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Syria Opposition Welcomes Obama Plan to Ramp Up Support
[An Nahar] Syria's opposition National Coalition welcomed a pledge from U.S. President Barack Obama...I am not a dictator! on Wednesday to ramp up support for rebels fighting the Damascus regime of Bashir al-Assad. "This additional support highlights the partnership between the United States and the Syrian people in ending the humanitarian disaster and putting Syria on the path to genuine democratic transition," the bloc's U.S. representative, Najib Ghadbian, said in a statement. The National Coalition, which described itself as the best alternative to the Assad regime, added in the statement that it "appreciates American support to the Syrian people in their struggle". In a keynote speech to the West Point military academy on Wednesday, Obama vowed to increase U.S. support for the rebels fighting Assad's regime and to help them confront their bully boy rivals. "I will work with Congress to ramp up support for those in the Syrian opposition who offer the best alternative to snuffies and a brutal dictator," said Obama. The announcement comes two weeks after the U.S. president met with the head of the National Coalition, Ahmad Jarba. Posted by: Fred 2014-05-29 |
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