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Report: Obama planning to arm rebels with lethal weapons
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 01.05.13, 09:33
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1. Well, well, well
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (05.01.13)
So the Moslem-in-Chief is planning to arm Israel's enemies. It just might be time to teach Obama a lesson he will not soon forget. The time has come to destroy Syria. See, Mr. "President?" This is what happens when you cross us. Learn this little lesson well, or else set yourself up to learn another one. We don't mess in your turf; don't mess in ours. I can name at least three hundred native American tribes that would love to have their lands back. Is that a game you really wish to play? We'll win that one, honey. Sit down, put your thumb where you usually keep it and -- for heaven's sake -- shut up. Aren't you tired of embarrassing yourself continually, anyway?
2. Making it Official
Tony ,   USA   (05.01.13)
He's been arming them the whole time. He couldn't keep it a "secret" any longer. LOL!
3. Dempsey is as useless as wet paper &
DT ,   TA Israel   (05.01.13)
totally Yellow with it.
4. blame obama when an american passenger jet is downed
zionist forever   (05.01.13)
Yesterday somebody tried to shoot down a Russian passenger jet. The British who have been supporter of the idea of arming the rebels have decided its not such a a good idea. Al Quaida are some of the rebels and nobody knows anything about half the rebels. Millions have lost everything they own so when this war is over the only thing these people will have to sell make some money is the weapons after Assad dies or against civilians if there is a fight for power. Already many civilians consider the rebels to be just as bad as Assads soldiers. Time for us to prepare for Hezbollah and lAl Quaida in Afghanistan and possibly Hamas to be armed with anti aircraft and anti tank missiles So far Obama has been smart and resisted temptation to arm the rebels but now probably to avoid doing anything about the chemical weapons use he is now sending lethal weapons. Once Obama arms rebels so will everybody else some people will give weapons the US will not so Syria is going to be flooded with modern western made weapons. When an American or Israeli passenger jet is shot down in future Obama ail be directly responsible. He is just looking for an easy way out so he can avoid following through with his red line threat.
5. Whatever
John Krats ,   Washington DC   (05.01.13)
Obama is my age. He is a coward. Evidently, I was not. I have a license plate to prove it. If you believe in Obama over the people that protect your freedom, then you deserve to die a horrible death. The scum bag from Hawaii or Indonesia or Kenya or wherever has your number. You are on your own as far as President Obama is concerned. Do not be disabused.
6. Relacing Assad with Sunni Islamic radicals is NOT going to..
Dave ,   Israel   (05.01.13)
be better for Israel. It will however instigate a war between Sunnis (Saudi Arabia) and Shiites (Iran and Hizbollah).
7. Assad
James ,   Kansas City, USA   (05.01.13)
yeah up to now, Obama has only supplied the Al-Qaeda terrorists in Syria with medicine and schoolbooks. That's why he was hiding when the Libyan ambassador was slain, he didn't want the world to know the route for the schoolbooks was through Libya and Turkey. But now he is going to supply lethal weapons. Ordinarily he would supply non-lethal weapons, such as Pop-Tarts or Popsicle sticks, but now he is going for "lethal" weapons.
8. congratulations Iran Obama just handed you victory
zionist forever   (05.01.13)
Obamas unwillingness to act against Syria because he is worried about the fact that Syria is no Libya and his threats about crossing red lines was just a bluff will be proof to Iran no matter how many threats he makes Obama will never intervene militarily to stop them getting nukes. Iran has all kinds of weapons that Syria doesn't which might be a threat to the US warships and of course they have threatened to blockade the Straits of Hormuz. If Obama is afraid to take on Assad will he really take risks with Iran? In his eyes better to avoid wars by turning a blind eye to rogue states and terrorists getting and using WMDS than it is to go to waar to stop it. Obama & Bush are same as each other but in reverse. This latest policy is proof Obama cannot handle the responsibilities of the role of pesident of the United States and the world is going to be a much more unsafe place because of it.
