I wonder whether there is significance to the fact that the ambassador met with the Turkish ambassador just hours before he was killed. We now know that Turkey stopped a Russian passenger plane flying to Syria which was carrying Russian military equipment. Vice President Biden hinted during the debate that the administration has been helping the rebels. What has been the nature of that help and was our ambassador involved? Is the administration trying to cover up aid to Syria that has been given illegally without Congressional approval? To be honest, I’m not even sure which side of the Syrian conflict this administration is really on! I keep remembering the President’s statement to tell Putin he could be more flexible after the election.
Could be another Iran-Contra like situation. US trying to arrange for Libyan missiles to go to Syrian rebels, via Turkey. What’s confusing is which faction in Syria are the ‘moderates’ (defected Syrian military) and which are
jihadists (including lots of Libyan AQ affiliated fighters). And which side is Putin supporting? Add Hezbollah, the Kurdish PKK, etc. and you get an even bigger mess.