The road to Sinjar passes through dozens of bleak, damp, wrecked villages. So swiftly have the Islamist al-Nusra retreated through the fog and rain that the Syrian army has not had time to erase their equally bleak graffiti.
The foundation for permanent peace in Syria should be a change-over in the government structure. The UN should provide Syria the basic outline for a constitution that will facilitate lasting peace and development. The constitution should include the universal values of freedom, democracy, human rights and rule of law, and organization and elements such as the four branches (legislative, executive, judicial and procuratorial). The document should allow Syria to prosper under conditions of lasting peace. For more, see the Charter for Permanent Peace. §1.9 §1.10 §5.1 §6.1 §6.10