I love Bashar Al-Assad those "rebels" are mostly mercenaries (probably NATO paid mercenaries) before my country was so peaceful but now kids are constantly being held for ransom, people have to carry rifles to protect themselves, people are starving, prices have risen. Before you could literally go any where you want with out any fear.

Like any conflict it cannot be reduced to good guys and bad guys, thats a ridiculous notion, as for who is worse in this conflcit im not, Assad is a dictator, he was never the worst dictator until this started happening, but from his point of view he sees groups (largely western and Saudi Arabian backed) attacking his country, and trying to dispose him, and thushis response has been brutal, and most likely disproportionate, im not saying this is the reality. There is also an internal power struggle going on in the country, but i would err on the side of westerb backed terrorism being one of the greatest causes of the instability, not that condones the savagery of the Assad regime, but as usual the reality depcited on western media, with the Us being the must fictitious (as usual) is worlds apart from what is really going on there.

Assad and his forces are fighting against an Islamo-Fascist rebellion. It is difficult to read some unclear debates in this topic as they have many errors- both factual and grammatical. The rebels are those longing to institutionalize an Islamic government, which arguably benefits the Western world, thus dictating their support.

The government of the United States of America has supported revolutionary Islamic forces several times in the past, including Al-Qaeda. The US had armed these revolutionary soldiers to fight off the Red Army without spilling the blood of their own men. The reason for why Afghanistan was so important- oil. If the Red Army seized much of the oil supply in the Eastern World, the United States would be forced to buy off of their Cold War opponents, thus, fueling the Red Army's economy. Though this worked brilliantly in the short term, fate had it that the US would take two steps too far. The Islamic extremists were determined to rid their land of all Eastern influence to preserve it for "Allah." Though the war rages on in Afghanistan and Iraq today, the Afghans will never forget the aid of the US, thus selling cheap oil.

The think tanks of the US today are after the same mistake- help the Islamics to purchase cheap oil. The media landscape severely sensors this for the security of their nation's intentions. The rebellion against Assad is a religious rebellion. Assad is not a Shia, like the rebels but of Alawite belief. His act against the institutionalization of an Islamic Republic sparked outrage in the residing Islamics, thus sparking the civil war.

The rebels have killed much much more women and children than Assad. They use women and children as meat shields after raiding their homes to seek shelter and sniper points. Those killed by Assad's forces are either from collateral damage or those caught in crossfire from engagements initiated by the rebels.

Assad is against racism, discrimination of all (not just women) and a sealed, forced religious state.

OK I am new here but this topic is critical to the world today.

May I start by saying I am no fan of dictatorships, that I believe democracy is one of the best forms of government ever created. But can I also point out that Western democracy and eastern dictatorships are an imagined concept.

I would like to remind you that during the cold war one American Politician said "it does not matter if he's a son of a B#### so long as he is our son of a B####". But the cold war is over right? wrong, its just the enemies are different now, its Russia not the soviets, China a former ally and Iran! if you are an ally of theirs you are an enemy of the west. Assad is an ally of Russia! Syria has Russia's only Mediterranean sea base, Russia's only foot hold in the middle east! Syria borders Israel and hates her! Syria has oil lots of oil!

Do I need to be more clear? does there need to be more reasons? the USA does not make allies of people because they are democratic, it who your friends are; El Salvador for instance, had a terrible dictatorship! There were death squads, genocide and repression, But the US supported them, gave them weapons and training, the CIA even advised them on how to cover up the killings, that is until the public found out. if Assad was an ally of the USA it would be the same there right now.

look at the Arab spring and where was most effected... Tunisia (started there no huge problems); Egypt, which never was friends with Israel; Libya, the west hated Gaddafi; and Syria, which I have already explained. NOT Saudi Arabia, although Saudi Arabia has one of the most repressive and totalitarian regimes in the region. oh right but they are firm allies of the west. Aren't those American AFV's and tanks they are using to put down the riots?

I think that we have all overlooked the obvious, the west hates Assad because he does not like us. We have fanned the flames of war because of some old cold war values which should not even apply today... this is the 21st century we don't need to have wars like these.

and if you don't believe the west can be the real bad guy... I have plenty of examples to get through.

