This moderate Syrian opposition is made up of Islamic jihadists. Former Defense Intelligence Agency director Michael Flynn recently confirmed that the Obama Administration knowingly decided to support al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria, and directly enabled the rise of the Islamic State. The rebels are not by any stretch of the imagination “moderates”: they’re pro-Sharia Islamic jihad terrorists. Remember, the Obama Administration spent $500 million to find and train “moderates” in Syria, and could only come up with fifty trainees.
“US to Allocate Additional $100Mln to Support Syrian Opposition,” Sputnik, October 31, 2015:
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The United States will allocate additional $100 million to provide assistance to the so-called Syrian moderate opposition, thus amount of US support since 2012 will total $500 million, US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Saturday.
“This morning, I am pleased to announce that the United States will provide an additional $100 million in assistance in support of the Syrian opposition — bringing our total support for their efforts to $500 million,” a statement said.
Syria has been engulfed in a civil war since 2011, as Syrian government forces fight opposition factions and extremist groups, including Islamic State (ISIL) and the Nusra Front insurgent groups.
Since the beginning of the Syrian civil war, the United States and its allies have supported opposition factions they consider to be “moderate,” and have called for President Bashar Assad to resign….

el cid says
These Syrians are between a rock and a hard place, so to speak.
There is no middle ground to follow. All the Syrians I ever met were well-educated and modern people. They were doing pretty well. The country was developing.
Assad is a monster. ISIS is a monster. And, most grass routes militias are morphing into ISIS like entities. Why? Maybe because there is no new government institution to support a 21st century path. The only alternative to Assad is Fundamentalist Islam.
Chistianblood says
“…The only alternative to Assad is Fundamentalist Islam…” True but it is very obvious that America prefers to ally itself with fundamentalist genocidal jihadist islamists.
EYESOPEN says
NOT “America”. the Obamanation and the treasonous State Dept.!
Christianblood says
Don’t blame it all on Obama because America backed the Taliban, Al’qaida, Osama Bin-Laden, the Balkan islamic jihadists and the Cechnyan jihadists long before Obama came into the scene.
nicu says
And they tell us Russia is evil …
particolor says
O Bozo seems to have a Lot of Cash in His Pockets ??
Christianblood says
Americans have been in bed with barbaric Islamic jihadists for decades arming them and training them to fight Russia and secular Arab dictators. Americans backed the Taliban, Al-Qaida, Bin-Laden, the Chechnyan jihadists, the Balkan jihadists, the Libyan jihadists, MB jihadists in Egypt and now they are doing the same thing in the M.E. There is nothing new here.
Angemon says
The US and Russia spend decades fighting by proxy, from the Iran Crisis to the PKK conflict. There’s no special merit in focusing on the ME alone. Your jaundiced view won’t get you any traction around here.
Christianblood says
No. You are sugarcoating the fact which is that America is always in bed with islamic jihadists backing them, arming them and training them against Russia and also lately against secular Arab leaders. America backed islamic jihadists that overthrew Qaddafi, Gen. Mubarak, Balkan Jihadists and now Syrian jihadists and NONE of those wars was a proxy war against Russia. Stop living in lies and face the reality. Shame on you!
Angemon says
Exactly what did I say that’s a “lie”, CB? The US and the USSR spent decades fighting wars by proxy. The US supported one side and the USSR supported the other, and vice-versa – if for nothing else, just to make things harder for the other superpower of the time. Is it a lie that you overlook that in order to give a jaundiced view? Is your jaundiced US-bashing getting you any traction around here?
Stoogie says
Proxy wars are for cowards.
mortimer says
I agree with CB. The US has been doing the bidding of KSA. And so has Britain.
Christianblood says
True…And Saudi Arabia, Turkey, France and the Arab Gulf states were aligned with America in backing the islamic jihadists in the Balkans and Checnyan jihadists in Russia.
SoCalMike says
Heaven help us from the stupid bastards in control of American foreign policy.
They’re so desperate to find moderate partners it never even occurs to them how to discern jihadi from non-jihadi.