9. Why such an alarmist titled article?
John Sellers ,   San jose, CA   (05.01.13)
The headline is pretty strong and perhaps reactionary compared to what is happening....It is just business as usual. What I mean is, there are times that actions have to be taken, and that is a matter of course. Check Obama's recent news conference to get a more balanced view of Obama's take on Syria. You have to understand that when a government goes around killing its own citizens in large numbers, and someone out there is using very nasty weapons that have been outlawed internationally, something has to be done about it. But the actions have to be deliberate and yet based on solid actual facts....Not like WMD in the Iroq war.
10. when will they ever learn?
ky   (05.01.13)
US policy in the middle east is a disaster. they have continually backed and armed the wrong side. Arming Bin Laden was one mistake in the long list The best thing they could do is not interfere. As regards Israel it may be better for them in the long run to have an enemy whose limitations they are aware of.
11. Czar Putin arms Assad and Oblabla wants to arm
A ,   Belgium   (05.01.13)
rebels. This does not look good for the rest of the world, especially since Czar Putin probably laughs at Oblabla behind his back.
12. all will be well until the weapons are aimed at
Big bad Jew ,   United States   (05.01.13)
either American's or Israel's or, both. obama seems to be handing the terrorists victory after victory on a silver platter whether by design inexperience or something more sinister and dark. Egypt, Libya, let me count the ways. The only stunning note is witnessing the results of the biblical slaughter of Muslim on Muslim that contradicts the slogan, "the peaceful religion." How many lives will be the cost of this terrible war ? It seems so futile to interfere, no matter who's in charge, the people are expendable.
13. Oh, please!
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (05.01.13)
Isn't it high time we teach that idiot Moslem-in-chief in the White House the reality of the issue? Has he run quite out of Islamic princes whose rings he can kiss and whose knees he can kneel before? Well -- I sure as hell didn't vote for him. I don't vote for frauds, phonies and pretenders. Still would LOVE to see his proof that he was born in the United States. The evidence against that is heavy and pretty certain. Why is this poseur in the White House, anyway? Besides, hasn't he run the United States into the ground? After all, how many United States presidents have presided over as many reductions in the United States bond rating and credit rating as has the current Moslem-in-Chief? Not only is Obama NOT an American, he does not have the interests of the United States at heart. The American people have been duped long enough.by an inept "president" who doesn't even meet the Constitutional standards. Haven't they? Send the poseur back to Kenya. It is, after all, the country of his birth. That makes him ineligible to be president. Read the United States Constitution.
14. Correct me if I'm wrong
Devorah   (05.01.13)
But didn't the rebels, or a faction of the rebels, promise Tel Aviv to the fictional "palestine" in exchange for their assistance?
15. Obama: Arming the Rebels is arming Al Qaeda!
Dee Bee ,   Israel   (05.01.13)
Also, arming the Rebels is giving them weapons that will eventually be turned on Israel and kill Israelis! It might be a bitter pill to swallow but the best thing to do is prop up the Assad Government. He will stop Al Qaeda and Radical Islamists from taking over in Syria as is happening in the Maghreb. Better the devil you know than the devil you don't. The USA, UK and the EU screwed up in Egypt BIG TIME by not backing its ally Mubarak. Now just look at the mess that Egypt is in!
16. Everyone's Dilemna
joe ,   Israel   (05.01.13)
Israel, Obama and the EU are faced with same dilemma-to arm the Syrian rebels or not.? If Heaven forbid, the rebels were to win, it is not clear if Israel is better off with a Syria ruled by their ilk or a Syria ruled by Assad. Unfortunately the civil war is not about democracy and there are no winners.
17. It should come as no surprise...
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (05.01.13)
Obama allowed Eric Holder to run guns to Mexican drug lords and shielded him from prosecution. Whats a few weapons to Muslim extremists among friends?
18. 17 ... 100 % correct
Jorge Stern ,   Mex   (05.01.13)
19. 13 Sarah
Jorge Stern ,   Mex   (05.01.13)
""Well -- I sure as hell didn't vote for him. I don't vote for frauds, phonies and pretenders"" Arent they all the same ? Only the names change !
