North Korea Backs Down

[Pat Mustard]

Ye armed them in the first place, mainly because the real opposition to Assad knew turning to violent rebellion was a mistake. You can't claim good guy by shitting on people from on high and then coming in and wiping the edges with a j-cloth.

What on earth?  There is no choice but to "turn violent" against a despot who gasses his own people...Tazzy.  

You don't think that such an asshole can be talked down, do you?  Talking requires that you inhale...which is...conveniently, how you deliver airborn toxins.  Hilariously, you reponded to a question about ISIS with some nonesense about Assad.  They're enemies, not the same thing.  Mull it over.  Two or more groups of deplorables actively exploding and/or gassing anyone who doesn't agree with them....and the answer -isn't- fighting for you life by any means?

I guess they should just forfeit their lives in peaceful, noble, non-conformity.......

And what was the result of a couple if idiots taking Amercai's and Britain's small arms and turning the rsistance violent? Oh right, they got royally fucked.

There's three ways a violent rebellion works 1) you've enough power relative to the opressor that you can find them to a standstill, 2) you catch the opressor at a point where they can be easily persuaded they should get out or 3) have an outside ally with the muscle and will to oust your opressor. The Syrian opposition had none of these so the best option was to stay non violent and hope the world turned.

Oh and they had the added problem that once arms came in things got tribal. One group got arms so a lot of other groups who were previously sympathetic either went back to the Assad went to ISIS or some other group which had no interest in justice or democracy.

If you're analysis of these kind of situations is typical (and frankly for an American that kind of fantasising is genius) no wonder your country's foreign policy is so fucked up and anti humanitarian.