Posted on 09/12/2013 5:33:45 AM PDT by markomalley
The rebel forces aligned against Syrian strong-man Bashar Assad are dominated by jihadists and fighters aligned with al-Qaeda. In April, the Obama Administration promised to help arm the rebel forces, but, realizing the very real complications on the ground, that promise has been muted. As the Administration strives to ensure that US arms only go to moderates fighting Assad, GOP Senator Bob Corker openly blasted the Administration for its frugality in suppling arms to jihadis.
It was humiliating, Corker said in an interview with The Washington Post following a recent trip to the Syrian border. The president had announced that we would be providing lethal aid, and not a drop of it had begun. They were very short on ammunition, and the weapons had not begun to flow.
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I have no doubt that the GOP has left conservatism. And, in so doing, they have left me.
The Dems and the Pubs should just merge and get it over with...conservatives need a new party. It’s time to face reality.
Weren’t they called the “democratic-republican party” once upon a time?
They are again.
True, but his statement was a no nor yes answer to the question, a dodge.
lamar’s Tea Party backed opposition
My gosh...you’re right. There was such a party back around 1800 or so. A heck of a lot different than the monstrosity we have nowadays, to be sure.
Nice post....excellent actually.
For those who have an ear to hear, what the spirit is saying...
Yes..it is the CIA arming and training the rebels. I remember reading a while back that Obama approved in the Spring, a CIA covert action to avoid international law restrictions on military efforts to overthrow another government. I think I saw this in the Washington Post. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, headed by Feinstein gave its approval in July. So now we arm Al Qaeda.
I am writing all my reps today. Not a penny should be going to arm Al Qaeda. This is reprehensible.
It appears that Corker is an honest politician.
There is no vetting process in TN. #1, we have open primaries which means Democrats can flood in and vote for the most liberal GOP nominee (as they have in 2002 with Lamar!, 2006 with Corker & 2010 with Haslam). #2, we have no runoff, meaning so long as you get 1 more vote than your opponent, no matter how low a % of the vote you get, you’re nominated. We’ve had general election nominees whom have gotten less than 20% of the vote in a primary.
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