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Ben Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser, relayed this information in a press conference. And I believe Obama did as well, I'll try to find a link.
Did you actually read the articles available on the front page of their website? The headlines alone were enough to see where they were coming from.
I've read the articles, and while the titles seem provocative, I don't see the bias in the writing itself.
:shrug: Maybe I'm just biased to my own sources. If you could point it out, I'd be very much appreciative.
I've pointed out my interpretation of what I saw. You have no obligation whatsoever to agree with that interpretation.
I've pointed out my interpretation of what I saw. You have no obligation whatsoever to agree with that interpretation.
Reading your link, I found this:
While it has representatives from the various factions of the rebels, I do not have enough data to see how close it is with the Islamist elements.
"The level of coordination between these armed groups and the SMC varies group-to-group."
I'll need to read up some more before I can go on ChrisL.
Here is a chart from my link. Hope you can see it okay. If not, it is available in the article. It pretty much breaks down all the different groups involved. That is why it's so dangerous for us to become involved in these altercations. We really don't know who the "good" guys are.
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Do you believe that Obama's public support for the Syrian Rebels by arming them a diversionary foreign policy tactic?
To get an idea watch this short video: Escobar: Obama starts Syria war to deviate from Snowden scandal - YouTube
Do you think its a tactic or do you think its tactic used by the Obama admin?
Do you believe that Obama's public support for the Syrian Rebels by arming them a diversionary foreign policy tactic?
To get an idea watch this short video: Escobar: Obama starts Syria war to deviate from Snowden scandal - YouTube
Do you think its a tactic or do you think its tactic used by the Obama admin?
The US is arming only the Supreme Military Council, a collection of rebel forces that excludes Islamist elements.
Μολὼν λαβέ;1061932192 said:so those who hate america have no way of acquiring arms sent to rebel forces? :lamo
When Assad is toppled, Syria will become an Islamic theocracy.
Not necessarily. Most likely the FSA will fight the Jihadists.
And they will lose. :shrug:
Really? The FSA outnumbers the Syrian Islamic Front and the Al-Nusra front combined. Not to mention, if anyone is getting American weapons, it's the FSA. They stand a solid chance.
I genuinely hope that you are right.
As mean as he is, Assad provides stability.
Stability with Israel, Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon.
Why would we want to lose that stability?
When Assad is toppled, Syria will become an Islamic theocracy. Of that I am certain, although I'd love to be wrong. Once Assad is gone, the civil war will turn into a religious war between Sunni and Shiia. No matter which wins, it will be bad for Syria and bad for the world, and if the Shiia win... which it most likely will given the Shiia majority there, it will be worse, because they will have instant allies in Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan, among others.
This is just a gut feeling, because I do not have the educational depth about the region to give an informed and sourced opinion on the topic. I did, however, accurately predict the long-term outcome in both Afghanistan and Iraq ten years ago... so I kinda-sorta trust my gut on this stuff.
Do you believe that Obama's public support for the Syrian Rebels by arming them a diversionary foreign policy tactic?
To get an idea watch this short video: Escobar: Obama starts Syria war to deviate from Snowden scandal - YouTube
Do you think its a tactic or do you think its tactic used by the Obama admin?
As mean as he is, Assad provides stability.
Stability with Israel, Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon.
Why would we want to lose that stability?
What about his little "talks" with Ahmadinejad? He certainly isn't taking a hard line approach in a lot instances, and I don't think his foreign policies have proven to be successful at all. Besides, we can't fix those countries. It's only a matter of time before there is another problem. A lot of them are just lost causes IMO, and I also think that in a lot of cases, the citizens of those countries should be the ones to overthrow their dictators if that's what they want.
...... Let Syria sort itself out.
I was just thinking that we have supported or put more dictators in power than dictators we've taken out ...
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