Seeking Syrian Solution

In some conflicts, there are no good alternatives. The ongoing civil war in Syria may be one such instance. Assad is a brutal dictator who can not remain in power. His opponents though include bloodthirsty Islamists who would only replace one tyranny with another and once in control would stay in power until a violent revolution once again rocks Damascus. The Obama regime has a lousy track record of picking winners friendly to the West and the ideal of democracy as seen in Libya and Egypt but also can not tolerate crimes against humanity including the possible use of nerve gas by Assad forces. Obama supported the so-called Arab Spring without knowing the chaos it would unleash.