By By Paul Iddon Aug 26, 2014 in Politics Given the Washington administrations reluctance to deploy "boots on the ground" in the fight against Islamic State, one wonders what kind of a campaign we may see against Islamic State in Syria. While such an As I write, One wonders if Assad will acquiesce to air strikes carried out on Syrian territory against a dangerous enemy like IS, or if the Syrian Air Force and the country's air defense will also be destroyed by American forces if it attempts to intercept any U.S aircraft operating in Syria's air space. Or if he simply ignores it and steps up his operations in Aleppo, Deraa and other parts of Syria's north, south and west. Or if he will go as far as to openly justify his acquiescence by arguing that the Americans are, after all, the lesser evil fighting in Syria's east and should be given a relatively freehand in killing the enemies of the Syrian people for them. There has been a lot of talk in recent days and weeks about the potential that targeted United States air strikes against Islamic State forces in eastern Syria will be coordinated with the Assad regime in Damascus. Syria's Foreign Minister for example recently stated that Syria would tolerate any operation waged against Islamic State forces on its territory provided Damascus is consulted beforehand and such a campaign is coordinated with them – since he says anything else would constitute aggression and a breach of Syria's sovereignty.While such an alliance of necessity with the lesser evil that Assad is when contrasted with Islamic State sounds reasonable given the circumstances, one mustn't hasten to forget that it was Assad's policies which aided Islamic States' violent rise in the first place. It was also to a lesser extent the neglect of the western powers to give substantial support to the more moderate opposition forces in Syria who were starved of resources while Assad was given billions in aid by the Iranian regime to secure his hold on power which has in turn seen IS gain so much ground and power. Assad of course used that aid to focus on crushing those moderate elements devastating many Syrian civil population centers in the process, displacing millions of Syrians and of course driving millions from their homeland altogether.As I write, the latest is that the U.S administration has approved reconnaissance flights over eastern Syria and has claimed it is not cooperating, nor does it seek to begin to, with Mr. Assad in a manner hinted by Syria's foreign minister since the U.S continues to refuse to recognize Assad as a legitimate ruler given his bloody aforementioned record. Furthermore the U.S Central Command, working along with General Martin Dempsey, is presently reviewing which methods to use to combat IS "both in Iraq and Syria with a variety of military tools, including air strikes."One wonders if Assad will acquiesce to air strikes carried out on Syrian territory against a dangerous enemy like IS, or if the Syrian Air Force and the country's air defense will also be destroyed by American forces if it attempts to intercept any U.S aircraft operating in Syria's air space. Or if he simply ignores it and steps up his operations in Aleppo, Deraa and other parts of Syria's north, south and west. Or if he will go as far as to openly justify his acquiescence by arguing that the Americans are, after all, the lesser evil fighting in Syria's east and should be given a relatively freehand in killing the enemies of the Syrian people for them. This opinion article was written by an independent writer. The opinions and views expressed herein are those of the author and are not necessarily intended to reflect those of DigitalJournal.com More about Is, Syria, US, Iraq, assad Is Syria US Iraq assad