>>>Furthermore, had Assad been allowed to fall, instead of propped up like the corpse he is, the unarmed protesters would have been in charge over a year ago.<<<
Delusion. What unarmed protesters in charge in that part of the world? You must be kidding.
The only thing that the Middle East understands is power. Unless you were prepared to handle Syria just like Iraq, you could only make the situation worse. And that is exactly what is happening. Here is some history of that part of the world.