And the US goals? Let us assume that our position is to establish freedom and democracy in Syria, and let us assume that that is a "moral" goal? How is that working out for us in Iraq? Well it isn't, actually, and how many people should die so that we can impose your moral view on the world?
Our foreign policy should be based on what is in the best strategic interests of the US. It should govern our investment of blood and treasure. Syria is important because the current civil war threatens the stability of the region. For years, the refugee population has been increasing to the point now where almost half the population have been uprooted. They are contributing to a mass migration to Europe and eventually the US.
ISIS is a threat to our interests and must be destroyed. The longer we wait, the bigger the problem. Assad is the lesser of two evils.
Well it isn't, actually, and how many people should die so that we can impose your moral view on the world?
Another phony strawman.