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| Syria Opposition Welcomes Obama Plan to Ramp Up Support |
| 2014-05-29 |
[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 |
| #5 "Syria Opposition Welcomes Obama Plan to Ramp Up Support" Uh-oh - youse guyz are dead now . . . . |
| Posted by: Barbara 2014-05-29 19:51 |
| #4 My keyboard is skipping letters. Gotta get a new one. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2014-05-29 15:58 |
| #3 FOOLS, he's never followed his word before, You expect him to follow it now? I've got a bridge o sll you. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2014-05-29 15:56 |
| #2 Yes indeedie do, yep, Fast and Furious worked so well at fueling the drug wars in Central America that Champ thinks arming Al Qaeda and its demon spawn would do much for stability in the Middle East... |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2014-05-29 10:46 |
| #1 "If you like your rebellion, you can keep your rebellion." |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-05-29 02:33 |