Only because of the regime

I (don't) like the argument of the Syrian exile opposition and its supporters: they (innocently) say that there is no sectarianism in Syria except for the sectarianism of the regime.  Yeah, I believe that.  So if it was not for the Syrian regime, the Salafis and the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood would have been staunchly secular.  So if it was not for the regime, the gangs of the UnFree Syrian Army would not have massacred `Alawites.