whatever else you want to draw from this video, it's rather clear that the vast majority of syrians prefer the modern, secular stability of assad's russian-backed government over the threat of a return to saudi-style extremism (i say return to, but i think it might be millennia since such totalitarianism, there). that ought to be respected, and tactics for regime change ought to be modified.

and the saudis ought to be told to fuck off.

in the long run, there's no future in the region besides the conquest of saudi arabia by secular forces and the deposition of the regime there. this is where we need real regime change. and it's only a matter of time before an administration is elected that has the clarity of thought to realize it.

whether the saudis are toppled by an american-led push or by a mass uprising (perhaps one that is iranian or russian backed), it is certain that they will be toppled. smart american policy would seek to topple them on america's terms, rather than help them carry out their disastrous policies and then wait for the consequences.