Thanks. That's another great question.
There's no easy way to answer this because obviously you have tension here between crucial goals shared by all Syrians and.... In terms of this civil war, the dictatorship that led the country into the civil war, we're talking about egregious crimes of industrial scale—torture and collective punishment—committed by the regime, and egregious acts by other actors, including in the opposition, with of course, ISIS at the top of the list. The trauma, the scale and the intensity of what Syrians are looking to overcome demand a process for transitional justice. At the same time, moving on, keeping the country together and helping the country overcome its polarization and division requires making sure that the social fabric is maintained.
You see Damascus caught between these things. I know its supporters and critics in the international community are also caught. In other words, there's a tension between justice and people wanting to move on and pursue reconciliation. There's no easy answer.
