If we were distributing weapons to these jihadists then why did they kill Stevens and the others? Simply because they wanted to eliminate the middle man?
If weapons distribution is what was going on then zero, etc. can’t be all that upset over the outcome - well other than the effect on his election and the minor matter of a few dead Americans.
This was a cleaning operation. Obama was scrubbing the paper trail and getting rid of those who would talk if taken prisoner by the wrong people (like the Israelis).