You acknowledge that the conditions in Syria, that there is an ongoing civil war, are different from Iraq yet your concerns about intervention are based almost solely on that paradigm. I think at this point it is incumbent on you to explain how a mission to secure weapons of mass destruction can turn into a nation-building exercise.
Actually no. Nations adopt policies all the times as objectives and then work to create the ability to make that policy reality. Case in point, the policy to reduce fossil fuel consumption or reduce greenhouse gasses. We have no idea how to do this effectively, but our policy is to try.
Actually no. There are distinct advantages in having outsiders administer the program. That way there is no ability for one side to claim that it was simply retribution and to continue the fight. That means they secure the prisoners and the courts. They are not in the jury box nor are they dictating the legal system. It is a check to ensure that the entire process is seen as legitimate and not a kangaroo court. An example would be Kenya:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tru...ssion_of_KenyaCritics also question the credibility of the commissioners because of their connection to Moi’s regime and its gross human rights violations. Deputy chair of the commission, lawyer Betty Murungi, resigned saying that she found it difficult to fulfill her duties when the commission leader, Bethwell Kiplagat, faced accusations. Additionally, the inability of the commission to meet its November 11, 2011 report deadline only enhanced public skepticism. The task of reconciling the people of Kenya after the series of gross human rights violations that have occurred of the past half-century requires a stable commission and a government that the people of Kenya can believe in
An alternative method is demonstrated by El Salvador:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_a...ion_commissionEstablished by the United Nations (instead of the Government of El Salvador), the establishment of the Commission on the Truth for El Salvador (Comisión de la Verdad) (United Nations)[3] was part of Chapultepec Peace Accords to end the Salvadoran Civil War
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