Jihadis and jihadi sympathizers are smart enough to say whatever John Kerry or John McCain wants to hear so they will arm and fund them.
zaHEER HUSAIN KHAN says
EXTREMISTS SHALL ALWAYS SUPPORT EXTREMISTS, LATE AYOTALLAH AQA E KHOMAINI HAD VERY RIGHTLY CALLED THE UNITED STATES THE SHAITAAN E BUZURG, THE GREATEST EVIL
ON EARTH .VERILY THEY ARE THE FOUNDATION AND THE NURTURER OF GLOBALTERRORISM. .
BY WHAT STANDARD THEY ARE AGAINST BASHAR AL ASSAD , IS HE NOT RUNNING THE COUNTRY FOR DECADES , IS HE NOT ENTITLED TO DEFEND HIS COUNTRY WHEN THE SAUDI WAHABIS CREATED A REBELLIAN AND THE ISIS, ISIL, OR NOW CALEED I.S. CREATED DEVASTATING DESTRUCTION IN A COUNTRY WHICH WAS MOST PEACEFUL AND WAS VERY EFFICIENT ON THE WAY PROGRESS AND DEVELOPEMENT..
SUNNIS, SHIAS , CHRISTIANS , YAZDIS & KURDS ALL WERE LIVING AMICABLY IN A COOPERATIVE
ATMOSPHERE TILL THE EVIL JEWISH TURNED ZIONIST WAHABI SAUDIS FOMENTED TROUBLE
NOW IT IS TIME FOR THEM TO GO . RUSSIA HAS EMERGED AS A NEW FUHERER.& SOON THEY ARE BOUND TO BE ERASED FROM EXISTANCE TO BE LEFT CONFINED ONLY TO THE PAGES OF HISTORY.INSHA ALLAH
Angemon says
I think you should start to listen to heavy metal – whatever comes from abusing drugs and head-banging can only be an improvement…
mortimer says
Khan wrote: “SUNNIS, SHIAS , CHRISTIANS , YAZDIS & KURDS ALL WERE LIVING AMICABLY IN A COOPERATIVE ATMOSPHERE”
That’s proof positive he’s a Baathist and delusional. The lid really blew off the pressure cooker. They made their own mess…the hatreds were always there.
Jeffsmith says
That is the absolute funniest reply I have ever read!! Thanks for making me LOL
Joseph says
zaHEER HUSAIN KHAN
Enjoy the limelight and your perception of power while you can. Freedom loving people will squash you like the cockroaches you are. There will be no place to hide. You will pray to your allah until your heads bleed from pounding it on the ground but you will not get an answer. The only sounds you will hear are righteous boots pounding the ground, getting ever closer, pounding out a rhythm of your demise.
Time is short, enjoy each and every second, do not sleep for that is time lost to you.
Lt. Greyman, NVA says
Sorry to bust your fantasies but I’m not sending my sons to fight “free more people for Democracy”. This has always been a foolish idea and we have paid the price with blood.
Send your own child while America drowns in Mexicans and “others”. While our money is devalued again and again. While our Businesses relocate overseas so they don’t have to hire you, while the media pisses on White men as losers, whimps and fools.
The 2040 Foundation (look it up) can’t wait for you to be replaced. For you to send your children to war to come back brain damaged, shell shocked, burned or blinded; for your women to mix you out while your children are taught to hate your God, your Culture and your History.
The real battle is here, at home, but you are to blind to see. I just read in Germany that some town of 105 people got 750 Islamic “immigrants” and the mayor was raped. Guess they will not be holding an “Octoberfest” this year.
Jack Holan says
Instead of bowing to the King of Saudi Arabia and apologizing4 the USA over the World; Obama MUST apologize to the American People, Military, Parents& family of every fallen soldier. How dare he become Allied to Al Queda and Al Nursa killers of our Men and Women in Iraq, Afghanistan on the USS Cole, our Embassies in Africa, WTC 1 and 9/11. Yet this heartless person sitting in the White House detached, doesn’t care who the devil is that will do his dirty work. What did he think would happen after Assad with Al Queda and Al Nursa running Syria. Obama has no place to be President. So we made two friends who are determined to kill us as much as ISIS, Al Queda and the Muslim Brotherhood.
