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Obama seeks $500 million from Congress to help “moderate” Syrian rebels

Jun 26, 2014 4:37 pm By Robert Spencer

ObamafingerDoesn’t Obama know that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has bulldozed the part of the Syria/Iraq border that it controls? Doesn’t he know that there are no significant forces in Syria that want a secular state, but only various bands of pro-Sharia Islamic supremacists? Doesn’t it occur to him how incoherent it is to want to arm these people in Syria and fight against them in Iraq? For there is no significant difference between the “rebels” fighting Assad and the “extremists” fighting Maliki.

“Obama seeks $500 million from Congress to help moderate Syrian rebels,” Reuters, June 26, 2014:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, under pressure from some lawmakers for greater U.S. backing for Syria’s opposition, on Thursday asked the U.S. Congress approve $500 million to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels seeking to oust President Bashar al-Assad.

A White House statement said rebels would be vetted before being given assistance, in an effort to assuage concerns that some equipment provided to the Syrian opposition might ultimately fall into the hands of U.S. enemies.

Obama has been under strong pressure from some lawmakers, such as Republican Senator John McCain Of Arizona, to increase assistance to the rebels in Syria’s three-year-old civil war. Some lawmakers have accused Obama of being passive and indecisive for months, allowing Assad to repulse a threat to his government.

Obama’s request for $500 million followed through on a promise he made in late May in a foreign policy speech that he would “ramp up support for those in the Syrian opposition who offer the best alternative to terrorists and brutal dictators.”…

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  1. mariam rove says

    Jun 26, 2014 at 4:59 pm

    but only various bands of pro-Sharia Islamic supremacists…

    He knows it. But he gives a …less.m

  2. Jaladhi says

    Jun 26, 2014 at 5:02 pm

    Why is he wasting our hard earned money??? “Moderate Syrian Rebels” – nonsense – since when rebels became “moderate”. Either this guy is clueless or this by design to bring down a super power to the level of these morons!!

  3. Marit says

    Jun 26, 2014 at 5:45 pm

    B. Hussein Obama is a traitor. When shall Americans discover this fact ?

  4. bobm says

    Jun 26, 2014 at 6:05 pm

    Do you really think Russia will not STOP any further jihad wet dreams moving in their direction with Obamas help.

  5. nacazo says

    Jun 26, 2014 at 6:21 pm

    Maybe Obama is using ISIS to weaken Iran and extract concessions regarding their nuclear development?

    • HarveyMushman says

      Jun 27, 2014 at 2:16 am

      You are either a moron or a mole….

    • gravenimage says

      Jun 27, 2014 at 10:31 am

      Nacazo—with respect—I think the chances of this being the case are just about zero…

      Instead, this appears to be an unholy mix of well-meaning but tragically myopic tools like McCain intent on “fighting for freedom” and Obama’s outright enabling of Jihad.

  6. Kepha says

    Jun 26, 2014 at 6:41 pm

    Obama is an typical adolescent American progressive who believes that the “rebels” are always in the right. As for the true colors of the Syrian rebels, part of me thinks that the O and his crew believe that if they had any 外卵themselves they’d be doing to the Christians in America what ISIS is doing to the Christians in Syria and Iraq.

    • John C. Barile says

      Jun 26, 2014 at 7:13 pm

      His biases are so evident. Either way, he’s consistent–consistently destroying ancient Christian communities in Syria and in Iraq.

  7. Isabella says

    Jun 26, 2014 at 9:50 pm

    Hey Obama!
    Don’t you mind to impoverish the American people to fulfill your secret agenda? What are you doing for the Americans? You raise Americans’ eyebrows too often. Someone on YouTube collected all Obama’s statements that are so islamic that you realize that you ask yourself who is really Barack Hussein Obama!!!

  8. Jay Boo says

    Jun 27, 2014 at 12:18 am

    $500 million to train and equip ISIS to shoot down planes.

    Insane
    Insane
    Insane
    Insane

  9. sidney penny says

    Jun 27, 2014 at 12:41 am

    “A White House statement said rebels would be vetted before being given assistance, in an effort to assuage concerns that some equipment provided to the Syrian opposition might ultimately fall into the hands of U.S. enemies.”

    vetted,

    yes how and by whom and when

    • Jay Boo says

      Jun 27, 2014 at 1:01 am

      What could possibly go wrong with Obama and Kerry at the helm and the Muslim Brotherhood giving them their directions to plot a course.

  10. Kasey says

    Jun 27, 2014 at 2:51 am

    What it really boils down to is the Russia versus USA senario. What you support, we oppose. When will the USA wake up to the fact that a Syria ruled by Assad could eventually transform into a democracy given time. Under a Sunni rebel regime, it has no chance, intention or desire to do so….but to be only an Islamic totalitarian and sharia governed dictatorship?

