Correct. It's the classic definition of insanity (Internet definition anyway) of continuing to do the same thing after every failure in the BELIEF that next time it . . . will . . . be . . . different. It's as if these highly educated experts use the lessons of history for their toilet paper.
They think in their words that they will 'be able to watch arms to prevent them from getting into the hands of 'extremists'", meanwhile the very moderates were those who were fighting against US armed forces to begin with. So what do you think will happen? Of course, they will be the new US enemy. Stupid is as stupid does, which seems to be the Pentagon these days.