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Obama Close to Authorizing Military Training of Syrian Rebels
Wall Street Journal ^
| May 27, 2014 9:49 a.m. ET
| Adam Entous
Posted on 05/27/2014 11:01:34 AM PDT by Hoodat
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama is close to authorizing a mission led by the U.S. military to train moderate Syrian rebels to fight the regime of Bashar al-Assad and al Qaeda-linked groups, a move that would expand Washington's role in the conflict, U.S. officials said.
A new military training program, if implemented, would supplement a small train-and-equip program led by the Central Intelligence Agency which Mr. Obama authorized...
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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; incompetent; obama; syria; treason
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To: Truth29
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posted on
05/27/2014 11:54:34 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: Hoodat
It’s already happening. We even gave them chemical weapons.
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posted on
05/27/2014 11:55:10 AM PDT
by
Lil Flower
(American by birth. Southern by the Grace of God! ROLL TIDE!!)
To: maxwellsmart_agent
Good way to cause the democrats to lose the next election! You're giving them too much credit for intelligence.
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posted on
05/27/2014 11:58:33 AM PDT
by
Veto!
(OpInions freely dispensed as advice)
To: ZULU
He is Satan’s Favored Son.
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posted on
05/27/2014 12:14:06 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
To: maxwellsmart_agent
good way to cause the dems to lose the next elections!No, it isn't. Most Republicans in DC are war mongers who support the war and domination agenda of the global elite.
Watch....even our constitutional conservative faves won't speak out for an end to arming rebels and the chaos which has been caused by the policies of the US.
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posted on
05/27/2014 12:18:51 PM PDT
by
grania
To: Lazamataz
He already got away with arming Boko Haram. Maybe he figures he can get away with this as well.
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posted on
05/27/2014 12:28:42 PM PDT
by
Hoodat
(Democrats - Opposing Equal Protection since 1828)
To: Hoodat
John McCain & Lindsey Graham approve.
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posted on
05/27/2014 12:43:43 PM PDT
by
mac_truck
( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
To: Hoodat
Shit, if I’m Barack Obama, I officially appoint the head of Al Qaeda as the new DHS chief. Why not? Who’s stopping me?
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posted on
05/27/2014 12:46:15 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
To: Lazamataz
Why not? Who’s stopping me?Mitch McConnell? BWWAAHAAAHAAAAAHA!
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posted on
05/27/2014 12:49:01 PM PDT
by
Hoodat
(Democrats - Opposing Equal Protection since 1828)
To: Lazamataz
"Shit, if I’m Barack Obama, I officially appoint the head of Al Qaeda as the new DHS chief. Why not? Who’s stopping me?"
Valerie Bowman Jarrett born in Iran, is a Senior Advisor to the President of the United States and Assistant to the President for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs in the Obama administration.
yup, did that to.
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posted on
05/27/2014 12:55:29 PM PDT
by
mgist
(.)
To: Hoodat
Does anyone think this will end well?
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posted on
05/27/2014 12:57:47 PM PDT
by
Robert357
(D.Rather "Hoist with his own petard!" www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223916/posts)
To: mgist
This is the person running the show.
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posted on
05/27/2014 1:01:31 PM PDT
by
mgist
(.)
To: Hoodat
He’s armed all the terrorist cartels.
Obama On The Red Line And On The Rat Line
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/13/2014 18:22 -0400
Seymour Hersh’s Blockbuster: Obama On The Red Line And On The Rat Line
Read Seymour Hersh’s devastating account of Obama’s Red Lines and Rat Lines and weep for the Republic. It is no more.
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posted on
05/27/2014 1:05:21 PM PDT
by
mgist
(.)
To: Hoodat
Who does Barry think that Putin is going to support?
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posted on
05/27/2014 1:20:09 PM PDT
by
golf lover
(goingf)
To: mgist
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posted on
05/27/2014 2:05:24 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
To: ZULU
Bar-Ack is not incompetent. He is not stupid. He is a evil fifth columnist, a racist, and a closet Muslim who hates CHristianity, America and everything decent You forgot closet homosexual.
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posted on
05/27/2014 3:54:16 PM PDT
by
Go Gordon
(Barack McGreevey Obama)
To: Hoodat
Just watched on frontline tonight an interview with moderate Syrian rebels talking about the training they’ve been receiving via the US. Guess frontline jumped the gun on their reporting, being that the White House is still “thinking” about it.
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posted on
05/27/2014 8:29:33 PM PDT
by
Lil Flower
(American by birth. Southern by the Grace of God! ROLL TIDE!!)
To: mgist
Isn’t this the same side McCain and Lindsey Graham were recommending we support?
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posted on
05/30/2014 9:35:50 PM PDT
by
The_Media_never_lie
(The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
To: Hoodat; blueyon; KitJ; T Minus Four; xzins; CMS; The Sailor; ab01; txradioguy; Jet Jaguar; ...
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posted on
05/30/2014 9:36:32 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(Resist in place.)
To: mgist; LucyT
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posted on
05/30/2014 9:37:57 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(Resist in place.)
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