So do I.
Our 'government' has been saying they are 'researching' ways to 'legally' arm the rebels.
This means they already have, and they know it was illegal, and they are trying to find a legal loophole before they notify the public.
You are probably correct, how else do you explain the antiaircraft guns, in the pickups. The cia was planning on fighting daffys air force, did not understand that winning a war requires closing with the side shooting at you. Daffy’s people may have taken out some of the observers/spotters by accident it seems.