Posted on 03/14/2016 12:44:22 PM PDT by DeathBeforeDishonor1
The Pentagon wants to reboot a failed program designed to train Syrian rebels in the fight against the Islamic State, even though this same $500 million dollar program had almost nothing to show for itself.
The goal was to train 5,000 fighters, but the first class of 54 melted and scattered after being attacked by the al-Nusra front, the al-Qaida affiliate in Syria. The second class of so-called moderate rebels handed over at least 25 percent of their U.S. military gear to al-Nusra.
Pentagon officials now say they’ve identified what elements of the program to tweak to make sure they don’t repeat the same mistakes, The Hill reports. That the program is restarting is not surprising, as the intent was only to implement a brief interlude or operational pause.
According to Gen. Lloyd Austin, a key feature of the switch will include a shorter training program and concentration on a much smaller and select number of fighters.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2016/03/14/obama-admin-wants-to-restart-failed-program-training-syrian-rebels/#ixzz42uNmRfP9
lol
there ARE no Syrian rebels!
Only ISIS you moron President!!!!!!
Yeah right ... where do you think he will get the $500 million for the UN climate payment?
So much for the cease fire. Obama is a world wide Islamist arsonist.
So, I guess all Obama’s buddies have run out of ammo ..???
“Obama Admin Wants To Restart Failed Program Training Syrian Rebels”
Oh for the love of God and all things holy Oblahblah please stop...its summertime, go golfing, leave the grown up stuff for after the election...stop touching $hit you are only F’n it up.
He’s got less than a year left and no one likes him - why in heck doesn’t obama just sit down and shaddup.
IIRC, Congress just totally canceled the program...like a couple days ago.
Kung Opie Obama knows that.
Now that Putin is downsizing the Russkies Opie wants to rearm ISIS.
Obama /McCain are so stupid they don’t know who the enemy is.
NO MORE . Leave Assad alone or the Russians will come back. Assad has never done anything to the UNITED STATES. When are we going to quit overthrowing governments to help AlQaeda/ISIS?
The US training officers shouldn't stand too close to the trainees, if they have any smarts.
It's OVER! The Muzzie Broz are not going to win.
It will be different this time! lol
I thinks it's more along the lines of Putin's Russian mercenaries depleting their ranks.
Congress has absolutely no restraint on this bastard?
He’ll quit when the entire Mid East is ruled by radical Islam.
Just an excuse for more wealth transfers from the US Treasury to Obama / Jarrett / Iranian enriched friends while they still have time.
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