ALL the Syrian “rebels” are either the next Al Qaeda or the next ISIS!!!! PHOOEY to them all!!!
Assad is a SOB! However, under Assad, Christians and muslims got along together. So he is our SOB! Restore Christian Syria, and stomp on any incipient Caliphates!!!!
There are no good guys in Syria. But order can be restored and Assad is the key to that.
Best of all, we can let the Russians and Assad loyalists do the heavy lifting.