It's not surprising then that given two world wars and millions of lives lost within a short space of time, that some would see a more integrated Europe as an answer to not only that period but for the conflicts within Europe spanning over hundreds of years

Did you?  

That was a choice of the UK govt, this is a war of Assad against his own people

So do numerous Syrians, but with little to fight with against constant Russian bombing from it's air power, gas attacks,  it's a fairly one sided conflict 

Your analysis as usual, leaves a lot to be desired