During the first Gulf War - Iraq vs. Iran - the US backed the Tabun and Sarin attacks of Saddam Hussein and even showed him - provided satellite data - where to drop the stuff, to hinder an Iranian counterattack in 1987 or 1988.
At least 70% of the Syrian people back Assad, 20% are neutral and 10% back the aggressors - according to NATO data. Who do we want to believe, if not our own side?
http://www.worldtribune.com/2013/05/...rts-and-minds/
So what do we do over there? We simply want to hit Iran again. Syria is just a piece of the puzzle. We (US/NATO/Mossad/Arabian Sunni States) are responsible for the 'revolts' against Assad. We would like to see a Sunni administration, to isolate Iran. That's in the favour of Sunni Saudi Arabia and Quatar - who support the revolts, because they don't even accept Assad's Alewites religion as Islammic, and because they want to weaken Iran.
Iran turned evil when the Iranian people got rid of their dictator, who was a reliable partner in western oil business. Carter's Teheran drama is still not forgiven and Iran sells oil for Rubel and Yuan. They break the rules to use the US-Dollar as world key currency - formerly accepted by the OPEC as the only valid payment. It was the ultimate advantage of the US, because all the world needed US-Dollars to pay their oil. They sold their stuff cheaply to the US, providing a comfortable American Way of Life.
Iraq and Libya wanted to end the Dollar dominance and use Euro or Gold. We know what happend. And the US attacks the Euro - greetings from Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s und Fitch.
US fracking is a symtom of the loss of the US-Dollar superiority. What if not weapons or genfood could the US sell, to get some foreign currency for their oil demand? The green papers are worthless and the world gets out of US control.
But the US military is a mighty tool for politics, so Iran is next - and Syria just an obstacle to progress.