Michael Flynn, former director of the DIA until 2014 stated in a live interview, that the US government knew about the rise of these extremists in 2012 and that the US government made a &quot;wilful decision&quot; to turn a blind eye on them in the hope that they will get rid of Assad.<p>He also stated that the US government supported Al-Qaeda in Syria.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rt.com&#x2F;usa&#x2F;312050-dia-flynn-islamic-state&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rt.com&#x2F;usa&#x2F;312050-dia-flynn-islamic-state&#x2F;</a><p>This link is from RT, but you can watch the video of it.<p>Oh, and then there&#x27;s general Petraeus who tried to convince the government that there is some part of Al-Nusra that is cool and okay, and we could use them.