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U.S. Bolsters Ties to Fighters in Syria
Wall Street Journal ^
| June 13, 2012
| Jay Solomon and Nour Malas
Posted on 06/14/2012 9:45:09 AM PDT by C19fan
U.S. intelligence operatives and diplomats have stepped up their contacts with Syrian rebels in part to help organize their burgeoning military operations against President Bashar al-Assad's forces, according to senior U.S. officials.
As part of the efforts, the Central Intelligence Agency and State Departmentworking with Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar and other alliesare helping the opposition Free Syrian Army develop logistical routes for moving supplies into Syria and providing communications training.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: israel; russia; syria; waronterror
Here we go again.
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posted on
06/14/2012 9:45:14 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
we’re on the wrong side of this one.
It is good that dictators and despots be thrown down but if it is only to let the Muslim Brotherhood come to power it is wrong and we shall rue the day.
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posted on
06/14/2012 9:57:04 AM PDT
by
WorkerbeeCitizen
(liberalism is the assault on the natural human condition)
To: C19fan
Great. We’re going to throw away blood and treasure supporting the Moslem Botherhood. Again.
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posted on
06/14/2012 9:59:08 AM PDT
by
Little Ray
(FOR the best Conservative in the Primary; AGAINST Obama in the General.)
To: C19fan
And more Christians will die. Obama couldn’t care less.
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posted on
06/14/2012 10:00:11 AM PDT
by
beethovenfan
(If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
To: C19fan
The Russians are arming Assad.
We’re supporting the rebels.
To: WestwardHo
Assad is the moderate Muslim faction
Rebels are the Arab Spring gang of Muslim extremists who kill the Christian neutrals when opportunity strikes.
Russia supports Assad
This a__wipe administration supports the same bunch they have supported in Libya and Egypt... fine people who enact laws to make it necrophilia legal.
Aren’t we proud?
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posted on
06/14/2012 10:13:11 AM PDT
by
Sequoyah101
(You've been screwed by your government.)
To: Sequoyah101
The Russians are arming Assad.
Were supporting the rebels.
Syria is a black hole for anyone that goes in there to “help.”
What we have here is a surragate confrontation with Russia who is smacking its’ lips at the prospect.
No contest with the dimbulbs we have running things here.
To: C19fan
“Just a handful of technical advisors,” eh? Why does that sound familiar?
Thanks C19fan.
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posted on
06/15/2012 3:43:59 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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