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Saudi Arabia replenished Syrian rebels with one effective weapon against the Assad regime
Business Insider ^
| 10/09/15
| Jeremy Bender
Posted on 10/11/2015 1:28:31 AM PDT by Enlightened1
A Saudi Arabian official has reportedly disclosed that the Sunni kingdom sent Syrian rebels a new batch of one of the most effective weapons for battling against the Assad regime this week.
BBC correspondent Frank Gardner tweeted that a Saudi official confirmed the delivery of 500 TOW antitank missiles to the Free Syrian Army (FSA).
The FSA is currently being squeezed from all directions by the Syrian military, Russian airstrikes, and competition from jihadist fighters, including ISIS.
The delivery of the TOW missiles which have also been provided by the CIA will increase the capabilities of the FSA against Syrian armor, and it would enable them to more effectively battle against Assad's recent military advances.
"Five hundred TOWs is not an inconsequential number," Jeffrey White, a defense fellow at The Washington Institute, told Business Insider.
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To: Enlightened1
They only trained 9 people with 500 million dollars! It makes you wonder where that $500M really went, doesn't it?
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posted on
10/11/2015 8:41:53 AM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
To: MarvinStinson
No, the obfuscators are those who purposely conflate ISIS with FSA. It’s been an Assad and Putin tactic. Probably too pellucid for you.
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posted on
10/11/2015 12:23:22 PM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
To: elhombrelibre
You are the last person on Earth that still believes in the Free Santa Clause Army.
43
posted on
10/11/2015 12:25:01 PM PDT
by
The Toll
To: elhombrelibre
Your FSA/ISIS is going down.
Say your prayers for them.
In you self-described “elegant” English.
To: MarvinStinson
Your Putin is going down, clown.
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posted on
10/11/2015 12:32:40 PM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
To: The Toll
Then, why is your Putin bombing them? Why won’t he bomb ISIS, fool?
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posted on
10/11/2015 12:34:27 PM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
To: elhombrelibre
elhombre doesn’t like it when reality is shoved in his face.
To: MarvinStinson
How would you know? You’ve only parroted KGB/Putin’s propaganda. So you’re just a flake.
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posted on
10/11/2015 12:37:38 PM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
To: elhombrelibre; MarvinStinson
N
o, the obfuscators are those who purposely conflate ISIS with FSA. There is no such thing as a Free Syrian Army...its a made up term to provide cover for US support of Islamic terrorists.
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posted on
10/11/2015 12:46:42 PM PDT
by
mac_truck
(aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
To: mac_truck
To: mac_truck
Right. So you’re fully anti-American and convinced that your government and the CIA is not working in the interest of the Russian people, dump/dumbtruck? How badly do you hate America and love Putin?
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posted on
10/11/2015 12:56:04 PM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
To: elhombrelibre
How would you know? Youve only parroted Obama/Jarrett/Soros’s propaganda.
So you’re just a mind-numbed leftwing robot.
To: mac_truck
No such thing, Putinista?
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/putin-assad-and-free-syria-army-joining-forces-against-terrorists
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posted on
10/11/2015 1:01:51 PM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
To: elhombrelibre
He is bombing ISIS. You are willfully ignoring it. Fool.
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posted on
10/11/2015 1:02:44 PM PDT
by
The Toll
To: MarvinStinson
So you’re just a paid or self-starting Putinista favoring the restoration of the Soviet/Russian empire, its war on Ukraine, the Putin-led alliance with Iran, Assad, and various terrorists.
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posted on
10/11/2015 1:05:14 PM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
To: The Toll
He’s bombing ISIS? Then, how do they advance on the areas Putin has bombed? Are you that thick?
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posted on
10/11/2015 1:06:28 PM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
To: elhombrelibre
Fine prove your point. Go hang out in Raqqa with your pals.
57
posted on
10/11/2015 3:58:45 PM PDT
by
The Toll
To: The Toll
You go hangout there. You’ll be safe from Putin.
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posted on
10/12/2015 5:41:51 AM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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