Syrian Opposition Have Given Up On U.S. Weapons Promises

Free Syrian Army fighters hold their weapons in Raqqa province, east Syria (Reuters/Hamid Khatib)

Syrians Say They Have Given Up On U.S. Weapons Promises -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Members of the Syrian opposition said on Tuesday that they had given up hope that the United States would deliver promised military aid to rebels as war planes and artillery smashed the central city of Homs.

U.S. congressional committees are holding up the plan to send weapons because of fears that such deliveries will not be decisive and that arms might end up in the hands of Islamist militants, U.S. national security sources said.

Both Democrats and Republicans on the committees worry that weapons could reach factions like the Nusra Front, which is one of the most effective rebel groups but has also been labelled by the United States as a front for al Qaeda in Iraq.

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My Comment: It took them this long to come to this conclusion?