Assad is also a Muslim. He is trying to uphold his very unstable system, where 12% of the population of Syria - his Alawite religious group - rules over the rest. He has f*cked up in every possible way and now doesn’t seem to care about anyone but himself.
Assad is sorta in the same position as the shah of Iran was when Carter and guys like you and ETL sold him out, and started this bloody mess.
Putin is playing chess while his useful idiot western dupes play checkers. I never thought I would see support of Death to America Iran and their BFF Russia on a conservative website.