A background item most don't know about. These two articles will give you a start.
John Kerry Hearts Bashar al-Assad - http:// freebeacon.com/national-security/an-affair-to-remember/or
WILL ANYONE HOLD THE DEMOCRATS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CRIMINAL STUPIDITY ABOUT SYRIA? (Their caps, not mine) http:// www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2012/06/will-anyone-hold-the-democrats-responsible-for-their-criminal-stupidity-about-syria.php