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‘US close to OK on arming Syrian rebels’
The Times of Israel ^ | June 10, 2013, 2:34 am | Bradley Klapper

Posted on 06/09/2013 5:45:40 PM PDT by haffast

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moved by the Assad regime’s rapid advance, the Obama administration could decide this week to approve lethal aid for the beleaguered Syrian rebels and will weigh the merits of a less likely move to send in U.S. airpower to enforce a no-fly zone over the civil war-wracked nation, officials said Sunday.

White House meetings are planned over the coming days, as Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government forces are apparently poised for an attack on the key city of Homs, which could cut off Syria’s armed opposition from the south of the country. As many as 5,000 Hezbollah fighters are now in Syria, officials believe, helping the regime press on with its campaign after capturing the town of Qusair near the Lebanese border last week.

Opposition leaders have warned Washington that their rebellion could face devastating and irreversible losses without greater support, and the warnings are prompting the United States to consider drastic action.

Secretary of State John Kerry postponed a planned trip Monday to Israel and three other Mideast countries to participate in White House discussions, said officials who weren’t authorized to speak publicly on the matter and demanded anonymity.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: assad; benghazi; eagerlion; hezbollah; iran; jordan; kerry; peaceandsecurity; russia; s300; tartus
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Barghouti: US not an honest broker, peace talks deadlocked
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH - 06/09/2013 21:50

"However Kerry, who was expected to arrive on Tuesday, has postponed his trip. The State Department never formally announced when he would be coming back to the region, nor did the Prime Minister’s Office officially announce that a meeting had been scheduled with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.

Both Israeli and US officials indicated the delay was due to scheduling problems stemming from Netanyahu’s twoday trip to Poland on Wednesday. No new date for a visit has been announced.

Last week, at an address to the American Jewish Committee in Washington, Kerry said that he has visited Israel “in March, April and May, and I will be back soon.”

One Israeli official dismissed some speculation that the postponement had to do with any problems in Kerry’s efforts to re-launch Israeli-Palestinian talks, saying that if there were a crisis, Kerry would definitely be coming to try and solve it."
http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Barghouti-US-not-an-honest-broker-peace-talks-deadlocked-315972

One of these things is not like the other.....

1 posted on 06/09/2013 5:45:40 PM PDT by haffast
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We’ve been arming them for a while, Biden said so in the VP debate!


2 posted on 06/09/2013 5:50:30 PM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (Medecine is the keystone in the arch of socialism - Vladimir Lenin)
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To: haffast

We should not get involved in this mess. but try telling that to dipstick.

he doesn’t want to see his Muslim brotherhood buddies defeated.


3 posted on 06/09/2013 5:52:24 PM PDT by Venturer
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Oh, great, more arms that AL QAEDA will use against us.


4 posted on 06/09/2013 5:54:29 PM PDT by struggle
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To: LucyT; thouworm; maggief; Myrddin; shibumi; Hardraade; Candor7; Absolutely Nobama; caww; ...
Could decide? What is this, a game for 'evolving' labotatory chimps? It CAN'T be for rational humans.

Evil ping.

5 posted on 06/09/2013 5:56:41 PM PDT by MestaMachine (My caps work. You gotta earn them.)
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To: haffast

This will come back to haunt us and sooner than later.

I am convinced and have been for a long time that this administration is on the side of the Muslims.


6 posted on 06/09/2013 5:56:50 PM PDT by Americanexpat
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7 posted on 06/09/2013 6:01:19 PM PDT by LyinLibs (If victims of islam were more "islamophobic," maybe they'd still be alive.)
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To: haffast

Lordy this administration is out to get us all killed


8 posted on 06/09/2013 6:01:42 PM PDT by Nifster
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Egypt: Osama Obama & Pals backed the greater of two evils (deliberately,without a doubt)

Libya: Osama Obama & Pals backed the greater of two evils (again,deliberately)

Syria: Going for the Trifecta?

9 posted on 06/09/2013 6:03:01 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Leno Was Right,They *Are* Undocumented Democrats!)
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Assad is a murderous barbarian.

The rebels are worse.

The Won always picks the option that is worse for this country, for Western Civilization, and for freedom itself.


10 posted on 06/09/2013 6:05:56 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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“I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.” — Barack Hussein Obama


11 posted on 06/09/2013 6:06:16 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it. Their minds have been stolen.)
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To: haffast

So when is it that we declare war on Syria...


12 posted on 06/09/2013 6:06:41 PM PDT by Truth29
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To: Nifster

“That’s the rumor” — Doc Holliday


13 posted on 06/09/2013 6:08:47 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: DuncanWaring

Our government’s facetious nature and stupidity are boundless.


14 posted on 06/09/2013 6:09:24 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: haffast

Give them all the latest hardware; it’ll level the playing field later, when our own guys have to go in and clean up Obama’s mess.


15 posted on 06/09/2013 6:10:27 PM PDT by Jack Hammer (American)
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To: laplata
“I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.” — Barack Hussein Obama 2008

I will stand with the Muslims regardless." — Barack Hussein Obama 2012

16 posted on 06/09/2013 6:13:05 PM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: haffast

This new UN woman, Samantha Power, has expressed hate for Israel before so I don’t believe we should expect anything else.

It was her that pushed for us to take action in Libya. She wants to impose her will on others and she’ll use our military to do so.


17 posted on 06/09/2013 6:20:22 PM PDT by boycott (CAL)
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To: haffast

I cannot WAIT for the next liberal brainstem to tell me that Reagan armed the Taliban.


18 posted on 06/09/2013 6:37:45 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: haffast

NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND IS OK WITH ARMING THEM, THEY ARE AL QUAIDA


19 posted on 06/09/2013 6:38:41 PM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: boycott
Obama advisor (Power) calls for the invasion of Israel
20 posted on 06/09/2013 6:53:26 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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