Which outcome would you prefer in Syria?

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Option 2

Without the benefit of hindsight I am eager to see Syria's regime crushed and a new form of government created. Usually I would prefer to base my choice on the preferences of citizens of the country in question but (a.) those in Syria have limited access to information sources not under state influence, and (b.) I have yet to see any polling data that suggests most of Syrians are in support of the Assad regime and would still be even if the accusations against his government were hypothetically proven true.

With the benefit of hindsight I would favor a post-war effort to round up Syrian intellectuals and have them rather than the rebels decide on, and initially preside over, the new form of government while receiving substantial amounts of aid and military hardware from the West - the appearances of foreign imperialism to many in both the region and Syria itself shrugged off as unavoidable and therefore part of the acceptable cost of liberation.