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Obama: ‘I’ve Been Skeptical From the Get-Go’ About Training the Syrian Opposition
Cybercast News Service ^ | October 12, 2015 | 8:04 AM EDT | Susan Jones

Posted on 10/12/2015 8:29:21 AM PDT by Olog-hai

President Obama now says he never believed in the $500-million program to train and equip the moderate Syrian opposition.

The administration last week halted the failed program, which ended up “training” fewer than 100 Syrians, all but four or five of whom deserted or died after the Americans tried to turn them into anti-ISIS fighters.

“Steve, this is why I’ve been skeptical from the get-go about the notion that we were going to effectively create this proxy army inside Syria,” Obama told CBS’ Steve Kroft during an interview for “60 Minutes.” …

(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 60minutes; assad; daesh; excuses; fsa; isil; isis; moderates; obama; obama60mininterview; obamainterview; obamaisis; obamalies; obamasyria; putin; redlines; rop; russiasyria; softball; stevekroft; syriarebels; syriawar
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1 posted on 10/12/2015 8:29:21 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Just when you think that this dirtbag cannot outdirtbag himself, he does.


2 posted on 10/12/2015 8:30:02 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (This space for rent.)
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To: Olog-hai

“it ain’t my fault, I read about it in the newspaper”


3 posted on 10/12/2015 8:30:26 AM PDT by headstamp 2
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To: Olog-hai

So....

He was against it but spoke strongly for it because...

Cue the mike

Barry, your on...


4 posted on 10/12/2015 8:30:44 AM PDT by 100American (Knowledge is knowing how, Wisdom is knowing when)
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To: Olog-hai

Worst Commander-in-Chief in the history of American presidents.


5 posted on 10/12/2015 8:31:28 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: 100American

He was against it but spent at least $500 million on it and as of yesterday was still delivering arms to them.


6 posted on 10/12/2015 8:31:45 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Olog-hai

BullShi-ite. Zero is SUCH a putz.


7 posted on 10/12/2015 8:31:58 AM PDT by tgusa (gun control: hitting your target.)
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To: Olog-hai

I don’t think so.

I think he was less skeptical about this program than the many billions in “shovel-ready” projects he laughed about after he’d squandered close to a trillion dollars on pet constituencies.


8 posted on 10/12/2015 8:32:05 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: rarestia

Following Kerry’s famous words, He was for it before he was against it...


9 posted on 10/12/2015 8:32:20 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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10 posted on 10/12/2015 8:33:25 AM PDT by red-dawg (NO Prisoners.)
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To: Olog-hai
Maybe the White House should take down this article:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/10/president-obama-we-will-degrade-and-ultimately-destroy-isil

11 posted on 10/12/2015 8:34:14 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Olog-hai
Meanwhile.....

US drop ammo for the enemy in Syria.

12 posted on 10/12/2015 8:34:19 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: DannyTN

Chump change, other peoples money...

He is such a loser I just cannot understand what anybody sees in him...


13 posted on 10/12/2015 8:34:31 AM PDT by 100American (Knowledge is knowing how, Wisdom is knowing when)
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To: Olog-hai

Barack, Any way we can get our $500 million back?

Obama is dense. The media must have lower standards for blacks. No other president could get away with such stupidity.


14 posted on 10/12/2015 8:34:44 AM PDT by boycott
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To: Olog-hai
The Teflon Dork


15 posted on 10/12/2015 8:34:59 AM PDT by Iron Munro (The wise have stores of choice food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has. Proverbs 21:20)
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To: Cementjungle

Depends on what the meaning of “we” is.


16 posted on 10/12/2015 8:35:03 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

More Obama “Hogwash”!!! This guy Obama is alive and well in his own fantasy land & bubble!!! He is now the king of “LAME DUCK” Presidents of the USA and the chief lie teller of all time!!! What a sad sack of a human being!!!

ALERT: Scuttle the CNN Democrat Party Debate, tomorrow nite...do not watch it and, help to destroy the Democrat Party, come the 20116 elections!!! “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”


17 posted on 10/12/2015 8:35:15 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX ( My only objective is to defeat and destroy Obama & his Democrat Party!!!)
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To: Olog-hai

THIS GUY I SWEAR!


18 posted on 10/12/2015 8:36:12 AM PDT by Read Write Repeat (Not one convinced me they want the job yet)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

It’s all part and parcel of soebarkah’s promise to, “Fundamentally transform the United States....”


19 posted on 10/12/2015 8:37:17 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: Olog-hai

What a F-tard. Total imbecile lying sack.


20 posted on 10/12/2015 8:40:01 AM PDT by Manic_Episode (GOP = The Whig Party)
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