The population of Syria is about 22m. About 74% are Sunni, 16% are Alwari and 10% Christian.
About 30% are refugees or in need of aid.
As most of the insurgents are from that Sunni group it is clear that an attack on Assad's minority is a support of a revolution.
IIRC the US support of Castro was support of a revolution and that went well didn't it.
Despots and dictators may be minority and oppressive rulers but they do bring stability.
Western freedoms to non-western peoples who have not previously been free seem to bring instability.
Maybe the vocal majority (in UK) know a truth when their politicians don't.
Last edited by Pontius Navigator; 8th Sep 2013 at 10:57.