Obama was very wise to remain as distant from Syria as he did.  The rebels in Syria, referred to by the media as freedom fighters, are apparently the root source of ISIS.  Not good people.  It is pretty clear now that those wonderful freedom fighter rebels used chemical weapons in an attempt to force the USA into their war on their side.  It is unfortunate, if anything, that Obama did not intervene on the side of the Syrian government to snuff the rebels at the beginning.  The rebels are directly responsible for so many deaths and so many Syrians dislocated from their homes and country.  Horrible situation created in part by the media supporting the rebels in Syria.  Obama did the right thing in avoiding intervention especially on the side of the ISIS friendly rebels.  Peaceful evolution to democracy or even continued dictatorship is better than mass death and disruption.