Bashar Al Assad is Syria's only hope.

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We have to stop supporting gulf state's and governments funding these so-called moderates, who have absolutely no vision of any kind of democracy in syria, and so will not recognise any election whatsoever, and only their own self-styled caliphate.

HOWEVER, this is not an ideal world. Realpolitik dictates that currently our interests in the West (not the interests of a narrow circle of belligerent establishment interventionist hawks) and the interests of the Syrian people are best served by Assad defeating all non-government militants in Syria (excluding perhaps the Kurds if they are willing to cooperate with the government of Syria)

What do you mean by "co-operate"? The Syrian government has long discriminated against Kurds, and even denied them citizenship until the uprising when citizenship was granted in an attempt to keep them quiet (it had been stripped back in the 60s when the Baathists came to power). The Kurds and Assad are very clearly enemies.

The YPG and allies have a better human rights record than any other faction in Syria, and that includes the Syrian government. So I would hope by "co-operation" you don't mean subjugation and forced surrender to the government.

I say the Kurds should have a right to come to the negotiating table and be able to partake in a democracy.Many Kurds truly dislike Assad, no doubt, but they see alqaeda and their associates as a greater evil. Nevermind the fact the Kurds are seen as traitors by the 'moderate' rebels.

They are traitors though. They've backstabbed the rebels several times, with the most recent helping the regime to besiege East Aleppo.

I'm sure they didn't mean it. Simple misunderstanding. Once the Kurds realise they might've caused a siege upon 300,000 muslims, I'm sure they'll back off. They've only been carrying on this sort of behavior for almost a year, I'm sure they'll realise their error any day now

Pshtt, the communist Kurds are obviously the good guys. Do you really think they'll help the regime besiege 300,000 people?

They don't even hurt flies, let alone helping the regime. All they want is a Kurdish state which they plan to achieve by displacing Arab civilians living in their areas.

I've heard they don't even fight for territory. Not a single bullet has been used by them. They offer free schwarmas for everyone and people just give them land.

In other news, those pesky rebels have been blowing up barrels of food which are dropped by Assad and Russian helicopters (on a daily basis)

They are traitors though. They've backstabbed the rebels several times, with the most recent helping the regime to besiege East Aleppo.

You're forgetting that the majority of Allepo does not support Jabhat Al Nusra, Ahrar Asham, and groups cooperating with them. It was indeed, the so-called 'moderate' rebels who were the primary causers of the siege.

This is what i find too disingenuous. Let's call a spade a spade here.

Jabhat al Nusra have been the official alqaeda affiliate, have preached alqaeda ideology, and have been one of the most powerful groups in Syria, working closely with ahrar asham - a group that was founded by an alqaeda member, and who until 2013, had worked with the likes of Daesh before they split from them.

Do you propose that one allows al nusra, ahrar et al to grow, get more powerful, spread, continue to shell the majority of allepo, and invade there ?

Why do you think the Kurds, who absolutely loathe Assad, have helped him? Because, many people, including the majority of allepo, including large sunni populations, kurds, christians, alawi's, recognise that the greater evil here is a shurah-shariah caliphate of the leaders from al nusra, ahrar et al.

I'm sure the siege in Allepo, despite food parcels dropped and humanitarian corridors opened (and blocked might i add by 'rebels', had nothing to do with trying to stop the growth of jabhat al nusra, which has been the official alqaeda affiliate, ahrar asham , founded by alqaeda member(s) and once worked with daesh, before splitting in 2013?

I suppose anyone who tries to look at the bigger picture, and recognises that they are at complete odds with these groups is ofcourse, an assadist, barrel bomber ?

The false dichotomy that has been created here is that you either support Assad, or you support Al Nusra, Ahrar, and 'rebels'.

Lets all wait until Yawm Al Qiyamah.