and dominance. Sunnis getting back at Alawites, then the Christians. Everybody there knows the score.
The end result will be exactly the same as it is now.

Stay out of there. Let them slaughter each other to their heart's content.
They will bloody their hands with, or without our help....