Posted on 12/20/2017 8:35:46 PM PST by bitt
A new report in Politico claims that the terror group Hezbollah was operating a massive drug and weapons smuggling operation that the DEA was poised to take down.
DEA agents claimed that Obama administration officials intentionally prevented them from taking actions that would have dealt a major blow to Hezbollah.
DEA and other officials believe it is because the Obama administration was laying off Hezbollah to not anger Iran and secure the nuclear deal that was being negotiated.
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Burn Baby, BURN!
There was a lot about it on FR at the time.
He needs to spend the rest of his days in GITMO.
Yes. We should at least jettison them.
As for Politico, one article does not a new direction make.
And you’re on to them.
I saw a lot of comments about arms and Benghazi, but it was my understanding that these were just arms that overflowed in the region and were being moved around the area. I did not see any mention of ISIS.
I’m not being argumentative. I’m just seeking to have a source so I can back this up if I claim this to others.
The groups we were supplying were not yet formally ISIS. They affiliated with ISIS a little later but we knew it was headed that way. AQ affiliates were beneficiaries of our armaments magnanimity, too, and some of those groups turned out a bit later to be ISIS.
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