TT,
Quite so. Not much to like about the man or his leadership. I doubt there'd be many tears among us if he fell.
However, we do have to respect that there is still a significant slice of his civilian population that want him and/or his offspring as their leader. One would hope these civilians are afforded just as much protection by the NFZ as the rebels. Reprisals and retribution happen; the Balkans was a fine example.
As Halloween Jack said, "forceably seperat[ing] the 2 sides and to stop the open slaughter of men , women and children who only want to go about there lives peaceably" should be the goal.
Let's just hope we don't somehow end up on another slippery slope of pushing the boundaries of the UN mandate.
Very best of luck to the boys and girls who will be involved in the ops - stay safe.