... is that Syria is controlled by Alawites instead of Sunnis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alawites

Just a theory

Thanks for the link!

Jimmy Carter has as well. And that was under the current president's father, Hafez Al-Assad; international observers agree that it's gotten even better, in that regard at least, since Bashar Al-Assad took office in 2000.

Between Assad and the medieval elements trying to take over (including ISIS), it should be a very easy choice.

The sad fact is, though, that allowing an ISIS regime to take hold is very useful as a new boogeyman with which to rally U.S. voters in favor of future invasions. The Bush regime itself floated this idea at least a decade ago already.

Whether we want to fall for it (again) or not, is entirely up to us.

and sharia law, as well. I don't know why we think anything would be better if Assad was gone.

Assad may not be a good guy but there is much worse waiting to replace him. A sunni order will necessarily mean genocide and ethnic cleansing of all the minorities.

Before the meddling of outside interests, Syria was a peaceful place with religious freedom, beautiful monuments, mosques, churches,
museums, ancient cities and lovely ruins. There were no beggars and it appeared that people had health care access. It was not a human rights paradise, but okay for most people, good families. Now it is in ruins. What did we gain from this? Beautiful culture destroyed and millions having to leave.

He's far from a religious hater. In fact he is very tolerant of Christians.