Well other things come into play with Assad...the us was against Assad because Putin was using him (Syria) in a back handed kind of way(like Drake did Ar-ab

) to draw the US into a state conflict...that's why Assad was so stone fisted against US policy at that time because Putin was backing him...but after the chemical gas attack against the Syria kids Russia had to back off and let Assad clean shyt up...honestly China is the ultimate supporter of illegal oil in the region and if its China it's Russia copping too...hence the reason bush termed Syria Iran and Iraq the axis of evil...because they are funded and supported by our long time rivals that they don't want to admit out loud...COMMUNIST CHINA and COMMUNIST FRIENDLY RUSSIA...Cold War never stopped really its just that now the Arab oil and jihad is in the mix too. The Russian airliner went down and then Paris so now all the gov't leaders are seeing the games they've played for so long are now coming to roost at their necks.
America doesn't look to buy illegal gas...even worse though America aims to control the price of all gas...which causes animosity, that's why China has been supported in its growth so the world can have some parity in who controls the cash flow.
Only problem is China is TRIFLING and will buy gas from ISIS, Al Queda, African Warlords, obvious states that support terror...hell at the bando if nikkas could get enough product and chop the price...China gives no FUKKS and will have to be dealt with at some point in the distant future...they can't be that big and do business with any ol' body...because that's who isis sold majority of its stash to