Obama waives ban on arming terrorists to allow aid to Syrian opposition

[cyclonescott]

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.

The president, citing his authority under the Arms Export Control Act, announced today that he would "waive the prohibitions in sections 40 and 40A of the AECA related to such a transaction."

http://washingtonexaminer.com/obama-waives-ban-on-arming-terrorists-to-allow-aid-to-syrian-opposition/article/2535885

[sc281]

What in the fuck?

Yea, let's arm the same people who kill us. Smart power my fucking ass....

[Chas_svo]

Born a Muslim, raised a Muslim...

[Vertnut]

Bush, BAD! Obama, GOOD!

I'd kiss Bill Clinton full on the lips if he was back in office. He looked like Ronald Reagan compared to this current sack of monkey shit.

[Captain Crawfish]

Born a Muslim, raised a Muslim...

Yep a Sunni runs our country! Hope and change

[line-em-up]

Face it, he hates America and would prefer to take sides with the our enemy. He should be charged with treason and hung from a tree on the WH lawn.

[jw33]

[mustang_revival]

I can't believe this is real. Wouldn't this essentially be an act of terrorism on the United States?

[black2002ls]

Makes perfect sense with the gun control BS confiscate our guns and ship them to rebel fighters. Saves money!

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[46Tbird]

Is this story on anything other than right-wing sites?

[AdamLX]

Is this story on anything other than right-wing sites?

The other version...

Obama OKs Chemical Weapons Aid to Syria

Sep 16, 2013 5:23pmWASHINGTON — President Obama has formally authorized American shipments to Syria of non-lethal equipment and supplies specifically aimed at countering the threat of Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons as the world waits for them to be neutralized.

In a signed order, Obama today waived prohibitions of such shipments by the Arms Export Control Act, determining that the assistance is “essential to the national security interests of the United States.”

The materials — including chemical weapons-related personal protective gear and medical supplies — will be sent to “vetted” members of the Syrian opposition, international aid groups inside Syria, and any other organizations working to “prevent the preparation, use, or proliferation of Syria’s chemical weapons,” an administration official said.

Among the groups expected to receive the aid is the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the group expected to lead any monitoring and enforcement effort under the deal to transfer stockpiles under international control.

An administration official said the authorization has been in the works since before the massive Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack. This aid is separate from the lethal and other assistance the U.S. has been shipping to Syria.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/09/obama-oks-chemical-weapons-aid-to-syria/

[Craizie]

The other version...

Obama OKs Chemical Weapons Aid to Syria

Sep 16, 2013 5:23pmWASHINGTON — President Obama has formally authorized American shipments to Syria of non-lethal equipment and supplies specifically aimed at countering the threat of Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons as the world waits for them to be neutralized.

In a signed order, Obama today waived prohibitions of such shipments by the Arms Export Control Act, determining that the assistance is “essential to the national security interests of the United States.”

The materials — including chemical weapons-related personal protective gear and medical supplies — will be sent to “vetted” members of the Syrian opposition, international aid groups inside Syria, and any other organizations working to “prevent the preparation, use, or proliferation of Syria’s chemical weapons,” an administration official said.

Among the groups expected to receive the aid is the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the group expected to lead any monitoring and enforcement effort under the deal to transfer stockpiles under international control.

An administration official said the authorization has been in the works since before the massive Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack. This aid is separate from the lethal and other assistance the U.S. has been shipping to Syria.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics...-aid-to-syria/

Funded by China. These idiots keep spending money they don't have.

[The King]

Obama has had the gall recently to quote Ronald Reagan's famous "Trust, but Verify" line, but has completely failed to learn from the U.S. backing of the mujahideen in Afghanistan during the Reagan era that such meddling in the internal affairs of Syria might just result in similar unintended consequences.

[aggie97]

So he is going to publicly do this instead of the CIA doing it off the books with plausible deniability? The minute our equipment is found in the hands of rebels, their opposition will attack us. Is he retarded or does he want to start a war so he xan suspend 2014 elections and beyond?

[dcs13]

They hung Oliver out to dry for his part in Iran contra... oBummer is the teflon bro...nothing sticking to his sorry ass