Another Fucking Mess

[JackLuis]

In Syria, militias armed by the Pentagon fight those armed by the CIA

Syrian militias armed by different parts of the U.S. war machine have begun to fight each other on the plains between the besieged city of Aleppo and the Turkish border, highlighting how little control U.S. intelligence officers and military planners have over the groups they have financed and trained in the bitter five-year-old civil war.

The fighting has intensified over the last two months, as CIA-armed units and Pentagon-armed ones have repeatedly shot at each other while maneuvering through contested territory on the northern outskirts of Aleppo, U.S. officials and rebel leaders have confirmed.

In mid-February, a CIA-armed militia called Fursan al Haq, or Knights of Righteousness, was run out of the town of Marea, about 20 miles north of Aleppo, by Pentagon-backed Syrian Democratic Forces moving in from Kurdish-controlled areas to the east.

So tell me, Mr President, just how are we helping?

 

[Hypoxia]

In Syria, militias armed by the Pentagon fight those armed by the CIA

So tell me, Mr President, just how are we helping?

It could be worse. We could have factions backed by the US Army, Navy, USAF and USMC as well as CIA, DEA, FBI and IRS all fighting each other and factions armed by USA allies -- a Scooby-Doo chase with bombs, blood and bodies. But that's pretty much what it looks like now. Don't forget that ISIS was created by the Saudis with CIA help IIRC. Nice work, guys.