The roots of this mess are political: France wanted Assad ousted at every cost, a policy that suited the US too since Assad was in business with Russia. That&#x27;s why the ISIS was allowed to grow and <i>receive funding</i>. I know shocking isn&#x27;t it?<p>Now that France knows that the ISIS, retards as they are, are not easy to control. France will have to decide: Either you leave Syria to the Russians or you leave the ISIS <i>be</i> and hope your intelligence will be able to prevent terrorists. It&#x27;s crystal clear that the population there wants and supports Assad.<p>Obama&#x27;s on the G20 made clear that the US are not going to change policy on the ISIS, which basically means that they will keep them restrained on one side, but continue to support them indirectly on the other. Putin of course offered his support in destroying ISIS, he for sure wants ISIS out of the picture, dead and buried. Turkey is playing a double-game, supporting the ISIS indirectly while <i>condemning</i> it&#x27;s activities. It&#x27;s a mess, but it&#x27;s <i>our</i> mess.<p>Someone should ask Hollande: &quot;What is the <i>reason</i> the French military was there in the first place?&quot; and the answer will be to <i>enforce</i> Liberté, égalité, fraternité. Some people really believe that.<p>Truth is we should be apologizing to this old fella from Syria (the OP) because he is a victim of Western imperialism as much as we (Europeans) are.