After Overcoming Congressional Objections, The U.S. Is Ready To Arm Syria's Rebels

Exclusive: U.S. Congressional Hurdles Lifted On Arming Syrian Rebels -- Reuters

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama should be able to go ahead with a plan to arm the Syrian rebels after some congressional concerns were eased, the chairman of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Monday.

"We believe we are in a position that the administration can move forward," Representative Mike Rogers, a Republican, told Reuters.

Both Republicans and Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees had expressed worries about whether the administration's plan would succeed, delaying weapons deliveries to the Syrian opposition.

The White House announced in June that it would offer military aid to vetted groups of Syrian rebels after two years of balking at directly sending arms to the opposition in the civil war.

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My Comment: Unlike the U.S., because of extremism fears other countries are now developing 'cold feet' when it coems to arming the rebels.