“Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Monday it is ‘a mistake to arm’ vetted Syrian rebels to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

“‘It’s a mistake to arm them. Most of the arms we’ve given to the so-called moderate rebels have wound up in the hands of ISIS, because ISIS simply takes it from them, or it’s given to them, or we mistakenly actually give it to some of the radicals,’ Paul said on CBS’s ‘This Morning.’

“President Obama last week decided to expand U.S. airstrikes against ISIS to Syria and asked Congress to give him authority to arm and train vetted pro-Western Syrian rebel groups.” *

The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur (http://twitter.com/cenkuygur) breaks it down.

* Read more here from Mario Trujillo / The Hill: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/217696-paul-mistake-to-arm-syrian-rebels