BroncoBammy deeply saddened.
I’ll be honest. It was my take that he viewed them to be doing his god’s work. Add to them the Islamic Brotherhood and other disruptive agents and organizations in the region, and it’s pretty clear his operatives were doing what he wanted them to, not that he controled ISIS to my knowledge.
I just think these were all fellow travelers, headed to the same destination.
We can add McCain, Graham, Rubio, and Hillary Clinton to this meme > IMO.