Left, right slam Obama's new ISIS strategy

WND ^ | Sep 12, 2014 | Garth Kant

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Politicians from the left, right and even reporters on MSNBC are deriding President Obama’s just-minted strategy to confront the Mideast terrorist army called Islamic State, or ISIS. Coming under particular scrutiny from both left and right has been a key part of Obama’s plan: supporting so-called moderate rebels in Syria.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, appeared to express the bewilderment of many across the political spectrum, saying, “One of the more incoherent aspects of the president’s speech tonight was when he suggested the answer here is to arm rebels in Syria now.”

He explained, “For more than a year, the president has suggested (there is) no sensible way to distinguish between radical Islamic terrorists like ISIS, like al-Nusra, that are fighting in Syria, and the other so-called moderates. It doesn’t make sense.”

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said, “The only thing I know is, anytime we try to arm people who think we are the friendlies over there, they end up using it against us. Those arms are used against us. So, I’m very concerned about that.”

Full title:
  Left, right slam Obama's new ISIS strategy
  Dem senator: 'Everytime we arm "friendlies" they use them against us'

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That’s it!

[Lurker]

Perfect.

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