Assad is a Baathist a la Saddam Hussein. He hates the west and plays us for fools while killing his neighbors too. We are idiots to even consider dealing with him.
Maybe the impending neck stretching his buddy Saddam is scheduled to get will cause him to reconsider the wisdom of supporting jihadis.
Agree 100%.
Just what, after all, do we have to offer him that would be worth the risk to him? Golan Heights? Israelis might have something to say about that. I don't think we could deliver, even if we wanted to.