Yeah, like a 99.999% chance.

Via The Hill:

The Pentagon remains “fully cognizant” of the threat posed by Islamic extremist groups inside Syria, despite recent overtures by the White House to arm the country’s rebel forces.

“We understand the dynamics” within the rebel forces in Syria, including infiltration by militant groups like Jabhat al-Nusra (JAN) and al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) into the opposition, according to Pentagon Press Secretary George Little

Militant influence among the country’s rebels “is obviously a factor as we evaluate [military] options” in the country, he told reporters on Wednesday.
Concerns over that growing influence within Syria’s rebels over the two-year civil war to overthrow president Bashar Assad have been the major roadblock in possible U.S.-led efforts to provide small arms and heavy weaponry to anti-Assad forces.

Military and intelligence officials said those U.S. weapons, if provided, could end up in the hands of al Qaeda fighters.

The merger between AQI and JAN earlier this month was thought to have extinguished any possibility for American weapons being sent to Syria, since the deal quelled any doubt that al Qaeda has secured a foothold in the country.

But President Obama opened the door to arming the rebels on Tuesday, over concern the Assad regime may be using chemical weapons against opposition forces.

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