Hi JFAus,

Barrel bombs. Poison gas. Bombing raids on his own people. Five million refugees.

For all that, if I were the Yanks, I would provide hold-your-nose, and behind-the-scenes support for Assad against ISIS: after all, you fight your worst enemies first, and go easy on your second-worst enemies, until later. I don't know how they would do that without alienating Turkey and the Saudis, so more likely the Yanks will focus on driving ISIS and other fascist groups out of Iraq, and just trying to degrade ISIS in Syria.

No easy solutions !

Joe

Joe,

Assad has not been proven guilty of the things he is accused of.

Come on, the man would have to be a total total idiot to do what Saddam Hussein was accused of and was hanged for.

The bombing among Assads own people as you say, was to fight the 'opposition' rebels including gangs and terrorists.
There was no fight against the people.

There was peace in Syria until the opposition rebels chose to rebel and hide among the people.

It's plain now to see Turkey wants Syria, like a few other nations. It looks like Turkey is sitting back waiting until the rebels take Kobane.
In fact Turkey has an agreement with the rebels, to leave the IS alone, I think regarding Kobane, and in return IS has already released about 30 Turkish hostages.

Clearly, the war on terror can be won as quickly as possible if there is union, teamwork, between all countries excluding the IS.

This is not just about terrorists now, the fundamental task right now is to control Ebola worldwide

Once again we are going to have stupid Abbott telling Putin he caused the death of all on Flight MH17, until the truth is known he should keep it shut, according to reports this plane was shot down by fighter jets of the US backed Kiev regime, it is being kept quiet by the US. Facts first please Abbott and stop talkin out of your bum.