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Rand Paul: It's 'a mistake to arm' militants in Syria

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Posted by Fred 2014-09-16 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11142 views ] Top
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#1 Paul pointed to reports of a non-aggression pact between the so-called moderate Syrian turbans and ISIL murderous Moslems over the weekend.

Paul is correct [insert Rantburg broken watch axiom here]. If one had any doubts about the arming of so-called 'moderates' the recent non-aggression pacts should have convinced even the least skeptical of the futility of such an effort.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-09-16 04:03|| 2014-09-16 04:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Damned it ya do / don't. Oh, what a wonderful world...

Posted by M. Murcek 2014-09-16 07:23|| 2014-09-16 07:23|| Front Page Top

#3 I recommend giving them ammo - or at least the fast-moving parts - but not the arms.

Posted by Glenmore 2014-09-16 07:57|| 2014-09-16 07:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Or, you know, you just finish arming and training a faction, and then someone suicide-bombs their entire command structure, leaving the rank-and-file to follow their bliss, mostly into the arms of ISIS along with all their weapons and training.

Posted by Mitch H. 2014-09-16 12:40|| 2014-09-16 12:40|| Front Page Top

#5 I would only arm the Kurds and Israeli's. Everyone else has a lot to prove before I trust them.

Being a victim today is insufficient as I've noticed today's victim often becomes tomorrow's oppressor.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-09-16 14:41|| 2014-09-16 14:41|| Front Page Top

#6 The Pentagon plans to train and arm 5,000 gunnies in Syria as part of the B.O. regime's long-term strategy to confront ISIL.

Similar comment as others: "Can we trust them?" The record is not good.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-09-16 17:53|| 2014-09-16 17:53|| Front Page Top

#7 Can we trust them? Same comment applies to the present administration with one difference; the answer is NO and the record is also not good.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-09-16 20:39|| 2014-09-16 20:39|| Front Page Top

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