What do you mean people who know what they are talking about ? Those Washington think tanks and CIA officials saying we should double down with our Saudi alliance and by extension Islamic rebels in Syria ? I ' ve heard this rhetoric on both sides of the aisle btw . I voted for Clinton but I think I actually agree with Trump more on Syria . I rather have a buffoon that jumps to the tune of Putin than one who runs a steadfast antiAssad campaign that ' s just going to make things worse . Maybe these people do know what they ' re talking about but their priorities do not align with me and likely most Americans . EDIT No surprise I ' m getting downvoted . Very few people really understand how disastrous Americas support of Salafist rebels have been .