Obama Backs Free Syrian Coalition Group in Syria

On Tuesday, December 11, the Obama Administration announced (formally) that it recognizes the leading coalition of Syrian rebels who are fighting Syrian President Bashar Assad's oppressive regime. I am content to know that Obama's position in Syria is similar to my position. Supporting a secular coalition is the most effective move at this point in time without direct intervention. The Free Syrian Army is categorized as a secular group which sounds nice to the American population. The United States government has made it clear that there will be no support for extremist groups who are fighting alongside the Free Syrian coalition in order to topple Assad's struggling regime. Americans know too well the consequence of backing and supporting Al-Qaeda during the Cold War to take down the Russians in Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda "turned" on America and became an enemy of the state soon after the Cold War came to an end. Assad is a part of the Alawites, a branch of Islam, but Sunni's in Syria often denote the Alawite minority in Syria as being non-Muslim. This tension between the majority Sunnis who have been oppressed by Assad's regime has caused an ultimate backlash on the repressive Syrian government. The BIG question in regards to Syria remains the same: who will take over in Syria following Assad's demise? The Obama Administration is hoping for a democratic uprising, but don't keep your fingers crossed because history reflects difficulty in establishing a democratic government in the Middle East even after full-blown revolution (Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia).