The “carefully vetted moderate” Syrian rebels were supposed to be the beneficiaries of the new US air war in Syria. They aren’t seeing it that way.
Rebels factions have been complaining about the US attacking their “allies” in al-Qaeda, and today warned that the US strikes against ISIS aren’t really helping them in any way either.
Rebels say the US “offered very little ammunition support, no information, no air cover, and no collaboration in military plans and tactics,” and are once again pushing the US for more arms shipments.
The US has been arming and backing these factions for many months now, but they’ve had limited success because the groups are much smaller than their Islamist rivals, who usually do the heavy lifting in major ground combat. Still, the groups continue to gripe about the US not throwing enough weapons at them, and not further escalating the war on their behalf.
The US war also found considerable complaints from Syrian women activists, who warned the US attacks were counterproductive, killing civilians and radicalizing the population.
You "moderate" rebels don't get it do you? The meaning for you people to get busy was to create a buffer zone between Iraq, and Syria and USG/Saudis/Qatari/English have already established the idea by creating ISIS, if you are belind to see that you being played with, like a toy is because you are stupid enough to be used by USG/English/French and the Swedish when they promised you rose garden in Syria. stop your stupidity, the enemy of the syrian people is not the syrian government, the enemy of the syrian people are those who using you to be the enemy of the syrian people.
You ever get the feeling that the Keystone Kops are running the show? Putin has to be ROFLHAO.
I wonder…would Obama intentionally be acting this stupid just to scotch the deal for Shillary? If this continues, the Repugs could run Louie Gohmert…or Steve King…(but not Palin)… for president …and win.
Barry doesn't care about that anymore. He's all about securing his legacy which is a six figure sum per speech after 2016. The republicans have got zip, they have people who are way too imperial, McCain and co, or not imperial enough for DC's liking. (Paul)
Wait – I thought killing civilians and radicalizing the population was the actual goal… You know, the "mowing the lawn" strategy?
Elsewise how's GE & cohorts going to keep their profit margin growing?
you are supposed to keep giving them money
The moderate rebels and the President of Syria have one thing in common, they both represent 25% of the population. For the President is kept in power by the rich ruling class, the 25% most wealthy. Whereas, the moderate rebels represent the 25% educated middle-class and what this civil war is all about is who gets to enslave the uneducated lower half of society, the laboring-class.