It is well documented that the United States has a history of intervening where they have no business being. Libya, now Syria, and soon to be Iran... Do you see the pattern? Why do you think the media has been portraying all people of a middle-eastern decent as radical terrorists? Look back to television twenty years ago, same shit. Why does every foiled "terrorist plot" happen to be created by a man of a middle eastern decent? And why were the first suspects in the Boston Bombing Islamic? I hope by now you all have seen enough evidence to know this was a false flag, and the Tsarnaev brothers were innocent yet treated as guilty to cover the government's asses. This event only added to the distaste us westerners have for middle easterns, ironically right on que for the start of the Syrian revolution... Why doesn't the mainstream media show us what's going on there?? Why did Obama send NATO & CIA operatives to train rebel forces there?? Gadaffi had to deal with the same thing... His people loved him, all up until some random rebels decided they wanted to kill him... Think about that for a second... The leader of a freaking country was killed without trial in cold blood, yet if you ask anyone in America they probably wouldn't know that... That doesn't just happen. They tell us what they want us to know, so when we're not told something; you can bet they don't want us to know about it. Aka why this revolution is not displayed all over the news while Justin Bieber being a bad driver is. Iran has recently deployed 15,00 troops to help Assad fight off these rebels. And once Assad falls and Syria is taken and turned into a "democracy", Iran will be the next target. Do you see the pattern? It's all for a CENTRALIZED ONE WORLD SYSTEM. Why do you think every country in the world except Cuba, North Korea and Iran are under a centralized Rothschild bank already? Oh and gee, would you look at that list... Not that those are the United States main enemies at this point and time even though they pose no threat to us whatsoever... If you in this day and age still don't believe in the NWO and that the United States is terribly corrupt and run by a select group of higher-ups (world elite bankers) then you need to seriously reconsider your life, get up off your ass and stop watching television. Stop listening to everything the news says, and start doing your own research... We all start off oblivious; accepting that there are things we don't know is the first step. The second step is doing the necessary research and studying to learn and know about these things... Step three is sharing this knowledge with others so that they may undergo the same process you have. It's called the knowledge bug. SPREAD IT.

I will admit, I believe Assad is a dictator and is a terrible person. I know there are no such thing as good guys and bad guys and even though I hate the man with a passion, I want Assad and government forces to crush the rebellion. The rebels are not who they say they are.

The rebels talk of democracy, they talk about how they want rights, but that is not the case. The truth is( and I am not trying to be harsh but it has to be said ) Islam and democracy do not mix. What ends up happening is the rebels start out wanting democracy, but end up becoming radical right wing islamist extremists who are link to terrorist networks. Right now in Syria, many of the rebels are actually armed terrorists.

If the rebels win, they will call themselves a "democracy" but all they will be is a country where the radicals are in full command who have no idea what they are doing and their country will just become worse.

There are many examples that prove this. Afghanistan is first. Rebels push out the soviet government and then several years later BAM!, the Taliban is in charge and we all know how bad they are. Second example is Libya. Rebels in Libya kill their dictator and try to install a democracy. What happens? Right wing Islamist extremists take control of the country and our embassy ends up getting attacked. Third example is Egypt. Everyone wanted a democracy, instead they got the Muslim Brotherhood which didn't do crap. Now the military is in charge again and things over there are looking better.

I cannot emphasize this enough but the Rebels will be worse. If they win, Syria will become a breeding ground for terrorist networks and the country will become a security threat to the rest of the world. And if the rebels get their hands on Assad's chemical weapons, I suggest that everyone in a major city wear a gas mask because it's gonna get a little anthraxy outside.

As you can see if the rebels win, it will just get worse than it is already. Even though the Assad family are horrible people, they can do something that almost no other government in the middle east can do... and that is provide stability. If Assad and the government win, It will end up being a win for everyone.

They aren't. But neither side is good. I pick this side because the majority team with the rebels. but look at Iraq, Libya.. They're complete wrecks. Dictator or not, Syria would probably be better off with Assad...

Even if there really once were some idealistic democrats among the so-called Arab Spring rebels, any group that continues to fight Assad's government forces today while ignoring the vastly greater danger of ISIS is in effect supporting the latter. Whatever one thinks of the admittedly despotic regime, it is secular and relatively enlightened, and up to the present turbulence, provided much-needed stability. Apart from the Kurds in the north, Assad's forces are Syria's only hope. The Russians are right to support them - if only from enlightened self-interest!

Assad didn't start the whole war thing. The Syrian rebels protested and caused everything to go chaotic. If the Syrian rebels were to cool it down for a little while, Syria would be calmer and the government would be fairer. Assad is just trying to keep Syria in tact. Who doesn't like to show people that they're boss?