FIRST ON CNN: White House signs off on new aid for Syrian rebels

cnn ^ | 4/10/2013 | Elise Labott

[tobyhill]

President Barack Obama has signed off on a new package of nonlethal aid for Syrian rebels, U.S. officials tell CNN, signaling his administration is cautiously wading further into the conflict.

Officials said the White House approved the package at a meeting of the National Security Council last week.

The move reflects what officials describe as a ramped-up effort to change the military balance on the battlefield in Syria.

It follows a decision by Obama last month to send food and medicine to the rebels, the first direct U.S. support for the armed opposition.

[SoFloFreeper]

Are these the rebels who used CHEMICAL WEAPONS??

Way to go, Obamugabe.

[Cicero]

More aid for the terrorists. After all, it’s not Hussein’s fault if they use food stamps to buy rockets and bombs. Evidently he didn’t give them enough weapons from his Libyan operation out of Benghazi.

[Truth29]

More Obama aid to Al Qaeda:http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3006255/posts

[Noamie]

“pop”

My head explodes at the outright stupidity.....

[Nachum]

The list, Ping

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[TexasCajun]

If Bari is sending tear-gas to the muslim brotherhood in Eqypt which was just reported, is there any doubt he is also sending tear-gas to his terrorist ‘rebel’ friends in Syria.

[Texas Fossil]

Bump!

[null and void]

Are these the rebels who used CHEMICAL WEAPONS??

Why yes, yes, they are.

Has he ever failed to support the most radical muslims involved in any conflict?

[null and void]

My head explodes at the outright stupidity.....

Stupidity would dictate that on at least one occasion he would support the side that isn't the most radical muslim.

This is a consistent pattern, a pattern of pure evil, not of stupidity.

[Karliner]

Idiot. He wants shar'ia law and paying folks to murder Christians and jews. let's see, Ivory Coast, ignores, Thailand( Buddhists mainly) and malaysia) ignores Libya after he bombed it, ignores Benghazi, praises Egypt as they murder Copts,does nothing in Nigeria, forces our soldiers not to fart toward mecca not fight back in iraq( before the pull out), and Afghanistan, refuses border guards in America and forces closings in all the military while Kin Jung dung Eun rattles his nukes. Yeah he's a real angel while he places Christians on the terror list. Well give me a dagumed reason to be a LITTLE suspect on his agenda! FORWARD( great leap, Mao)

[silverleaf]

the “rebels” are al Qaeda by another name

maybe they will use Barkys US taxpayer aid package to build daycare centers and preserve historic Orthodox churches and synagogues

[DustyMoment]

FIRST ON CNN: White House signs off on new aid for Syrian rebels

And, this is a surprise to whom . . . . . . . . !??

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Are these the rebels who used CHEMICAL WEAPONS??”

At this point I am in favor of Assad doing whatever it takes to destroy the rebels.

Anyone that Obama picks to win, I want the other side.

[null and void]

Anyone that Obama picks to win, I want the other side.

WORD!