Posted on 06/26/2014 12:44:51 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
President Barack Obama is asking Congress for $500 million to train and arm vetted members of the Syrian opposition, as the U.S. grapples for a way to stem a civil war that has also fueled the al-Qaida inspired insurgency in neighboring Iraq.
The military training program would deepen the Obama administration's involvement in the more than four-year conflict between rebels and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad. If approved by Congress, the program would supplement a covert train-and-assistance program run by U.S. intelligence agencies.
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lets see how boner does with the purse strings.
“No?”
It looks to me like ISIS already has enough money and equipment.
There is no “good guy.” There are just different bad guys. I’d say, hell no. Also, stay away from Iran. It’s another scorpion and frog story just waiting to happen.
No problem. Take it out of the IRS budget.
Rebels = ISIS?
Obama’s IslamoNazi terrorist gang pals need more training!???
They’ve already demonstrated their expertise at crucifying innocent Christians...
what more learning does Obama want them to have now?
> lets see how boner does with the purse strings.
They don’t even take the time to print money anymore. They’ll just slide their open ended FedGov MasterCard and say they’re sending the rebels $500M and pocket half of it through their buddies monet laundering networks and still put the taxpayers on the hook for all of it.
And yet another O’bummer boon-doggle.
Lightening, nice work McClatchy.
No.
Is this guy insane?
Heck. This might be a good time for Syria to think seriously about what master they want to serve. If Syria falls, Lebanon would be next. There would be uprisings in Egypt and Jordan.
Think it might be a good time for Assad to either talk to the Israelis or get out of Dodge. What frightens me more than anything is “where are Husseins WMD’s?” I know it was quietly mentioned that ISiS got their hands on it, but that is probably a false flag.
The only other thing I want to know is why in an Arab world where Shiites outnumber Sunnis by a lot they are running scared?
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
When are we going to get a ____ing clue?
NO
Just NO
Not one thin dime. Nothing should be sent. 500 million $ are we insane? This guy is totally inept. My BP has been up twenty points since this idiot came in office. The period of Obama has been “the dark ages” for this country.
Hmmm....
New armies, to be “...run by intelligence agencies...”?
HE (you know who I mean) is NUTS!
See this long line of newly acquired equipment for ISIS not getting bombed by United States fighter aircraft?
HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! President Bush would've turned this into the HIGHWAY OF DEATH!!!!
Hmmm....
New armies, to be “...run by intelligence agencies...”?
HE (you know who I mean) is NUTS!
Had he asked for this a year ago, he might have gotten it. At this point, things are too far gone in Syria to justify arming the so-called rebels. I think Obama is counting on a “no” answer so he can say “I wanted to aid the Syrian freedom fighters, but the mean, evil Republicans said no.”
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