THE "ARTICLE" BELOW BY BARB DADD (a 74 year old mother and grandmother living in regional Western Australia, driven by a lifelong pursuit of truth and justice) IS SOMEWHAT NAIVE... YES ASSAD WAS NOT THE PERFECT LEADER, BUT HE HAD A LOT "ON HIS PLATE"... THE WESTERN MEDIA ALSO PAINTED HIM BLACKER THAN THE DEVIL — ALL UNDER THE CIA PROPAGANDA... OBAMA WAS ACTUALLY FAR WORSE AS A DANGEROUS DESPOT THAN ASSAD — OR TRUMP SO FAR...