Who, How And Where? -- The Economist
It will be tricky getting American arms to selected Syrian rebels.
ONE reason American officials give for Barack Obama’s reluctant decision to arm Syria’s rebels is that it will bolster and unify the ranks of the more moderate fighters among those battling President Bashar Assad. The administration says it plans to funnel arms through Selim Idriss, a defected general who heads the political opposition’s Supreme Military Council. Yet choosing who gets what and trying to meld the fractious bunch into a coherent body to receive the weaponry will be difficult. For one thing, 27 months into the war, the rebels have so many supply lines that few outsiders know precisely who is at the receiving end (see map).
The main conduit runs from Turkey into northern Syria, where the rebels control swathes of land, including all the main border crossings. Large shipments of arms come mainly from Qatar, which flies in weapons from Libya, an ally that was plentifully supplied by the Qataris during the uprising two years ago against Muammar Qaddafi. Turkish intelligence agents accompany the weapons into liberated parts of Syria, to be handed over to chosen groups, such as Liwa al-Tawheed, a large one active around Aleppo. The arms are distributed down the chain.
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My Comment: It will be next to impossible for U.S. officials to monitor who will get these weapons .... in fact .... they will have to make the assumption that it will be the radicals (who are doing most of the fighting) who will be the beneficiaries of this aid.
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With those weapons they can start beheadings!!! Don't forget to include a kitchen knife!
With those weapons they can start beheadings!!! Don't forget to include a kitchen knife!
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