Which faction do you want to win the Syrian Civil War?

[Xolodno]

17. There is no "good" faction....

...aside from those who are refugee's and those who couldn't get out and refuse to fight. But no one is going to listen to them.

But the US, European, Chinese and Russian governments have this formula:

Syrian Government = Devil you know.

Rebels = The Devil you don't know.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Russian government did ask for Assad to step aside. But he refused and told them either he was in control or let the country fall to the west as a client state. That's what I'm thinking happened, so Russia was also put in a bind.

If Assad did step aside, I'm sure the rebels would have been put down by now by "Russian Peacekeepers". But the fact they have not gotten involved militarily says something.