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Originally Posted by blankall
The airstrikes have nothing to do with supporting either side.
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Yes, but as long as they're doing it anyway, who cares? The results and the tensions created are the same.
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As far as monetary support for rebels, there is no long term commitment there. The USA can walk away at any time.
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"I can quit any time I like". Because nobody ever gets caught in things without wanting to.
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Thus far, they've given amounts in the 10s of millions, which have largely been used for "non-lethal" supplies.
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Even assuming that the US either could or would track the use of that money (they sure did a fine job at that in Iraq and Afghanistan), money is money.
If you give the rebels money to buy food, that means they can use more of their other funds to buy arms. The end result is the same.
Generally speaking wars keep going as long as money keeps pouring to both sides.
(EDIT: Note that I'm not against supporting the Syrian rebels. But it's still a bloody mess.)