I would probably ignore anyone who says that Assad has killed 200k of his own people. Its a complete waste of time and energy debating anyone that delusional to make such an idiotic statement.

Its also funny how the only alleged atrocities they mention is the ones from after the war promoted by the neocons started. Not giving Cruz any credit cos I am sure he would have been all pro war had the war been promoted by a republican president.

why do you ask?

Yes Cruz is correct, as I said in the time of the uprisings it is stupid for the US to help topple dictatorships that will give rise to Islamic fundamentalists taking over the region... unfortunately time has proved me correct.. You cannot promote democracy in an area of fundamentalists majorities or even power centers.. it will not work.. the fundamentalist will take over and run the area by the word of their "god". That is a historical fact.. Just ask Cruz... he wants exactly the same thing all other fundamentalists want.. and he'll use the supposed democratic process to get it... democratic process that is according to 5 right wing nut jobs on the supreme court "Money"...

The fundamentalists are not the majority in Syria. Most of the jihadists fighting in Syria were shipped and trained outside of Syria. The govt would have crushed the astroturf revolution and prevented the deaths of 100s if the US and EU had stayed out of the way.