And how have I done so?  Can you point to where I absolved either Saddam or Assad of their crimes?  I and my family were publicly protesting against Saddam back when he was being defended (and ultimately forgiven) for IAF attacks on the USS Stark--by US congressmen.

Do you REALLY think I've 'created a narrative' to absolve the likes of Saddam, or the da'esh?  I'm Shi'a.  They were my enemies before you ever heard of 'em.  And before you try to argue that Assad is "Alawi", I'll save you the trouble by pointing out that so was the demonic Shah Pah'lavi--nominally, I suppose.  Didn't make him any less an ENEMY to Shi'a, indeed most Muslims--and he was yet ANOTHER monster raised up by the US.

Frankenstein's monster was first and foremost a reflection of its creator.  There are many such rampaging throughout North and West Africa, Western and Central Asia and other predominantly Muslim regions.  And they are WITHOUT EXCEPTION creations of western and/or Russian imperialist foreign policy.