In an article I read a couple of years ago posted on his Peace and Freedom Foundation website, it painted him as peaceful. Article was written by a Syrian priest who said before ISIS coming there, they had no conflicts, had a great standard of living, Christians co-existed with Muzlims, education was free, there was ZERO debt, and they did not have the central bank.

Although the US calls him a dictator, he was democratically voted into office by 87% of the voters. There was an international committee that oversaw the voting, and Jimmy Carter was part of it. They reported it was a fair election. Russian soldiers guarded the roads so people could make it safely to the voting stations.

Used to listen to Syrian Girl on Yt, and she pretty much confirmed this.