4/2 Springtime for Assad: Syria Dictator In Spotlight As Potential U.S. Ally Against ISIS

The president of Syria Bashar Assad is suddenly popular in the United States. He has killed thousands in the past four years in the fight against protesters and rebels who didn't support his rule. Assad is receiving better press from the U.S. than he has before, causing concern with some observers of the conflicts in Syria, including American lawmakers and allies. The Obama administration sees him as helpful to the fight against the Islamic State Group. Officials at the White House deny this. They say that Obama still believes that Assad needs to go through political negotiations with the Syrian opposition.