Topple Assad and the entire Mid East becomes a playground for ISIS and cohorts.
Once the obsession with toppling Assad is taken from the mix, the solution is EASY.
Joint, international action to find and kill every member of ISIS and associated Jihadi groups.
Supposedly most of the people living in Assad’s area are Christians.
Once the obsession with toppling Assad is taken from the mix, the solution is EASY.
It seems everyone from Israel to the Gulf States and Turkey wants the Iranian backed Assad regime gone and they don't care what happens to the Christians or the Syrian civilians or whatever.
The USA is just either following the lead of the Gulf Arabs or also shares the same goals in Syria against Assad. It is clear, that comparing Assad to ISIS makes Assad look like a a benevolent leader. But once the State Dept started demonizing Assad they can't walk it back either - they thought he would fall quickly and are not caught in their own rhetorical trap.