Last month, the Trump administration finally ended covert aid to rebels in the Syrian civil war. This was the right thing to do as, once Aleppo pretty much fell, there was no hope for the rebels and more conflict would just prolong the syrian refugee crisis. Hopefully, Bashar Assad will finally be able to reassert authority and stability (even dictators are better than pure chaos and destruction because at least they want something to control) . Putin may have the last laugh on this one, as he supported Assad, but at least the disaster may have a slight chance of moving to peace negotiations now.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/534540/
It's interesting how similar Trump's and Obama's policies were re: support in Syria. Dictatorships often, in my opinion, lead to vicious cycles, and it's often unwise to rely on a single individual to lead a government (see Venezuela). Do you believe that dictatorship is the best option for Syria right now? What do you believe that the US should do?
It's really a terrible situation. The U.S tried playing both sides of the conflict: going against Assad and radical rebels/terrorists. Clearly, doing so hasn't helped anyone and it is about time the US started taking a clear stance on this issue. Obviously, Assad is a terrible dictator. But reality isn't so black in white. which means that it is important to create a list of priorities, determining which threat is the biggest and which is the smallest. ISIS and the rebels are clearly a bigger threat to the world and the people of Syria than Assad's tyranny.
For example, during World War I, the U.S Congress agreed to send billions of dollars to Stalin to help aid in the conflict against Hitler and the Nazis. That doesn't make them Stalinist! It just means that they found Hitler to be the bigger threat and took a clear stance on the issue.
I completely agree with Tuhin. Ending the covert aid to Syrian rebels was a long time coming.