I think the term you’re searching for is “Iran”. What nation is Assad’s closest ally? Iran. What nation has been propping him up since before Russia got involved? Iran. What nation has sent military advisors and ground troops to assist Assad in putting down the rebellion? Iran. What nation deserves direct blame for…

Fantastic, isn’t it? Also, I’m very disappointed with all of this talk of “whiskey”. Scotch is spelled “whisky”. Normally I try to leave it alone, but this is an article *about* Scotch whisky.