You're making it as if the whole thing is an US/UK etc. invention. That's why I think this convo is going nowhere. The people want him gone he's a dictator and will do anything to keep himself in power. Such as reelect himself every election. He's a bullshit leader. Don't try to argue that.
I do not suggest that there was no discontent in Syria, or that Assad is an ideal person. Discontent exists in every country at any time; and no one is perfect.
But Syria is attacked along the same scenario as was played Yugoslavia, Serbia, USSR, Iraq, Libya; scenario that failed in China and Iran, and is now being played in Russia. It's called COLOURED REVOLUTION! This scenario was devised by "Dr Gene Sharp the man now credited with the strategy behind the toppling of the Egyptian government.
Gene Sharp is the world's foremost expert on non-violent revolution. His work has been translated into more than 30 languages, his books slipped across borders and hidden from secret policemen all over the world..." (BBC)
To understand the mechanics of what is going on in US target countries read his work "From Dictatorship to Democracy. Key Steps on the Path to Revolution.