[1rudeboy]

Well, you admit that you’re confused, so you have that going for you. The Assad regime is killing people, ISIS or not. The U.S. favors the rebels (who are killing people), ISIS or not, and the Russians favor Assad, ISIS or not. It’s really not that complicated. Everybody’s killing people, and there are no clean hands in the entire mess

[enduserindy]

I know some christians from Syria. They still have family there and visit when they can. They say the average Syrian has no love for Assad but understand the Sunni goat herding population is much worse. Under Assad they live normal lives it’s the “rebels” who would destroy civilization. They say it takes a tough guy to lead a country in that neck of the woods.

[Garth Tater]

Everybody’s killing people, and there are no clean hands in the entire mess

Maybe not, though killing people that deserve to die doesn't necessarily dirty your hands. The Assad govt was elected by the Syrian people in an internationally monitored election and are the only fighting force in the area that could even possibly be considered legitimate. They are also the only ones that protect their minority populations. We have no dog in this fight but we CERTAINLY should not be supporting the jihadis.