If this is true, Iran, Russia and China will help Assad crush the rebels under the guise of a joint exercise.
Syria is a Shiite/Sunni civil war, with Assad being Shiite, and al Queda and the Muslim Brotherhood being on the Sunni side (and being financed by Saudi interests).
We should stay out and grab some popcorn. This provides an incentive for the Saudis to flood the world with oil (to damage the Russian and Iranian economies).