Obama Seeks $500 Million to Train, Equip 'Moderate' Syrian Rebels
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U.S. President Barack Obama called on Congress Thursday to approve $500 million to train and equip the "moderate Syrian opposition" battling the forces of strongman President Bashar Assad.
In its overseas contingency operations request to Congress, the White House proposed the funding for "vetted elements of the Syrian armed opposition to help defend the Syrian people, stabilize areas under opposition control, facilitate the provision of essential services, counter terrorist threats, and promote conditions for a negotiated settlement."
26 June 2014, 23:14
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Obama is rather smart. Now the FSA-Al Qaeda jihadist terrorists will continue fighting with their ISIL terrorist brethren over who gets to loot and rape women, further weakening and destroying each other.
27 June 2014, 00:09
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I remember Reagan in 1985 inviting the Taliban to the White House and funding them. How did that work for you USA?
27 June 2014, 02:09
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You remember no such a thing little boy, there was no Taliban when Reagan was president. Those pictures your mom showed you was of her boyfriends various Moujahdoun leaders meeting with Reagan, she's just history challenged as are many fly by night websites.
27 June 2014, 04:35
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Karim - Rapist no 1 is the regime. Rapist no 2 is ISIL. I urge people to read Human Rights Watch to learn about the monstrosity of the regime that Karim supports.
27 June 2014, 04:35
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Also the FSA is fighting both the regime and ISIL with little help from the US.
26 June 2014, 23:24
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To little and much too late. Which horse are we going to back in this race (there are so many)? In any case, many of the horses have already bolted from the barn. The only reason he is asking is that he does not want to do it. So he is asking Congress to play the bad guy.
27 June 2014, 07:00
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In 1985, Reagan invited Taliban to the White House and call them, "an inspiration to the Americans." And of course financed them. In 2014, Obama invited Syrian Rebels to the White House, presented by a terrorist called AlJarba, Obama called them, Moderate Sunni Extremists." And funded them
Anyone has any memory any more? Isn't time for some rational politician in DC?
Mr. Obama who you are funding belong to the same culture and people of Sep 11 2001 terrorists.
