I hope this is not off topic, might be the first thing on-topic in some time. Has the U.S. just completely gone and totally lost their minds???
US Turkey Sign Deal to Train Syrian Rebels Sputnik International
The US military has said it is sending over 400 troops to train so-called "moderate" rebels just outside of the country's borders. Saudi Arabia and Qatar also might host training sites alongside with Turkey. According to the plan, some 5,000 Syrian fighters should be trained each year for three years.
The Wall Street Journal reported that under the plan the US considers not only supplying Syrian opposition fighters with machine gun-equipped pick-up trucks, but also might grant them powers to call in US-led coalition airstrikes.
Several US officials have expressed concern over arming the Syrian rebels, including former Syrian ambassador Robert Ford. He cites the fact that the US can't be sure that the Syrian opposition is entirely opposed to al-Qaeda associates in the area, and that the rebels lack cohesiveness and may be quickly moving toward losing the Syrian civil war.
Has there been a single fighter or piece of hardware the U.S. has sent into the Middle East lately that has not ended up in some terrorist's hands, if not handed directly to the terrorists. Good thing America has no other needs for that money.