U.S. Considers Direct Aid To Syrian Rebels -- Washington Post
The Obama administration is moving toward a major policy shift on Syria that could provide the rebels with equipment such as body armor, armored vehicles and possible military training and could send humanitarian assistance directly to Syria’s opposition political coalition, according to U.S. and European officials.
The administration has not provided direct aid to either the military or political side of the opposition throughout the two-year old Syrian conflict, and U.S. officials remain opposed to providing weapons to the rebels.
Elements of the proposed policy, which officials cautioned have not yet been finalized, are being discussed by Secretary of State John F. Kerry in meetings this week and next with allies in Europe and the Middle East as part of a coordinated effort to end the bloody stalemate that has claimed 70,000 lives.
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My Comment: If this report is accurate, it is a major U.S. policy shift. And even though U.S. officials have reiterated that no weapons will be supplied .... I suspect that the Syrian government and their allies will not see it that way.
Update: The Syrian War Has Metastasized. Is Obama in It? -- Michael Leeden, PJ Media
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