Many governments have a strategic desire to oust a regime that is closely allied with Iran and Hezbollah. And there is a humanitarian desire to get rid of a regime that has killed as many as 15,000 – if not more – of its own people.
而相对于上述模式，叙利亚则提供一个明白无误的例子证明战略和人道是可以是一致的。多国政府都有推翻这个政权的战略意愿，因为后者与伊朗和真主党关系非常紧密。而在人道方面的意愿则是驱逐一个已经杀害了近1.5万名（保守估计）本国民众的政权。