The US has been directly[1], and indirectly[2] providing weapons to Syrian terrorist groups, including Al Nusra (Their local branch of Al Qaeda - with similar goals to what they pursued in Iraq over the past decade) for two years, now.<p>The State Department has never been skittish about getting into bed with violent islamic fundamentalists, and doesn&#x27;t care about the success (Or the lack thereof) of the last round of military &quot;fixes.&quot; It also doesn&#x27;t seem to recall how this situation played out in Afghanistan... Circa 1980.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;world&#x2F;national-security&#x2F;cia-begins-weapons-delivery-to-syrian-rebels&#x2F;2013&#x2F;09&#x2F;11&#x2F;9fcf2ed8-1b0c-11e3-a628-7e6dde8f889d_story.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;world&#x2F;national-security&#x2F;cia-b...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;sections&#x2F;thetwo-way&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;25&#x2F;443577215&#x2F;syrian-rebels-trained-by-u-s-gave-equipment-to-al-nusra-front" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;sections&#x2F;thetwo-way&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;25&#x2F;443577215&#x2F;...</a>