text: This is partly why we are losing faith with our politicians and elites in the Western world.
  
  The choice was between secular Assad or islamists linked to Al Qaida-Muslm Brotherhood or ISIS !
  
  At least, Assad ( an Alawite)  is  protecting the Christians while they are being murdered. butchered or converted by Islamists.    Moderate  islamists is a lie or just  naive useful idiots belief...
  
  Our elites and the G&M  don't give a damn about it.   This religious war was started and ignited by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey ( all sunni states). A pipeline  from Qatar to Turkey through Syria  might be the main  reason behind this civil war...but you won't read it in the mainstream media.