Who is the Syrian "opposition" we are helping, and why? What are our "interests"?

So knowing that, this is about control of oil; namely a pipeline through Syria to the ocean. Lots of $$$ to be made, and our war profiteers don't want Russia to control it.

The pièce de résistance.

An article by none other than John Yoo (!!!) on AEI's website lays out a case for going against the UN and wants Assad's regime removed from power; all under the guise of helping the Syrian people and restoring international law. Reading this gave me the willies, and a sense of de ja vu:

The Benefits Outweigh the Costs in Syria
International law permits using force to improve international peace and security
http://www.aei.org/article/foreign-and-defense-policy/regional/the-benefits-outweigh-the-costs-in-syria/

They need to make up their minds, regime change supposedly was never a consideration. (John Woo the guy that said crushing the testicles of young boys in Iraq or Afghanistan, I can't remember which ... was A-OK?)

This has all got me sick to my stomach, I can't believe they're going to get away with it.

Isn't it amazing that all we hear is the same old shit.

and our special forces are training some of the rebels, McCain's friends, in Damascus? This has probably been a secret operation going on for the last couple of years? But that would just be a guess.

The opposition is composed of several different factions. Most experts seem to agree that the more radical Sunni fighters, whether they're affiliated with A-Q or not, are now the most effective and dominant fighting/governing forces at this time.

The Free Syrian Army is the most secular of the rebel groups. It was founded by defectors from Assad's forces.

Jabhat-al-Nusra is rooted in fundamentalism and is associated with A-Q.

We've seen this show before.

in Syria for almost the last 2 years. It implies, perhaps without trying, that parts of the opposition are sectarian while Syria has been a pluralistic society and in that context shows why non-Sunnis in Syria have very deep reservations about some of the rebels and/or the potential fall of Assad.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/syria-behind-the-lines/

We just can't pass up an opportunity to transfer money from our pockets to those of the MIC. It's an insatiable beast.

Response: "we'll speak about that behind closed doors"...