So, you choose Al Qaeda rebels over Assad’s Hezbollah and Iran? Since you hadn’t noticed, there is no good solution in Syria, except Obama’s preferred path — Assad out, current government stays in power through a negotiated settlement. We have almost no leverage to cause that outcome, and if we “got rid of Assad,” it’ll be the Afghanistan Taliban all over again.
So, you choose Al Qaeda rebels over Assad’s Hezbollah and Iran? Since you hadn’t noticed, there is no good solution in Syria, except Obama’s preferred path — Assad out, current government stays in power through a negotiated settlement. We have almost no leverage to cause that outcome, and if we “got rid of Assad,” it’ll be the Afghanistan Taliban all over again.