“I mean, the reason Russia came in is because ISIL was getting stronger. Daesh was threatening the possibility of going to Damascus and so forth. And that’s why Russia came in. Because they didn’t want a Daesh government. And they supported Assad. And, and, uh, and we we know that this was growing. We were watching. We saw that, that Daesh was growing in strength. And we thought Assad was threatened. Uhh, we thought our, we could probably manage, uh, you know, that Assad might then negotiate. Instead of negotiating, you’ve got Assad and you’ve got Putin to support him.” – John Kerry
Leaked audio: Sec of State Kerry confirms US used ISIS to remove Syria’s Assad
‘Daesh was threatening to take Damascus. That’s why Russia came in. We saw it coming too, but thought we could use it to force Assad to negotiate…’ That is…