Obama Waives Ban on Aiding Terrorists to Arm Syrian Rebels
That doesn't sound like it'll end well
President Obama waived a provision of federal law designed to prevent the supply of arms to terrorist groups to clear the way for the U.S. to provide military assistance to "vetted" opposition groups fighting Syrian dictator Bashar Assad.
Some elements of the Syrian opposition are associated with radical Islamic terrorist groups, including al Qaeda, which was responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pa., in 2001. Assad's regime is backed by Iran and Hezbollah.
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Jesus tittyfucking Christ. The guy actually is a secret Muslim radical.
Sort of like saying that we are illegally diverting water into an area, but only for the plants for which we approve... and none of the water will go to plants that we consider to be weeds. The level of control would be about the same.