US Considers Arming Syrian Rebels
Could make decision this week
Worries about weapons falling into the wrong hands
Giving these folks weapons looks increasingly sensible, doesn't it?
Being an ally of Assad could make the proposal a little awkward
Thanks to withdrawal of Austrian peacekeepers
Early Day Motion supported by all three major parties in Parliament
Contradicting what other Russian officials have said
One step closer to intervention
"Reasonable grounds" to believe they were used
Moscow has backed the Assad regime so far
Rebels currently demanding Assad step down
Says the delivery won't take place before 2014
Many Syrians would perhaps prefer protests to slaughter
Fighting between Syrian rebels and Hezbollah has also been reported in Lebanon
There is a vast chasm between "saying" and "doing" in the Obama administration.
Also says he doesn't want to be "Africa's Policeman"
Converted to Islam several years ago
Might be hard to organize given the current situation
Obama administration spokesman says the administration's priority is to have Assad removed from power
Don't intervene in the thing everybody else is intervening in!
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