20. 16 joe
Jorge Stern ,   Mex   (05.01.13)
I learned a long time ago. Best to play with the devil you know !
21. Obama has provided far more arms to Israel...
Robert ,   Australia   (05.01.13)
...than to all other countries combined. If Israel is so disgusted with Obama it should use those Obama supplied arms against Syria.
22. US Weapons
Get Real ,   UK   (05.01.13)
#14 I do recall the extremist Islamic rebel groups say they would turn against Israel once Assad was disposed of. #21 Then those US weapons supplied to Israel would come in useful. As they would if the Syrian regime were to be foolish enough to attack Israel.
23. How come nobody took custody of this thing called Sarah B
and she still loose?   (05.01.13)
24. 21 Robert
ky   (05.01.13)
The disgust with Obama has more to do with the fact that US policy has not only failed but in fact caused more instability in the region. The US was responsible for the rise of AL Quaida in the first place . If the Russians were left alone to crush the Afghan insurgents the world would have been a much more peaceful place.now.
25. To the Australian...
Student   (05.01.13)
U and logic are not close friends ah? Arm islamists with weapons so they can defeat assad. That really worked in egypt Afghanistan libya and other places right? Israel need to suffer cause arabs are idiots? No thx! U wanna help syria? Re-educate them to love life and not praise death.
26. To#21 Robert the Aussie
Gideon Reader   (05.01.13)
It's not the numbers mate. It's to whom they are supplied. To date everything suggests that the "rebels" are at the least affiliated with AQ and other extremists. That is not to say that assad should be the beneficiary of USA largess. The Obamabot should make it self aware and stay out of choosing sides. There is no good or correct answer in this case. Everyone is the "bad guy"/
27. By the time Obama's done, Israel will be surrounded ...
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, USA   (05.01.13)
... by Islamists of one stripe or another. Shiite fundamentalists in Lebanon. Muslim Brotherhood and Salafists in Egypt. Jihadists in Sinai. Syria becoming a hotbed of sectarian conflict, most likely to be dominated by Sunni jihadists. And Jordan increasingly threatened by the Muslim Brotherhood, which some of Obama's security advisors insist is "moderate" or "mostly secular". And while a move to *directly* arm the mostly Islamist "rebels" may be new, US "allies" Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have been arming these groups with the full knowledge of the US from the beginning.
28. To: No. 21
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (05.01.13)
No, the member countries of NATO have pride of place in the category which you address -- and of which you clearly know nothing. Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan come next. By the way -- weapons sales to Israel are exactly that -- SALES. Not the free gift that they are to NATO members and Arab and Moslem countries. There are also joint ventures with United States companies such as Raytheon, General Dynamics and Boeing. The United States may put up seed money (or grant tax rebates to the American participants) but nothing is free to Israel, the way gifts of weapons are to Arab and Moslem countries. I guess Obama just doesn't care that Pakistan harbored Osama bin Laden for ten years. I guess he just doesn't care that burning the flag of the United States of America is a cottage industry in most Arab and Moslem countries. Gee, what a surprise! By the way -- the Congress of the United States sets the budget. Including how much is earmarked for defense and armaments. When Congress says "jump," the only thing Obama can say is "how high?" You should learn a bit about how the United States government is structured before spewing your filth all over these threads. That way, you won't look nearly as foolish. (Well, that's not entirely true. You always come across as downright stupid.)
29. To: Jorge at No. 19
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (05.01.13)
Yes, but no one has ever attempted to perpetrate the kind of fraud that Obama has. He is INELIGIBLE to be president of the United States, because he was not born in the United States. That is a constitutionally-mandated requirement. And everyone is afraid to speak out because he is black, he is a Moslem, and everyone is afraid of being perceived as politically incorrect. Well, I'm not. I'm a much bigger fan of the United States Constitution than I am of Barack Hussein Obama. Besides, Obama has been a disaster for the United States and for United States interests. He actually makes Warren G. Harding look competent.
30. To: Sarah B at No. 29
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (05.01.13)
If only they would treat Obama like they treated Clarence Thomas.
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