While everyone was whining about Nato and our involvements in Ukraine and Isreal with no boots on the ground no one seemed to notice we had weakened Iran and Russia so badly that unarmed hooligans toppled a 53 year dictatorship in Syria. Thank you, Joe Biden
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More importantly they knew how to use them.
But your point still correct, the timing was key
Of course they had guns but not much else
Russia and Iran are no angels but the US, Israel and Turkey are not the good guys either.
We'll see, but it's unlikely that Syria's democracy and independence will be restored now.