I'm torn as well, hemm. I don't really know if Assad should be pushing desert or not, despite him being a dictator; Syria is a sovereign country, he's their problem. It's civil war; not our problem.
On the other hand, ISIS.
I've read the US foreign policy is supporting the "rebels", ISIS. If that's true, wtf are we doing supporting the terrorists there, and then fighting them elsewhere.
But, then again, Syria is a client state of Iran and Russia (as I understand it; I could be wrong), and that's not good.
If I had a firmer grasp of the facts, I'd be better able to judge.
You're right, though, about NO boots on the ground.