text: You're overstating the case Beegor, and that's not helping people see the reality. Of course the Syrian conflict is a civil war. It's the poster child for such conflicts. But like many civil wars, it has a strong international element to its genesis. This one more than most.
  
  The most powerful nation in the world, backed up by its regional allies, sought the destruction of the Syrian government. They used political disquiet in Syria for that purpose. What began as teenage graffiti on walls in Damascus metastasized into a massive armed conflict in months. That can only happen when outside forces are feeding the cancer. 
  
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