Reuters is reporting that ‘lethal American aid’ is now in the hands of Syrian rebels, many of whom are al-Qaida and other jihad radicals.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has begun distributing some weapons to the Syrian rebels, a spokesman for the Syrian Coalition of groups opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday, after months of reported delays.

It’s hard to see how any of this makes any sense. If we know there’s al-Qaida among the rebels then shouldn’t we be trying to kill them?