As someone who's been to Syria, I can't place it either. There's no way this is worse that what came before -- especially since the status quo was propped up by

As someone who's been to Syria, I can't place it either. There's no way this is worse that what came before -- especially since the status quo was propped up by Russia. This is at worst neutral and has a full spectrum of better potential outcomes. Sometimes, occasionally, any change is good. This is one of those times.