Assad is the Good Guy in this mess. Assad is a very very very bad man, but the Rebels are worse. By a long shot.
Yes, and our dog in this fight is the ‘rebels’. We will bomb Assad in Syria, not ISIL. That’s why the Russians are bitching that we need Assad’s permission - they know our real motivations.
Russia supports Iran and Assad and Shia.
US supports Sunnis...MB, Saud,ISIL, FSA, Turkey, Jordan, Israel, etc. Stems from conflict between Iran and Israel.
This is a the beginning of WWIII.