If we’ve learned anything by studying history, it’s that there’s rarely a purely “good” or purely “evil” side in war. Instead, there’s various shades of gray. Sure, one shade may be brighter than the other (we all hope that’s “our” side, right?), but, fallible humans that we are, darkness and light are with us all.

We would do well to remember this when we contemplate the current Syrian crisis. If your eyes are starting to glaze over now, please bear with me. This is more important than you might think.

As the situation stands now, there are three primary sides in this conflict: 1) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and those supporting the president and current government; 2) the Free Syrian Army, founded by Syrian Army defectors intent on bringing down the Assad regime and providing, apparently, freedom and justice for all; and of course, 3) those crazy head-chopping nutcases in Islamic State who want to do away with girls in bikinis and impose a “no bacon” zone across the planet.

Read the article “Why Conservatives, Obama are Both Wrong on Syria” on theblaze.com.