The civil war in Syria is the outcome of despots controlling the people, and is a matter for the Syrian people only to resolve.

In Julie Bishop's defence I must commend her in continuing to post on OLO.I'm one of her greatest critics.I did not think that Julie would last this long.

Saul Eastlake who used to post here, spat the dummy when I confronted him about the unnecessary debt inflicted upon us by our banking despots.He was quite rude and demanded to know who I was and would not enter into debate.

China, Julie, is only reacting to Western Imperialism.The lies of the Iraq invasion and many other countries like Afghanistan,Pakistan,Somalia,Lybia etc are wearing very thin.

If you want a real education see http://www.globalresearch.ca/

Kipp,

I agree with you on one point. The civil war in Syria should be exclusively between the two sides and be solved internally. Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case, as muslims from other countries have decided to support the opposition.
Russia and China have abstained so far from entering the dispute. However, they do so as they have vested interests in the country. As I am sure, so do the Western countries.

As I have no dialogue with any Syrians, I can only rely on hearsay regarding Assad. You call him a despot, and you may be right. Others have said that he has held together a country comprised of different religions, and until the "Arab Uprising" Syrians cohabited peacefully.

My thought is that Syrians should be allowed to sort out their own problems with no outside help or advice.

Not only foreigners from Middle East countries are interfering in Syria, also Australians.

Source The Ausutralian 22/12/12