Brutality of Syrian Rebels Posing Dilemma in West

[MineralMan]

4. There are no good guys on either side of that civil war.

That's basically true everywhere in the Middle East. This is why the West fails in meddling in that region. The conflicts are centuries old, and still continue. The West has done nothing to improve the situation, which is why I believe we should pull out of the entire region immediately and let the people who live there duke it out as they will.

If the West arms one group, and it wins, those same arms will become the arms of the tyrant once again, and may be turned on us, if we are there and meddling. The West has no place in any of these conflicts. We should:

1. Withdraw completely.
2. Refuse to supply any armaments to anyone in the region.
3. Use economic means to starve the battle.
4. Not favor either side in any conflict.

Let the Middle East figure it out and deal with it. Will that mean that innocent people are killed? Of course it will. That has always been the case in civil wars and internal struggles. We cannot stop that, whatever we do.