Now let me see if I have understood this all correctly. We are arming the Syrian rebels to fight the Syrian government under Assad, and Russia is arming the Syrian government to fight Isis, and now they are asking the United States to help them arm the Syrian government to fight Isis.. Now, I make no claim to be an expert on much of anything.. but around Needmore where I grew up, if the Joneses were fighting the Smiths.. and the Smiths were fighting the Johnsons.. and the Johnsons were fighting everybody in sight..