U.S. Bolsters Ties to Fighters in Syria

Wall Street Journal ^ | June 13, 2012 | Jay Solomon and Nour Malas

[C19fan]

U.S. intelligence operatives and diplomats have stepped up their contacts with Syrian rebels in part to help organize their burgeoning military operations against President Bashar al-Assad's forces, according to senior U.S. officials.

As part of the efforts, the Central Intelligence Agency and State Department—working with Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar and other allies—are helping the opposition Free Syrian Army develop logistical routes for moving supplies into Syria and providing communications training.

[C19fan]

Here we go again.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

we’re on the wrong side of this one.

It is good that dictators and despots be thrown down but if it is only to let the Muslim Brotherhood come to power it is wrong and we shall rue the day.

[Little Ray]

Great. We’re going to throw away blood and treasure supporting the Moslem Botherhood. Again.

[beethovenfan]

And more Christians will die. Obama couldn’t care less.

[WestwardHo]

The Russians are arming Assad.
We’re supporting the rebels.

[Sequoyah101]

Assad is the moderate Muslim faction

Rebels are the Arab Spring gang of Muslim extremists who kill the Christian neutrals when opportunity strikes.

Russia supports Assad

This a__wipe administration supports the same bunch they have supported in Libya and Egypt... fine people who enact laws to make it necrophilia legal.

Aren’t we proud?

[WestwardHo]

The Russians are arming Assad.
We’re supporting the rebels.

Syria is a black hole for anyone that goes in there to “help.”
What we have here is a surragate confrontation with Russia who is smacking its’ lips at the prospect.
No contest with the dimbulbs we have running things here.

[Standing Wolf]

“Just a handful of technical advisors,” eh? Why does that sound familiar?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks C19fan.

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