“That’s messed up.”
Most definitely. There is no “lesser of two evils” side in Syria right now.
The only possible redeeming thing about Assad is that he’s promised to protect Christians in Syria and by all accounts, they’ve thrown their lot in with him. But Assad’s friends (Iran, Hezbollah) are an entirely different matter. Israel is most concerned about Hezbollah’s growing influence in Syria.
If you have time, you should read this article about how Hezbollah threatens Israel, check this out:
http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/badran-tony-the-third-lebanon-war/
It’s a bit of a longer read but it never gets boring.
Many Christians are against Assad including opposition leader George Sabra.
“Most Syrian Christians Aren’t Backing Assad (or the Rebels)”
https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/most-syrian-christians-aren-t-backing-assad-or-rebels
And a Lebanese civil war? Syria attacked Lebanon, a Christian nation back then, Daddy Assad.