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CMV: Assad and secular nationalists are the best force the middle east has, and supporting any other faction is irresponsible and will be the death of us all.
gpt
Assad is not some secular paragon helping stem the tides of Islamism.  He funds Hezbullah and assassinated the relatively secular President of Lebanon (Hariri). 

There is no "secular faction".  There are numerous religious and secular factions at war with one another, in complicated alliances.  If you are looking for a great secular leader, look past the tyrant Assad.