Iraq and Syria.

I wanted to take some time and talk about a topic of great significance these days. That topic is the history of the Islamic State, or "ISIS." What can we know about the formation of this group in Iraq and Syria? The main character to know when talking about the history of ISIS is Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, disciple of Osama Bin Laden and ideological father of the Islamic State that we see today. What happened originally? What many people do not seem to know is that the US has been involved in fostering Islamist groups in the area for years. When the US invasion and occupation of Iraq took place in 2003, the US actually took up a "double game" of sorts. To offset the influence of Shia-affiliated (incoming) governing officials, the US supplied Pakistani-made arms like rifles, RPG's, and ammunition to Zarqawi-influenced former Baa'thists in Iraq. According to research and testimonies, the US fostered these extremist elements in order to facilitate "Red on Red" (Enemy on Enemy) attacks. By having civilians killed in the crossfire, this would discredit both sides and elevate moderate forces in the public eye. What abot in Syria? In Syria, as recently as 2011, the US and Great Britain were involved in training Syrian rebels affiliated with the Free Syrian Army. According to certain accounts, the US and Great Britain were aware that certain sects of fighters associated with the FSA were radical islamists. As a matter of fact, many new fighters in the ranks of al-Qaida attest to the fact that they came from the ranks of these US and British-trained fighters. I figured that all of this might have been part of a larger, overall plot. Maybe by blaming chemical weapon attacks on the Assad regime and simultaneously fostering islamist groups in Syria, maybe the US has been expecting weapons to fall into the hands of extremists in order to increase Red-on-Red attacks in Syria. Maybe it was considered necessary to discredit and weaken both the islamists and the Assad regime in a "Divide and Conquer" strategy. I believe this falls into the realm of possibility. In closing, I hope that the 15,000 Syrian fighters currently being trained have been thoroughly vetted and screened. If we are looking for victory, the time of double-games has to come to its conclusion. Thank you.