The US announced plans to increase shipments of arms to the "moderate Syrian opposition".

Whatever kind of arms they get, a fraction will fall into the hands of al-Qa'ida groups that will either buy them (they are funded by Sa'udi Arabia!) or steal them. There is no way to support a just outcome in Syria by arming rebels.

Assad, evil as he is, is the lesser evil in Syria today. He is also winning, so opposing him means prolonging the war.

For the sake of the future, we should investigate whether the US helped or allowed Sa'udi Arabia to foment war in Syria, back when Syrians were doing peaceful protests for human rights.