The war on terror declared by the United States on September 11 only made international terrorist groups stronger and even made them come to power in some countries. “Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria became victims of US anti-terror fight. In particular, the United States arms Sunni groups to allegedly fight Al-Qaeda,” Olga Shedrova said in an article for Strategic Culture Foundation. She added that those US officials who took part in these “bridges building” program have repeatedly said that these Sunni groups are extremely affiliated with Al-Qaeda. According to John F. Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, the United States has paid more than $150 million to companies in Afghanistan that are accused of helping to finance terrorist attacks on American soldiers and facilities. Independent journalist and historian Doug Wissing has published the book called "Funding the enemy: How US taxpayers bankroll the Taliban". According to him, Security firms commonly contract with Afghan insurgents to protect US-funded development projects. Shedrova said that today in Syria, Al-Nusra Front and other Al-Qaeda-linked groups are superficially enlisted in US terrorist groups, whereas they are practically a helpful partner for America in fighting against al-Assad government. "No surprise the White House policy evoked protest among US military making Congress bombarded with e-mail protests 'Obama, I will not deploy to fight for your Al-Qaeda rebels in Syria'," Shedrova underlined.