The Syrian People as a Battered Domestic Partner

It was recently suggested that I write about the current situation in Syria. Initially, I could find no relevant parallel between the existing scenario in that nation, and the strategies, concepts, and philosophies that I've attempted to articulate in my book, "Personal Security Techniques".  At this time, I'll attempt to describe one such parallel.
    Imagine if you will, that the person who currently rules Syria is the abusive spouse, the head of a national family, who truly believes that he loves the people of Syria with all his heart and soul, but who also has previously determined that only He knows what is best for his national family, because he is overwhelmingly superior to them in all aspects. Within some people, this level of authority over others acts like narcotic, and mutates their view of reality to the degree that an old quote from Lord Acton once again reminds us of our intrinsic human frailty, "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely".
      Again and again, those among us who would rather maintain a comfortable non-participants' existence, and entrust their fates, (and those of their loved ones), to persons who exhibit an overwhelming degree of dominance over others, become first entranced by, and then entrapped by, their fascination with the self-confidence of those who attain absolute authority over others.
     In domestic relationships, it appears that persons who are significantly lacking in self-esteem sometimes tend to gravitate towards and connect with, persons who are excessively self absorbed and confident, whether that confidence is due to genuine accomplishment, or simply bombastic rhetoric with no basis in fact. I was once called upon to protect a woman who'd been beaten by a man she'd been in a relationship with for a number of years. Once the police left the property, I took it upon myself to search his car for any weapon he might use to harm her, once he got out of jail. The injustice she'd suffered affected me so significantly, that I decided to patrol the street where she lived, determined to prevent him from taking the life of someone who appeared unable to defend themselves from tyranny and abuse. To my astonishment, within a couple of months, the abused person had decided to willingly continue exposing herself to this abuse. I understood from that point forward, that as long as there are willing victims of abuse, there will exist abusers prepared to give them the punishment they somehow believe they deserve.
     Astonishingly, this currently appears to be the case in Syria. The majority of Syrian people, including the military, have somehow refused to accept the fact that their current leader is most certainly quite mad with power, and won't stop killing his own people, spiritually, economically, and literally, until once again he finds himself able to rest assured that the weakest among the Syrian people have submitted to his will, or have died attempting to resist him.
     If it's true that the Syrian leadership is responsible for the recent use of nerve gas on their own people, then it's most likely true that it was done to either subdue the will of the resistance through violence and terror, or manipulate other nations into joining the conflict, in order to prolong,  intensify, and widen the slaughter. This is because the madness that is absolute power cannot envision any other reality. They would rather see millions die, than see their own people truly free to choose leaders in a fair and democratic manner, thus losing their unjust dominance over the majority of their citizens.  In evaluation the loss of life thus far, who are we to believe?
 The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says that 502 Syrians were killed by the use of Sarin nerve gas. The U.S. government reportedly says that 1,429 persons were killed. Personally, I don't think the number is of any great importance, in and of itself. I don't feel that this conflict among Syrian citizens will be resolved through seemingly well intentioned intervention by other nations. Only the Syrian people, through their religious, military, and civil institutions, and their love and respect for one another, can bring this conflict to a peaceful and equitable conclusion. It may take more time and cost more lives, but it's up to the people of Syria to awaken, arise, and place their own house back on the path to peaceful co-existence and personal/collective empowerment. Media reports indicate that 100,000 Syrians have died in this struggle since 2011. In my opinion, if no nation cared enough to prevent those 100,000 people from dying, then what brought about the current rhetoric for intervention by the U.S. military? If the people of Syria want freedom badly enough, no power on Earth will be able to stop them. If they are not committed to their own empowerment, they will never be able to attain or maintain it through the manipulations of others. Another universal truth shared by many is that "God is Great". The problem is, the rest of us are generally all fucked up. PEACE.
Here's a link to my book, "Personal Security Techniques". http://www.fastpencil.com/publications/4182-Personal-Security-Techniques