President Barack Obama is simultaneously saying he intends to take military action against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad to punish it for using chemical weapons, but that he will not put U.S. troops on the ground in Syria. Is such a plan more likely to advance the interests of the American people or those of the Assad regime's most vehement foe -- al-Qaida? Will it increase or decrease future acts of evil? On Feb. 11, 2012, al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri released a videotape in which he urged Muslims to support the rebellion against the Assad regime. He likened what...