<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Military_budget_of_the_United_States#cite_note-12" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Military_budget_of_the_United_...</a><p>&quot;Defense Intelligence 	$80.1 billion[12] 	3.3% 	Because of classified nature, budget is an estimate and may not be the actual figure&quot;<p>Something makes me doubt another $20B into the intelligence budget would have changed the outcome for the better.<p>More sauce:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.telegraph.co.uk&#x2F;news&#x2F;worldnews&#x2F;middleeast&#x2F;syria&#x2F;11882195&#x2F;US-trained-Division-30-rebels-betrayed-US-and-hand-weapons-over-to-al-Qaedas-affiliate-in-Syria.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.telegraph.co.uk&#x2F;news&#x2F;worldnews&#x2F;middleeast&#x2F;syria&#x2F;1...</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.zamanalwsl.net&#x2F;readNews.php?id=5696" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.zamanalwsl.net&#x2F;readNews.php?id=5696</a> (translated)<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wnd.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;02&#x2F;u-s-backed-syrian-group-joins-islamist-fighters&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wnd.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;02&#x2F;u-s-backed-syrian-group-joins-isl...</a><p>&gt; This smacks of conspiracy claptrap that adds nothing of substance to the discussion.<p>Well, did you have anything to discuss, or just wanted sauce?  Because I am not sure &quot;src pls!&quot; replies add much to the discussion.