The entire purpose of removing Assad is for the Saudis to be able to build a pipeline to Europe. That is why they have funded the various jihadist opposition groups that our government likes to call moderates. Our government is just doing the bidding of their Saudi masters.
Graham, Rubio, and McCain were photographed meeting with those “moderates”, which became ISIS.
Why would Assad be against a pipeline? Let the Ruskies run it.