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Title: U.S. yanks support for Syrian opposition group...
Post by: CG6468 on November 01, 2012, 12:45:06 PM
ZAGREB, Croatia — The Obama administration on Wednesday renounced the proclaimed leaders of the Syrian political opposition and said any group seeking to oust President Bashar al-Assad must reject attempts by extremists to “hijack” a legitimate revolution.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the Syrian National Council, or SNC, should no longer be considered the “visible leader” of the opposition. That made official what has been the increasingly obvious sidelining of an opposition group led mostly by middle-age Syrian expatriates.

“This cannot be an opposition represented by people who have many good attributes but have in many instances not been inside Syria for 20, 30 or 40 years,” Clinton said during a five-nation Balkans tour. “There has to be a representation of those who are on the front lines fighting and dying today.”

The United States has no direct power to anoint the would-be new leaders of Syria, but U.S. backing will be essential for any hopefuls seeking outside financial, diplomatic or possible military assistance. The United States is supporting new opposition leaders who will attend a strategy session in Qatar next week, Clinton said.



Dems are either incredibly naive or extremely ignorant about islamic extremists. Or they could just be blinded by their hatred of Jews.

Dems just discovered things about terrorism?????   (http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/us-yanks-support-for-syrian-opposition-group-warns-of-extremist-takeover-of-syrian-uprising/2012/10/31/2c684ab6-2386-11e2-92f8-7f9c4daf276a_story.html)
Title: Re: U.S. yanks support for Syrian opposition group...
Post by: DefiantSix on November 01, 2012, 12:49:00 PM
Dems are either incredibly naive or extremely ignorant about islamic extremists. Or they could just be blinded by their hatred of Jews.

Dems just discovered things about terrorism?????   (http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/us-yanks-support-for-syrian-opposition-group-warns-of-extremist-takeover-of-syrian-uprising/2012/10/31/2c684ab6-2386-11e2-92f8-7f9c4daf276a_story.html)

Yes.
Title: Re: U.S. yanks support for Syrian opposition group...
Post by: thundley4 on November 01, 2012, 12:59:57 PM
But Obama will continue to support the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt which is where the bigger threat to Israel comes from.  Not counting Iran getting a nuke, of course.
Title: Re: U.S. yanks support for Syrian opposition group...
Post by: Mr Mannn on November 02, 2012, 06:29:32 AM
This is only until after the election. Then it's back to normal.
Title: Re: U.S. yanks support for Syrian opposition group...
Post by: Dori on November 02, 2012, 11:58:54 AM
Does anyone even know what this Administration's foreign policy is?
Title: Re: U.S. yanks support for Syrian opposition group...
Post by: DefiantSix on November 02, 2012, 12:08:20 PM
Does anyone even know what this Administration's foreign policy is?

Umm, Ambassadors are expendable and we apologize for all those nasty individual rights we enshrine (that y'all hate so much)?
Title: Re: U.S. yanks support for Syrian opposition group...
Post by: docstew on November 02, 2012, 01:35:12 PM
Umm, Ambassadors are expendable and we apologize for all those nasty individual rights we enshrine (that y'all hate so much)?

You forgot "Sorry, my bad".