[Cletus.D.Yokel]

I guess that my root question is:

Does the USA oppose Assad simply because The RussianBear is supporting Assad? Does this not mean that the USA will contermand activities in Syria simply based on ideology?

Putin says, “Yes”. USA says “NO” (queue the Beatles, please..)

Assad defends his people against ISxx-whomever, we can’t find a liberty agreement while searching for the “hole-in-our-ass” with both hands.

Really, do we (USA) oppose Assad simply because Putin supports him? That is bad ju-ju my friends, just bad ju-ju.

[rjsimmon]

Does the USA oppose Assad simply because The RussianBear is supporting Assad? Does this not mean that the USA will countermand activities in Syria simply based on ideology?

There is an amount of knee-jerk reaction to whatever Russia does, but that is more of our national DNA being anti-Soviet than analytical. Putin is helping Syria because it helps Russia, nothing more, nothing less. He full-well realizes that the fight is outside of his borders: when he fights them in another country he fights them less in his.

Really, do we (USA) oppose Assad simply because Putin supports him? That is bad ju-ju my friends, just bad ju-ju.

Concur.