>> al qaeda in iraq. the group that morphed into isis, was suspected of masterminding a car bombing of syria's state security officers. >> a second car goes in to detonate. >> the criminal attack carries the blueprints of al qaeda. >> this is a hallmark tactic of al qaeda in iraq. >> back in washington, ambassador ford met with david petraeus, then the head of the c.i.a. the extremists in syria were getting stronger, he said. while the moderate rebels fighting assad were getting weaker. >> to do nothing, extremists will continue to gain ground, that's what our syrian contacts were telling us. this isn't rocket science. >> petraeus urged the white house to arm the moderates.