needless to say, US was in favor of the jihadis formerly known as "moderate rebels" before it was against them as being "filled with hatred and a lust for blood"https://twitter.com/leloveluck/status/1193492706473005057 …
In the earlier parts of the rebellion there actually were moderate rebels. Western reporters (e.g. @cjchivers) went there and spoke to them. Then it Islamized and they started killing reporters. Should have been our signal to stop support immediately, but bureaucracies are slow.