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There is the CBS article you were shown, as well as other articles, detailing that the U.S. was arming and training Islamic radicals in Jordan.

The CBS article specifically says secular rebels.

There are statements by Jordanian officials that ISIS members were among those trained.

Yet they remain conveniently anonymous.

You have provided no explanation regarding where ISIS received their training

First, I don't see a whole lot of training.

Second, Al-Qaeda and other groups do plenty of their own training, as do other powers' secret services like Turkey and Russia, to name two.

their U.S. made weapons, and other material

The weapons they have seem to be a combination of old Russian arms and confiscated US arms left behind by Iraqi deserters.

There is nothing more to say.

From your perspective I can see why.

This is very flimsy reasoning.

You disagree with the article. I get that.

I don't "disagree" with it - you disagree with opinions.

I am calling out the article for assuming facts not in evidence.

Actually the Obama Administration in late 2012 had to declare one of the Syrian rebel groups as an Al Qaeda linked terrorist organization. That made it illegal for a US citizen to support them. Why was Al Nusra declared an illegal terrorist organization ? Because they were part of Al Qaeda in Iraq. And Al Qeada in Iraq later becane ISIL in early 2013. Here was a news story about that announcement.

U.S.: Syrian rebel group tied to al Qaeda in Iraq

WASHINGTON The Obama administration is declaring a Syrian rebel group with alleged ties to al Qaeda as a terrorist organization. It's an effort to blunt the influence of extremists as the U.S. steps up cooperation with the Syrian opposition.

The State Department's action blocks Jabhat al-Nusra's assets in the U.S. and bars Americans from doing business with the group.

The move hasn't been announced officially but was included in the Federal Register on Monday. The department said the group was part of al Qaeda in Iraq.

“I am calling out the article for assuming facts not in evidence.”

Now you are just playing games with words.

You have provided no evidence whatsoever.

You have made one incredulous assumption after another.

First, you assume every fighter the Obama Administration trained was a “secularist” whatever that is supposed to mean.

You assume all of the fighters trained were 100% honest and virtuous and would never lie to the U.S. officials giving them arms, training and whatever else.

You assume anyone who says ISIS was trained and armed in Jordan is automatically lying.

This is just a waste of my time.

We just have to agree to disagree.