Jimbo, I don't know if you and Saunders are naïve or just have your  heads in the sand.  It is essentially the ineffectiveness of the UN and NATO and their lack of action in civil wars with despot leaders.  The UN has China and Russia with their vetoes.
Basically China wanting access to resources and Russia markets for their military equipment sales therefore blocking every positive action.
NATO hides behind the American coattails with the likes of Trudeau and Merkel refusing to put their military at risk.  American presidents have been frustrated with the amount they have to spend to be the world s policeman.  Even Trump understood this but someone had to react to the dire results in Syria.  
Jimbo, remarkably naïve policies such as Trudeau sanctioning 27 Syrian leaders are never going to work.   NATO is going to have to step up and protect the innocent because the UN is a lost cause.  
Surely Jimbo and Saunders can understand sometimes the policeman has to use the gun.