PBS Frontline - Syria: Arming the Rebels

“I will work with Congress to ramp up support for those in the Syrian opposition who offer the best alternative to terrorists and a brutal dictator”

But as FRONTLINE reported in "Syria: Arming the Rebels", U.S. intelligence forces are already training some Syrian rebels.

Reporter Muhammad Ali got a rare glimpse into that covert program when he embedded with a unit of moderate rebels in the north.