Pentagon And Allies Considering Plans To Provide Military Aid To Syria's Rebels

Pentagon Weighing Up Military Options In Syria As Shelling Of Homs Continues For Sixth Consecutive Day -- Daily Mail

* U.S. State Department 'never takes any option off the table'
* Brutal crackdown on anti-government opposition continues with up to 110 people killed today alone
* UN Secretary General says failure to agree resolution 'disastrous'

Arming Syrian rebels to oust Bashar Assad's ruling regime has not been 'completely ruled out' by the Pentagon, the U.S. State Department has revealed.

But the Obama administration said that, while it 'never takes any option off the table', it was not currently looking at sending more arms into the country.

The weighing up of military options came as Syrian forces continued to shower the city of Homs with rockets and mortars as a brutal crackdown continued for a sixth consecutive day - with opposition groups claiming up to 110 people have been killed today alone.

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More News On The Pentagon Planning Military Options For Syria

US and allies 'considering plans' for military aid to Syrian rebels -- News.com.au
Report: US preparing military options in Syria -- The Hill
Rebels in Syria: We want weapons, not outside troops -- GMA News
Hague: No plans to arm Syria rebels -- Press Association
Pentagon: No imminent Syria attack -- Military Times
US not considering arming Syrian opposition -- Hindustan Times/AP
Lawmakers suggest US consider arming Syrian rebels, as graphic videos emerge -- FOX News
Arms, not diplomacy, will decide the fate of Syria -- Adrian Hamilton, The Independent
It’s Time To Arm The Syrian Opposition -- Daniel W. Drezner, The New Republic
The 'Arm the FSA' Bandwagon -- Marc Lynch, Foreign Policy
Why the U.S. should arm the Syrian opposition -- Jackson Diehl, Washington Post

My Comment: The Syrian rebels are already receiving assistance from the Gulf states, but Western/Pentagon military assistance will change the dynamics on the ground appreciably, and like Libya's civil war it will make the civil war in Syria even more bloodier. Con Coughlin's concerns about Western involvement are justified, and it is an opinion that I am in agreement with.