That is very true Arizona. Assad is protecting the Christians in Syria. The rebels have already kidnapped two Syrian Bishops and recently kidnapped a Jesuit priest. Don't know if the rebels (supported by US proxy thru Saudi Arabia) have killed or decapitated them.
Our state department refused visas to some Syrian bishops that wanted to come to the US to inform their congregants as to what is happening. A lot of what you read in the Western media totally omits these facts. It is the USA that has enlisted Saudi Arabia to import the headchoppers to fight against Assad.