Quote Originally Posted by CrossLOPER View Post
In an alternative universe, US-backed rebels are victorious, and the new regime totally does not end up like Egypt or Libya, and for once things end up working out like someone's hallucinatory delusion.

This is fun. We should do this more often.
Your text has a disturbing lack of sarcasm and absurdity. You shouldn't do it again.

Quote Originally Posted by Husar View Post
And why would Russia bomb territory that is most likely to be taken by the IS instead of Assad? Can you show that they do?
They wouldn't need to do that. If one rebel front collapses, IS can just fill in from their front. Of course, a fight between other rebel groups and Assad will weaken both, leaving an easier battle for IS against whoever wins.

It's relatively simple: if your goal is to destroy IS, start by attacking IS. If your goal is to keep Assad in power, bombing any rebel group will do. If you destroy all other groups than IS, other countries will have no other forces to back against IS than Assad.