Assad is the better bet for Syria rather than the Jihadis
If the "rebels" win they will initiate a slaughter of the 10 to 20% of Syria that are Christians and they will renew direct hostilities with Israel
An Assad who is occupied stamping out jihadi fires is far, far better than a jihadi government like in Egypt.
Clinton claimed that Libya and Egypt would become western style democracies. She even made the comical assertion that the Muslim Brotherhood was "committed to democracy." Now Clinton's "democracy activists" are murdering Christians in the streets of Egypt, burning American flags, and calling for holy war against Israel. Clinton seems hellbent on bringing the same chaos to Syria as well.I stand by my statement that Assad is the lesser evil for Israel, Syrian Christians and America compared to the alternative (the jihadi, Al-Qaeda backed "rebels")
Clinton stated that Stevens killers were well armed and probably connected to Al-Qaeda. She neglects to mention that the Obama administration armed and supported hard-core Jihadists in Libya. Some of whom openly bragged about ties to Al-Qaeda. Hillary Clinton acts like she is surprised that such a reckless policy has blown up in her face.
Far better for the Russians.