762x51FMJ says
He’s one of ” THEM” ..
At the Iran talks Obama was quoted as saying
” The Americans may not go for this”
But I say this!
As an American, would you not say ” We ( America) will never approve this deal?
this is evidence that Obama does not consider or refer to himself as an American when conducting negotiations with Iran.
Christianblood says
Don’t blame it all on Obama because America backed the Taliban, Al’qaida, Osama Bin-Laden, Balkan islamic jihadists, the Chechnian jihadists long before Obama came into the scene. It is not Obama but something is really, really wrong with your crazy gov policies.
MTMLA says
Obama should go to trial for all the blood and betrayel in his hands.However , America voted this creep into office twice..A large segment of America is guilty for voting this obamination into office.
762x51FMJ says
Obama,Hillary, McCain simultaneously
Announced we were leaving Iraq
Refused to recognize Iran’s green revolution,
attempt to overthrow Assad for little reson
overthrew Mubarek
overthrew Qaddafi.
As predicted they formed ISIS, invaded Iraq
Libya, and turned Egypt into turmoil.
1.5 million casualties and millions of refugees
Are evidence of a deliberately caused action.
A vast area of the Middle east peaceful before Obama intervention
has been turned to the “Iron and Flame” of Islam Ideology,
Godwin says
Obviously, u never read history. It was ex president George w. Bush who invaded Iraq before Obama came to power.
Christianblood says
Indeed!
Davegreybeard says
“…TILL THE EVIL JEWISH TURNED ZIONIST WAHABI SAUDIS FOMENTED TROUBLE”
That’s jus what all the rest of us rednecks wuz thinkin, zaHEER!
But you should watch lockin them caps like that.
Mossad has a program that can beam out of your computer and eat your brain when you got the caps lock on.
That hasn’t already happened has it, zaHEER?
somehistory says
Like the moslims have their own special dictionary…peace is not real peace, truth is not true, …
those in government…in most all of them to some extent it seems…also have special dictionaries .
Moderate means anyone they choose to give support and money
And when it comes to money, they have zillions to give away to whomever they label moderate, and none when it comes to doing the right thing with money that is not really theirs to *be pleased to* give away.
satan is having his heyday and innocent people are paying a heavy price.
Godwin says
USA is spending money like water in all its proxy wars and this has stretched the strength of the US dollars to the limit. This invariably will lead to the collapse of the USD.
Beware !
silvergreycat says
see also… http://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2015/10/30/quit-lying-to-ourselves/
EYESOPEN says
And just where does this piece of excrement thinks he is going to get $100 million when we are already in debt to the tune of 19 trillion dollars????!! Oh, but now he has put U.S. ground forces back into Iraq and, just recently, into Syria – as “advisors”. Does this sound familiar to anyone?
It’s a shame that the U.S. military cannot “Just Say NO!” en masse. Can’t court martial all of them.
Jeremiah says
In economics this is called the multiplier effect. Or is it the accelerator. Some muslim could tell us. We send 100 million overseas and they give it the velocity of money as you watch at what speed it erects mosques in the united states and then the social welfare required is an additional 100 million dollars a year for every 1000 muslims that come in. Of course that figure is a little difficult to come by because there might be another 100,000 muslims related to the ones that come in. Then there is their breeding program through wifes, concubines and rapes. Economics is so confusing. Suffice to say that the 100 million dollars is bound to be 100 billion sucked out of our economy but perhaps some muslim could verify the exact calculations.
Matthieu Baudin says
Is this some sort of strategic regression to the old days when the US groomed Holy War warriors against Soviet forces and its allied regime in Afghanistan? Gee, wouldn’t it be convenient to airbrush that chapter out of our recent history?
Jay Boo says
ISIS has been regaining much lost momentum in Syria against Putin’s ally Assad recently ever since Obama has assisted the “moderate Syrian opposition”
Just a Coincidence ????