I honestly don't know who to root for in this conflict.
On one side is Assad, backed by Hezbollah, Iran, Russia and China. Is a cruel and ruthless dictator.
On the other side are the rebels are backed by Sunni powers and some what by USA. They want to bring in democracy but might end up ushering in an extremist Sunni government which will persecute the large non-sunni minorities in Syria and damage the Christian relics that are in Syria and might become a hot bed of Al Qaeda terrorists.
If I had to choose, I would go for Assad.
Even though he is ruthless, under him Syria is a stable country. And I prefer the Stability of a Dictator over the chaos of Pseudo Democracy.