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Topic: 114 countries back new
Syrian coalition |
114 countries back new
Syrian coalition
Associated Press, by Paul Schemm
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Posted By:LittleHoodedMonk, 12/12/2012 1:00:30 PM
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| Marrakech, Morocco - More than 100 countries on Wednesday recognized a new Syrian opposition coalition, further isolating the regime and opening the way for greater humanitarian assistance to the forces battling Bashar Assad. The opposition has been under intense international pressure to create a more organized and representative body to receive foreign aid, so it formed the Syrian National Coalition in Doha, Qatar, in November, and it was widely applauded at the conference in Morocco. "With every day that passes, the regime´s hold on power weakens.
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Comments:
Our State Department [White House] first include this al-Nusra Front as an al Qaeda terrorist organization, a leading "rebel" group in the overthrow. But, then we accept this "Syrian National Coalition," made mostly of terrorist groups [doing the fighting] and offer them $14 million in humanitarian aid.
Whatever happens, it won´t end well for Syria, or US. [Iran is a proxy for Syria who Israel is watching].
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Grambo, 12/12/2012 1:37:29 PM (No. 9061807)
Let’s state the obvious: Assad, a brutal dictator in possession of WMD’s, is in a fight to the death with al Queda battle hardened fighters funded and armed by Iran.
Who do good people throw their support to in this battle of the evil titans? Do they set up Red Cross (Crescent) stations?
Obama’s response is to send the State Department to Marrakech to make humanitarian noises for public consumption, a mission for which the State Department exists, while simultaneously transshipping American heavy weapons through Turkey and into al Queda hands in Syria, provoking Assad to lock and load his WMD’s, and bring Russia to full alert.
And all this while, Obama pushes the only world superpower into economic chaos and defense denouement, unable to intervene.
It’s not pretty.
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