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Obama aurthorized covert arming program in 2013


Posted: Jun 27, 2016

combat Islamic State fighters, rather than the Syrian military. That program was shut down after it managed to train only a handful of Syrian rebels. Weapons shipped into Jordan by the Central Intelligence Agency and Saudi Arabia intended for Syrian rebels have been systematically stolen by Jordanian intelligence operatives and sold to arms merchants on the black market, according to American and Jordanian officials. Some of the stolen weapons were used in a shooting in November that killed two Americans and three others at a police training facility in Amman, F.B.I. officials believe after months of investigating the attack. The Jordanian officers who were part of the scheme reaped a windfall from the weapons sales. The training program, which in 2013 began directly arming the rebels under the code name Timber Sycamore, is run by the C.I.A. and several Arab intelligence services and aimed at building up forces opposing President Bashar al-Assad of Syria. The United States and Saudi Arabia are the biggest contributors, with the Saudis contributing both weapons and large sums of money, and with C.I.A. paramilitary operatives taking the lead in training the rebels to use Kalashnikovs, mortars, antitank guided missiles and other weapons. American officials say that the C.I.A. has trained thousands of rebels in the past three years. The program is separate from one that the Pentagon set up to train rebels to combat Islamic State fighters, rather than the Syrian military. That program was shut down after it managed to train only a handful of Syrian rebels. NY Times ;

This is why Benghazi happened. Syrian rebels have been - killing Christians using weapons

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that Obama gave them. Does anyone care? Apparently not.

Next time somewhat brings up Iran-Contra, tell them about this. Fast and Furious 2

We need to stop interfering in the business of other nations. sm - VTMT

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The MIC is responsible for our current direction.

Yes, the MIC is responsible and his policies would be - continued by HC.

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#NeverHillary

"He", nor any other president, has any control over the MIC. - nm

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What's your definition of MIC? - Curious
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Military industrial complex. Lots of info...sm - VTMT
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at the link below. It boils down to war for profit.

I am answering my own post with regard to my definition of MIC. - sm

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It is _____-in-chief. Fill in the blank with whatever you like, i.e., moron, Muslim, etc.

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