Juan Cole disagrees.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.juancole.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;05&#x2F;strategic-against-assad.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.juancole.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;05&#x2F;strategic-against-assad.html</a><p>Short summary: the text of the actual DIA memo is much more complicated than the interview lets on, but the memo itself was uncovered by conservative media sites who then spun it into &quot;Obama sponsored ISIS&quot;.