    • Charli Main says

      Jun 27, 2014 at 3:39 am

      That will be the reestablishment of the Caliphate–every Muslim´s wet dream.
      The Caliph will then have the legitimate Koran given right to launch all out war on infidels worldwide.
      Islam´s prime directive—–until all the world is islam

    • gravenimage says

      Jun 27, 2014 at 10:44 am

      Kasey wrote:

      a Syria ruled by Assad could eventually transform into a democracy given time
      ………………………………

      With respect, Kasey, I believe this is *much* too rosy an evaluation. Like all Muslim states, Assad’s is both oppressive to his own people—especially non-Muslims—and threatening to its Jewish neighbors. It’s not poised to become a democracy.

      But it is nowhere near as toxic as the Jihad push to recreate the Shari’ah Caliphate that is opposing him.

      I think we can agree that these tin-pot dictators are preferable to out-and-out Jihadists without being overly optimistic about what they represent.

  11. Niwal says

    Jun 27, 2014 at 3:51 am

    Well he did support the rebels in Libya as well now he wants to support rebel fanatics in Syria who scream Allah Akbar while they behead innocent people, shame on him for supporting this, shame on You Osama sorry I mean Obama.

    • John C. Barile says

      Jun 28, 2014 at 6:26 pm

      Those fanatic Syrian and Iraqi rebels have gotten Mouamar Khadafi’s weapons stockpile transshiped to them from Libya via Turkey with the connivance of the Obama Administration.

    • John C. Barile says

      Jun 28, 2014 at 6:26 pm

      Those fanatic Syrian and Iraqi rebels have gotten Mouamar Khadafi’s weapons stockpile transshiped to them from Libya via Turkey with the connivance of the Obama Administration.

  12. DR. Gonzalo de Porras says

    Jun 27, 2014 at 4:14 am

    Insiisto una vez mas que el Presidente Obama, no es cristiano, ni nunca fué bautizado. Obama está haciendo lo que en el Islam se llama la “Taquilla”, (situación admitida por el Islam) que consiste en dismular ocultando su condición de musulmán, heciendose pasar por cristiano y de esta forma ayudar a que el Islam se implante en el mundo. Solo de esta forma se entendería su actuación desde el primer momento en que juró ( perjuró) su cargo de presidente de USA

    • mezcukor says

      Jun 27, 2014 at 9:50 am

      You are right. Obama is a Muslim. he has constantly proven that he is. he is also part of the Muslim brotherhood. he is a Muslim plant in the white house. He wants support for the jihadist in Syria and for ISIL. They are all the same and only want one thing :to establish the Muslim caliphate over the whole world. Obama could have had ISIL bombed but he did not do it because he wants them the survive. They will try for Jerusalem for sure. This is a horrible situation. Obama needs to be impeached.

  13. duh_swami says

    Jun 27, 2014 at 6:12 am

    He may be Rasulullah, but he is our Rasulullah. Rasool is a stealth jihadist, using the WH as a mosque/fort from which to launch various kinds of attacks to further the cause(s) of jihad/Islam. What America needs is a Rasulullah wrench.

  14. mortimer says

    Jun 27, 2014 at 6:37 am

    Obama is creating a new Frankenstein’s monster which the next American administration will have to kill.

    • duh_swami says

      Jun 27, 2014 at 8:10 am

      Hillary won’t kill any monsters. If anything she will feed them…After all, she is a graduate of the Huma school of applied da’wah. Hours and hours of da’wah by Huma…who could resist that?

  15. gravenimage says

    Jun 27, 2014 at 10:23 am

    Obama seeks $500 million from Congress to help “moderate” Syrian rebels

    A White House statement said rebels would be vetted before being given assistance, in an effort to assuage concerns that some equipment provided to the Syrian opposition might ultimately fall into the hands of U.S. enemies.
    ………………………

    Well, good luck with that.

    Of course, they will be gambling not just with our money but with Infidel lives.

  16. ApolloSpeaks says

    Jun 27, 2014 at 11:48 am

    OBAMA’S BALANCING ACT

    Obama’s solution to avoid alienating Saudi Arabia and Sunni Moslem states when he orders attacks on ISIS/ISIL forces in Iraq (Sunnis last best hope to restore the buffer zone against Iran lost with the fall of Saddam Hussein) is to support with funding, training and arms Sunni rebels in Syria. That IMO is what Obama is doing.

  17. Robert Wagner says

    Jun 27, 2014 at 5:27 pm

    The absolute stupidity of the Obama Administration is beyond belief. They do not understand that the United States can never be a friend to Jihadist Muslims.
    Jihadist will only be allies with us when it suits their temporary needs. When it doesn’t, they will take the arms and money we give them and use it against us and our interest.
    The first two tenets of Jihad Islam are:
    There is no Allah but Allah and Mohammed is his profit.
    The only good American is a dead American.

    • IslamDownpressesMankind says

      Jun 28, 2014 at 2:18 pm

      I think the assumption that the zero regime is stupidly supporting worldwide spread of islamic-fascism is in error. I think they know exactly what they are doing.

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