So the International Crisis Group is now officially on the record in favor of Western military sponsorship of rebels (they call them Thawri to make them fancy)

"For thawri rebels and their backers, the combination of stalled battlefield pro- gress and unsatisfied civil opportunity is dangerous. Success against the regime in the south is a primary part of their local appeal and credibility; if they cannot con- tinue to gain, or enable similar progress in improving quality of life in areas they control, an opening may quickly emerge for a Salafi-jihadi resurgence."  Wait: let me guess: those Thawri rebels (by the way, to say Thawri rebels is like saying rebels rebels or tomato tomato) are really moderate and feminist and liberal and secular and even drink whiskey at night?