ISIS is in many ways a creation of the Syrian regime.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The Syrian regime is helping the insurgency in Iraq and allowing all kinds of militants to come in and out, and go to Iraq to attack random soldiers and innocent people.
A majority of the Syrian people believe in the regime and support Bashar al-Assad.
The success of ISIS is largely tied to the safe haven it has in Syria.
ISIS is a battle-hardened, highly trained organization that is well-funded. They're one of the strongest armies in the world for their size.
The Salafists, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Al Qaeda in Iraq are the major forces driving the insurgency in Syria.
The transition from tyranny to democracy is very hard. The Syrian people have to handle this in a way that works in Syria. And the brutality of the Assad regime is unacceptable.
Syria is the proud heir of an ancient civilization that has a unique spectrum of minorities that encompasses Muslims and Christians of various denominations. There are at least ten such ethnic and religious groups.
ISIS already has strongholds in Syria, while the Free Syrian Army desperately needs more U.S. assistance.
Assad's regime helped ISIS grow by attacking other opposition forces and rarely targeting ISIS.
The only people that have ever fought ISIS in Syria is not the regime; it is the Free Syrian Army.