obama waives ban on arming terrorists to allow aid to Syrian opposition

President Obama waived a provision of federal law designed to prevent the supply of arms to terrorist groups to clear the way for the U.S. to provide military assistance to "vetted" opposition groups fighting Syrian dictator Bashar Assad.

Some elements of the Syrian opposition are associated with radical Islamic terrorist groups, including al Qaeda, which was responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pa., in 2001. Assad's regime is backed by Iran and Hezbollah.

The president, citing his authority under the Arms Export Control Act, announced today that he would "waive the prohibitions in sections 40 and 40A of the AECA related to such a transaction."

Those two sections prohibit sending weaponry to countries described in section 40(d): "The prohibitions contained in this section apply with respect to a country if the Secretary of State determines that the government of that country has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism," Congress stated in the Arms Control Export Act.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/obama-waives-ban-on-arming-terrorists-to-allow-aid-to-syrian-opposition/article/2535885

Who's side is obama on?

That is a VERY good question!! I heard a guy on the radio while I was on my way to work this morning say that he can't believe Obama's ego. He said Obamam doesn't care about anybody but himself, there could be hundreds dead around him and it is all about him (Obama). He only thinks of himself. I agree.

I put the " (Obama)" there in case Matzoh is reading this because I know he won't understand who "him" is. I know the rest of you will. But he better learn to figure things out pretty soon…….

“You won’t get gun control by disarming law-abiding citizens. There’s only one way to get real gun control: disarm the thugs and the criminals; lock them up and if you don’t actually throw away the key, at least lose it for a long time. It’s a nasty truth, but those who seek to inflict harm are not fazed by gun controllers. I happen to know this from personal experience.”

— Ronald Reagan

fshnski wrote:Who's side is obama on?

"...I will stand with the Muslims..."

—B.Obama.