re: True of False? (ISIS thread)

The rise of ISIS has played so conveniently into Iran/Assad's hands it's almost suspicious. This was their plan all along. Very early, before the situation in Syria had devolved into actual violence, Assad went around arresting and assassinating the moderates that opposed him. The strategy worked perfectly as now all that's left is a bunch of crazy Jihadis and slightly less crazy Jihadis. He gets to play the role of terror fighter. Daesh is exactly what they wanted and explains why Assad/Iran went almost three years without seriously attacking them.