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Assad has said he is fighting a foreign-backed conspiracy to divide Syria, describing the rebels as Islamist terrorists.

There will be a certain satisfaction watching Assad go, especially since he so closely aligned himself with Iran. Unfortunately, what follows will probably be governance by Islamic radicals (terrorists). As the "rebels" gain territory they've been imposing Islamic law and it ain't pretty. Many of the modern, less radical people that once supported the rebels have abandoned them and are almost stuck supporting Assad.