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发帖数: 29846 | 1 by Kaylin Bugos
President Obama might be in denial about the reality of the situation in
Syria, but Congress isn’t partaking in his delusion.
The House and Senate intelligence committees voted to place strong
restrictions on aid for Syrian rebels, effectively ending Obama’s hopes of
sending arms.
The Hill:
Lawmakers made their decision last month for fear that the
administration plan would let weapons fall into the hands of terrorist
groups, such as the many linked to al Qaeda.
The exact nature of the restrictions is unknown because the committees
voted privately on the basis of classified information. What is known is
that the restrictions are sufficient to prevent the administration from
delivering arms as planned, according to a source familiar with the actions.
In June, the Obama administration announced it would arm the rebels because
it had evidence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons
against them. The White House claimed this would not be problematic because
it would only arm pro-democracy freedom fighters, and would somehow keep the
weapons out of the hands of the Islamists and al-Qaeda members also
fighting against Assad.
That claim was naive at best, but easily could have had deadly consequences.
The Assad regime can’t be considered the “good guys” in this situation,
but neither can the militants fighting against it, since so many terrorists
have infiltrated the rebel movement. The idea that we could separate the
democrats from the Islamists never made sense, and Congress was smart to
recognize that. | h**********e
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: by Kaylin Bugos
: President Obama might be in denial about the reality of the situation in
: Syria, but Congress isn’t partaking in his delusion.
: The House and Senate intelligence committees voted to place strong
: restrictions on aid for Syrian rebels, effectively ending Obama’s hopes of
: sending arms.
: The Hill:
: Lawmakers made their decision last month for fear that the
: administration plan would let weapons fall into the hands of terrorist
: groups, such as the many linked to al Qaeda.
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