Exactly! They made it look like the country was only ruled by a tiny group of Alawites. No doubt it was a pretty darn strict regime,no doubt they had their problems and no doubt there were a lot of Sunnis who hated it. There were even pro-Assad people disappointed and angry with the inefficiency of the government. But the structure of the country wasn't based just on Alawites,there were Sunni Muslims,Shia and Christians,even some Druze too,in various positions. The army,the government,the pubic services. And as problematic as the government had been,heck you can't just put actual terrorists to rule the country.