In June 2012, the New York Times reported that the CIA was working with Syria's Muslim Brotherhood to channel Turkish, Saudi, and Qatari-supplied arms to the anti-Assad rebels: "The weapons, including automatic rifles, rocket-propelled grenades, ammunition and some antitank weapons, are being funneled mostly across the Turkish border by way of a shadowy network of intermediaries including Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood and paid for by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the officials said." Then the same article states that, according to one American official, the CIA officers were there "in part to help keep weapons out of the hands of fighters allied with Al Qaeda or other terrorist groups." However, this statement is most likely just a cover, because it is easily predictable that the weapons being distributed to the Syrian rebels can very likely end up in the hands of ISIS. Or perhaps the rebels themselves were extremists to begin with, as opposed to the media claims that the rebels are "moderates."
Another article in the Times states that some European allies remain skeptical about the efficacy of arming Syrian rebels. "Germany, for instance, has been arming and training Kurdish pesh merga forces in Iraq, but has resisted doing the same for any groups in Syria — partly out of fear that the weapons could end up in the hands of ISIS or other radical groups." As Peter Wittig, the German ambassador to the United States, wisely said, "We can’t really control the final destination of these arms."
We also find that the same pattern existed in Libya. The US supported Al Qaeda in Libya in its effort to overthrow Gadaffi. These are just two examples (Syria and Libya) where the US covertly worked with terrorist groups and rebels who they call "moderate" only to stoke more violence in the Middle East and to eventually facilitate regime changes.
Another article in the Times states that some European allies remain skeptical about the efficacy of arming Syrian rebels. "Germany, for instance, has been arming and training Kurdish pesh merga forces in Iraq, but has resisted doing the same for any groups in Syria — partly out of fear that the weapons could end up in the hands of ISIS or other radical groups." As Peter Wittig, the German ambassador to the United States, wisely said, "We can’t really control the final destination of these arms."
We also find that the same pattern existed in Libya. The US supported Al Qaeda in Libya in its effort to overthrow Gadaffi. These are just two examples (Syria and Libya) where the US covertly worked with terrorist groups and rebels who they call "moderate" only to stoke more violence in the Middle East and to eventually facilitate regime changes.
