Assad stirred this whole thing up, sponsored by Russia and Iran.
The Syrians helped blow up our Marines.
The only reason Assad is still standing is because of coalition airstrikes. In the long term, I don’t know if he can stay the leader since coalition partners like Jordan don’t like the guy.
Assad is better than ISIS but because of what Assad has done, he may not be able to survive nonetheless.
Indeed, Assad puts portraits of himself in bedrooms declaring him as a god. This whole narcissism stirs the pot of war and radicalism.