Posted on 10/09/2012 7:28:21 AM PDT by Perseverando
Members of Congress have pointed to the violence in Syria as an opportunity to launch a humanitarian effort, i.e. a military endeavor, to aid the anti-Assad forces. However, increasing evidence indicates that the “rebels” are indiscriminate terrorists who seek to overthrow the Syrian government at the expense of civilian lives. In fact, the most recent indications of the rebels' terrorist activity were the four suicide bombings in Aleppo last week that killed approximately 40 civilians and wounded many more, prompting the United Nations Security Council to condemn the perpetrators.
A Syrian government official has blamed the “terrorist” rebels for the coordinated effort. The Daily Mail explains that the square targeted by the suicide bombings is in a government-controlled district in western Aleppo. According to the Mail, “Rebels have resorted to bomb attacks in areas still controlled by President Assad.”
Jebhat al-Nusra, a group linked to al-Qaeda, has taken credit for the bombings.
Gert Rosenthal, the current UN Security Council president, read a council statement Friday that expressed "deep sympathy and sincere condolences to the families of the victims of these heinous acts and to the people of Syria."
The council also called on nations combating terrorism to comply with international law, "in particular international human rights, refugee and humanitarian law."
The bombings in Aleppo are just several of the many examples of violence against civilians conducted by the anti-Assad forces. For instance, the rebels were also responsible for the massacre of over 90 people in Houla earlier this year. Immediately following that event, the United States, France, Great Britain, and Germany blamed al-Assad for the killings and expelled Syria’s ambassadors from their countries in protest. Later reports, however, pointed to evidence that the massacre was in fact carried out by anti-al-Assad rebel forces.
At the time, the United States unquestioningly
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NO....much worse
The jihadis are clearly worse.
I think they are.
There are few or no good guys in the Arab world.
Agree with all 4 posts (so far.) What gives with Romney talking about arming the anti-Assad rebels?
Considering they are expelling of killing Christian minority in Syria...the answer is YES!
Considering they are expelling of killing Christian minority in Syria...the answer is YES!
At least under Assad, Christians have a chance to live in peace. Under the Jihadis, they’re doomed, just like Christians in Egypt.
How does who’s in charge in Syria meet the America’s Vital Interests test?
Or Iraq, in the Iran/Iraq war, or even in today's Afghanistan, where they're murdering our troops as we train and supply them... Or any number of misadventures where we arm erstwhile "allies" who simply can't wait to stab us in the back with those very same weapons. Just once, can't we simply allow both sides who hate us anyway to go on merrily slaughtering each other while we watch safely from the sidelines?
Mark
Maybe he found the three good guys in Syria.
The Syrian “rebels” are even WORSE than Assad!!!!
The “rebels” are Al Qaeda and the muslim Brotherhood in Syria. Their goal is to take power and link up with the regime in Egypt and the rest of the emerging Caliphate.
They will also commit genocide and ethnic cleansing against Christians, Alawites, and other minorities. That especially includes our Antiochian Orthodox Brothers and Sisters—from the SAME Antiochian Orthodox Church that may be down the street from you, and takes in lots of American converts!!!! The slaughter has already started in “rebel”-held territory!
If the rebels take power in Syria, Israel (together with Lebanon) will be surrounded by the territories of the Caliphate. You all know what the next step will be.
The rebels in Syria are the same as the rebels in Lybya are the same as the rebels in Egypt. They are al-Qaeda. Of course they are worse than Assad.
you nailed it.
I completely agree!!!!!!!!!!
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