Posted on 06/22/2013 9:51:51 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
I’ll bet someone is working somethin up,....to appear in a bit.
You don’t train low level rebel grunts on how to use weapons beyond AK-47’s, unless there is a ready supply of those weapons beyond the AK-47’s. Apparently there has been a ready supply of those weapons since last fall.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3034074/posts
Exclusive: U.S. secretly providing training for Syrian rebels (Obama Contras)
LA Times ^ | Friday June 21, 2013
Posted on Friday, June 21, 2013 11:55:09 AM by Bigtigermike
WASHINGTON — CIA operatives and U.S. special operations troops have been secretly training Syrian rebels with anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons since late last year, months before President Obama approved plans to begin directly arming them, according to U.S. officials and rebel commanders.
The covert U.S. training at bases in Jordan and Turkey, along with Obama’s decision this month to supply arms and ammunition to the rebels, have raised hopes among the beleaguered opposition that Washington ultimately will provide heavier weapons as well. So far, the rebels say they lack the weapons they need to regain the offensive in Syria’s bitter civil war.
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