We’re basically training and arming al-Qaeda (via Al Nusra Front) to take on ISIS, how Pelosi and House Republicans could think this is a good idea is beyond me.

Via Washington Examiner:

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi applauded Republicans for a bill that would approve President Obama’s request to support Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

“What we’ve seen so far of the bill is, it responds to the president’s request in a substantive way — not completely, but in a good way,” the California Democrat said Monday afternoon on MSNBC’s “Ronan Farrow Daily” program.

Pelosi said she expects the measure to pass the House this week “overwhelmingly.”

“This is a very discrete piece [of legislation]. It’s about giving the authority to the president for him, for us, to engage in training the responsible Syrian rebels … outside Syria,” she said.

She downplayed concerns regarding the potential effectiveness of the Free Syrian Army, which even the president questioned earlier this year, saying they would be properly vetted to ensure the rebels “are there for the purpose that we are training them to do the job.”