Syria is not an ally of the USA. Does Turkey need munitions? Does Jordan need munitions? Syria is Russia's ally and it is Russia that sells munitions to that country. A bilateral build up in the country of Syria will only kill more people and escalate the resolve of ISIS.
No way.
The USA should not be contributing to INSTABILITY in the region for the sake of pride and profits.
There is no way to know who will finally end up with a half billion US in munitions in Syria. Right now Hezbollah is involved along with Assad and there is ISIL. I do not see a role for the USA at all in this civil war.
It is not only a civil war in Syria and Iraq, it is sectarian violence. The USA should never provide weapons to any outbreak of ethnic hatred. Never. The USA should never expect to accept genocide. Never.
WASHINGTON — President Obama (click here) requested $500 million from Congress on Thursday to train and equip what the White House is calling “appropriately vetted” members of the Syrian opposition, reflecting increased worry about the spillover of the Syrian conflict into Iraq.
The training program would be a significant step for a president who has consistently resisted providing military aid to the rebels in the conflict in Syria, and has warned of the dangers of American intervention. But military and State Department officials indicated that there were not yet any specific programs to arm and train the rebels that the money would fund, nor could administration officials specify which moderate Syrian opposition members they intended to train and support, or where they would be trained.
No way.
The USA should not be contributing to INSTABILITY in the region for the sake of pride and profits.
There is no way to know who will finally end up with a half billion US in munitions in Syria. Right now Hezbollah is involved along with Assad and there is ISIL. I do not see a role for the USA at all in this civil war.
It is not only a civil war in Syria and Iraq, it is sectarian violence. The USA should never provide weapons to any outbreak of ethnic hatred. Never. The USA should never expect to accept genocide. Never.
WASHINGTON — President Obama (click here) requested $500 million from Congress on Thursday to train and equip what the White House is calling “appropriately vetted” members of the Syrian opposition, reflecting increased worry about the spillover of the Syrian conflict into Iraq.
The training program would be a significant step for a president who has consistently resisted providing military aid to the rebels in the conflict in Syria, and has warned of the dangers of American intervention. But military and State Department officials indicated that there were not yet any specific programs to arm and train the rebels that the money would fund, nor could administration officials specify which moderate Syrian opposition members they intended to train and support, or where they would be trained.
