And a victory for Putin, Assad, and the mad mullahs of Iran. The war on non-combatants is now believed to be a Just War, Schrecklichkeit lives in the proud policies of Comrade Putin.
War is hell. Always was, always will be.
Assad didn’t start the war - but he fights with the intention to win. Losing is not an option for him (and the majority of Syrians behind him). It’s a fight for life or death.
The guilt lies squarely with those supporting the terrorist “rebels” for various bad reasons.
The war would end if foreign powers would stop propping up the terrorists.