That is one of the few good outcomes of the Crimean fiasco - Russia feels free to help restore stability to Syria. I don't care if the Russians are only going after the "moderate" opposition, and not Al Qaeda or ISIS, at the moment or ever. That will still free up Assad's military to crush the worst of the terrorists. And if they help Assad take his whole country back, so much the better. A stable Syria, even with increased Russian influence, is much better for America and for the world than the instability that Obama's gross incompetence (or worse) has created.
Yes, the process of knocking off Islamic despots does not have a good track record for 0bama and company.