Series 1 : Episode 4 : Bashar Al-Assad should abdicate

I want to start by saying, its absolutely absurd that Slavic has given me the BOP. I will let the audience decide if I should truly be held by it. With that said, I am going to ignore much of my opponents OP. Refuting it does not defeat the BOP which I may have taken. Therefore, I will go with my own line of reasoning for R2.I. The escalation of civil warBashar Al Assad may be in a justifiable position of power. This isn't important. What we do know, is that there are 100,000's of rebels within the country, fighting to oust the autocracy. Bashar Al Assad's seat in government, is doing more harm to his country than good. What have been his accomplishments as a president? Starting a brutal civiil war and turning 75% of the international community against him? This is not a purposeful president. Bashar Al Assad's seat in power is one massive struggle that's about to peak to 100,000 deaths. How is keeping him in power a good thing? I strongly contend that if the regime steps down, then so will the majority of the free Syria forces. II. Ba'tthist Chemical WeaponizationThe Assad regime has undoubtebly been using chemical weapons. This has caused ill feelings among most of the populace, and is in direct violation of international law. Not only is Assad eligible for serious abdication consideration, but may very well be a war criminal. War criminals using chemical weapons are sentenced to death by international law, which means Assad, if he were not a world leader, would be a fugitive from the Geneva courts. The above are sites that NATO and the European Council have reported to be used for production and hosting of chemical weapons. Its hardly much of a debate anymore, besides a few hardcore apologists and "truthers". My opponent may be able to defend national in fighting, but how can he support this violation of human rights?III. Return of Refugees Like all wars, many people flee the area of conflict. As seen with the recent Syrian election, many were willing to temporarily return to vote. Many were still to frightened to enter the country. We can assume that the downfall of Assad, would see the return of many refugees in Lebanon and Iraqi Kurdistan, which is sparking terrorist attacks from Al-Qaeda. This is outrageous. There are 100'000's of citizens who left the work force, so they could dodge the blunt shell of chemical artillery shells. Which rip the faces open, and burn you from inside. You can't justify such horror. My opponent must concede that the abdication of Assad would at least return a sizable portion of refugees back to Syria. This is just a basic truism.IV. The New Cold WarThere fave been five coined "new cold war" conflicts since 2008. Many would argue there's more. Russia and the US have been in a state of sour relations since 2008's invasion of Georgia. Syria is just another stomping ground between super powers, and its the minority loyalists who are supporting it. Assad's regime is not allowing truly free democracy and referendums. When a nation can't make independent politics, others will step in. This is not our conflict, but Americans and Russians will keep fighting the damn proxy war, until one side makes a concession. If we are to judge how proxy wars in the 70's ended, the abdication of Assad would be it. The US gets the excuse of saying that Assad is gone, and Russia can claim that Syria stayed out of rebel hands.There is no other option. Russia and the United States are both sending troops and officers to assist their allegiances.