President Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan today agreed that they will push for the provision of large amounts of aid to Syrian rebel factions currently fighting against the Assad regime.
The agreement won’t actually have them providing any aid right away, but instead will have them pressing for agreement on the policy at the “Friends of Syria” meeting on intervention, to be held in Turkey next weekend.
US deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes says that the agreement will only cover the provision of “non-lethal” aid, including medical supplies and communications equipment to help the rebels better coordinate their attacks. Rhodes says President Obama remains “uncertain” about the rebels and not comfortable with supplying them weapons.
The agreement comes just days after one of the larger fighting factions, the Free Syrian Army (FSA), expressed anger at the lack of weapons from the international community. The group has had to curtail its attacks considerably in recent weeks due to an ammunition shortage, and is still calling for both direct armament and an international invasion to support its conquest of the country.
There is no such thing as non-lethal aid. It will become a Trojan Horse for greater involvement in another nation's civil war. Maybe we should concern ourselves with problems within our nation first before interfering in the affairs of others.
“non-lethal” aid, including medical supplies and communications equipment to help the rebels better coordinate their attacks. Rhodes says President Obama remains “uncertain” about the rebels and not comfortable with supplying them weapons”.
Liar Liar your pants are on fire, So you are going to provide “communications equipments” so they can “coordinate” their attacks. In another word US simply give these thugs what they need to buy the weapon from one of those Saudis or Turkish arms dealer who buy his "discounted weapons" from Israel, US or Turkish weaponry market or if you will NATO countries like England or French or Swedish or Danish, Norwegian and those “Security companies” which have a contract with US State Department will deliver, or……. and is called “Humanitarian” by non but US State department headed by Hillary Clinton…….
Fraud ! Non-lethal night vision or communication devices enable to provide targeted killings of politicians and their families – for what the USA likes most – surrendering or changing to the side of the mighty.
I'd hate to hear their idea of "non-lethal"
I guess minding our own damn business is NEVER an option.
Would non-lethal aid also constitute satellite telemetry and radio gear? Hmmm? There are an infinite number of tortured verbal gymnastics this crooked administration can play with.
Don't you believe it. The best help they can give is to take their stinking nose out of other countries' business. No one is asking for your "help".