Reports that "moderate" rebels fighting against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad have signed a non-aggression pact with radical ISIS/ISIL undermines President Obama's strategy of training and supporting the so-called Free Syrian Army to join the fight against ISIS/ISIL in Syria. Not trusting the anti-Assad players in the ongoing civil war in Syria has been a challenge to the Administration, which has been continually hectored by neocons like Sen. "Walnuts" McCain (Dang Fence - AZ) and Sen. Huckleberry J. Butchmeup* (Cornpone - SC) to give the "moderate" rebels everything under the sun in terms of weaponry, if not actual U.S. troops. We're seeing even more clearly now the shifting power relationships in that conflict, where the "enemy of my enemy is my friend" saying doesn't appear to apply, and why we should always take neocon advice and throw it in the trashcan.
BONUS: Here's Jon Stewart on Butchmeup's chronic pants-wetting (after obnoxious ad):
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*Esquire.com's Charles P. Pierce's unforgettable moniker for Lindsey Graham.
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