How Will the U.S. Decide Which Syrian Rebels to Arm?

National Journal ^ | 09/15/2014 | Rachel Roubein

[Rusty0604]

I have a bad feeling about this. But some Republicans are on board, so if it goes wrong Obama can blame them.

[Sacajaweau]

You mean liked they armed the rebels that are now ISIS??

[dforest]

They can always send Lindseed and McCain, then they will blame GOP once Obama farks it up.

[boycott]

The only ones fighting ISIS is the Syrian army. Why do we want to arm anyone else?

[FatherofFive]

There are vast differences among Syrian rebel fighters

Arm the moderates - the ones who will cut your head off only half way.

[Viennacon]

Simple. Obongo and McInsane will pick the ones most likely to attack the homeland

[Enlightened1]

95% of the FSA is ISIS.

[SMARTY]

Given the “O” administration track record and his IQ ... maybe he’ll flip a coin...

The total of this administration’s IQ squared couldn’t make minus zero.

[Diogenesis]

By the royalty which pRes_ _ent Obola wants
on all Ambassador or sold-reporter snuff films.

[FreedomPoster]

Travis McGee has a graphic that nails it, on this question:

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Arm the Kurds. They'll know who to kill.

[Rome2000]

Only a fool would trust a moslem and give them weapons and training.

Carpet bomb anything that moves,blow up the oilfields that they use for income, destroy anything with wheels and let these animals ride donkeys and camels into battle.

All this can be accomplished from the air.

Anybody agitating for a “coalition” of “moderate” rebels is out of their freaking mind at best and a subversive traitor at worst.

[wiggen]

If Assad goes down the bloodbath will be a multiple of what it already has been.
To thwe matter at hand who knows if they arm any rebels? It swounds good and after all thats all that matters to Odumnbo.

[Tzimisce]

With all the flagburning, anti-American chants, sexual assaults, violent thugs in sandals and rioting it’s hard to tell the difference between Syrian militants and Occupiers.

[G Larry]

Sec Def Hagel was clear...they’ll only arm the Syrians who oppose both Assad and ISIS......

[RC one]

if my guess is correct, Saudi Arabia will help us figure it out.

[DannyTN]

Listen to Israel.
Don’t arm any of them.
Weaken the strong ones.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

No worry, John Kerry is in charge!!

[Rusty0604]

” Syrian who is a nationalist and is fighting for a secular, democratic, and inclusive state”

That is impossible with these people. Other than “democratic”, Assad is better than anything else they will get. “Democratic” is mob rule for these people.

[Jewbacca]

I'm thinking Obama got his war plan from The Hunger Games.

Just drop weapons in there, drop random bombs, then tell them "may the odds be in their favor."

Televise it.