Quote Originally Posted by CrowBat View Post
Here some more food for thoughts of all those considering 'Assad the lesser evil' in Syria (in comparison to the ISIS):

Assad Policies Aided Rise of Islamic State Militant Group


...which is precisely what I'm 'implying' since longer.

Perhaps some there in the DC might think twice before coming to the idea to 'cooperate' with Assadists now.
One of the unpleasant things to consider is the DC genii may be more comfortable and therefore more willing to deal with an 'established' government, no matter how bad, than a bunch of ragamuffin rebels. The inside the beltway types wouldn't know exactly what to make of people who were grocers and doctors and demonstrably brave but without the proper credentials and discernible hierarchy. I think quite within the realm of probability they would rather stay within their bureaucratic comfort zone with the devil's representatives than venture out of that zone in the company of flawed angels.