U.S. Politicians ARMING Terrorists While DISARMING Americans
Does This Make ANY Logical Sense?
http://www.ammoland.com/2013/09/arming-terrorists-and-disarming-americans/#axzz2eihkEWQo
"As the world remains focused on potential airstrikes, few are paying attention to the administration?s plan to arm the rebels. The New York Times has reported that during this White House meeting, Obama told lawmakers that a covert operation to train Syrian rebels is beginning to yield results. The first US-trained unit has moved across the Jordanian border into war-torn Syria. In a Google+ Hangout, Secretary of State John Kerry reported that US military aid to moderate elements within the opposition had been slow to arrive. However Kerry asserts that the small arms and ammunition have begun to flow into the country in a coordinated effort ?to get [the opposition] the assistance they need.?
The Obama administration?s plan to provide small arms to the Syrian Rebels was approved by Congress. Good luck finding the transcripts of these committee meetings though? they were classified. When asked about the Senate Intelligence Committee?s vote to arm the rebels, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the committee chair, responded ?IT'S CLASSIFIED.? (Which is a polite way of saying ?it?s none of your business?)
That?s right. Dianne Feinstein ? the author of the ?Assault Weapons? Ban ? doesn?t believe that the American People have a RIGHT to know who the GOVERNMENT IS SELLING ARMS TO. That oversight requirement apparently only should apply to American citizens. Now, the gun grabbers-turned-hawks have decided to arm ?vetted? elements of the Syrian opposition. Yet even the most ?moderate? elements of the opposition have shown fleeting moments of extremism. The irony is that while Sen. Feinstein fought so hard to disarm the American people and ban semi-automatic firearms, she is apparently more than willing to gift fully automatic weaponry to so called ?vetted? rebel groups who are fighting alongside al-Qaeda.
It is incredibly unsettling that twelve years after 9/11, the United States government is actively supporting and arming rebels fighting alongside Islamic extremists.
The United States has a long history of arming rebel movements around the globe, and an unfortunately equally long history of having these weapons later used against us. The most famous example of this ?blowback? is Operation Cyclone, in which the CIA provided weapons to the Afghan Mujahideen in the 1980?s to fight the Soviet Union. This operation was made famous by then-Rep. Charlie Wilson (D-TX) who teamed up with the CIA to deliver automatic and anti-aircraft weaponry to the Afghan freedom fighters (including a young Osama bin Laden). The hypocrisy is that while Rep. Wilson was arming America?s future enemies with automatic weapons, he also voted to take that right away from American citizens through the interestingly titled ?Firearm Owners? Protection Act of 1986 (FOPA)?.
The dichotomous hypocrisy of our "Elected" Leaders is Vomit inducing. Feinstein and Obama, for example, and age
"As the world remains focused on potential airstrikes, few are paying attention to the administration?s plan to arm the rebels. The New York Times has reported that during this White House meeting, Obama told lawmakers that a covert operation to train Syrian rebels is beginning to yield results. The first US-trained unit has moved across the Jordanian border into war-torn Syria. In a Google+ Hangout, Secretary of State John Kerry reported that US military aid to moderate elements within the opposition had been slow to arrive. However Kerry asserts that the small arms and ammunition have begun to flow into the country in a coordinated effort ?to get [the opposition] the assistance they need.?
The Obama administration?s plan to provide small arms to the Syrian Rebels was approved by Congress. Good luck finding the transcripts of these committee meetings though? they were classified. When asked about the Senate Intelligence Committee?s vote to arm the rebels, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the committee chair, responded ?IT'S CLASSIFIED.? (Which is a polite way of saying ?it?s none of your business?)
That?s right. Dianne Feinstein ? the author of the ?Assault Weapons? Ban ? doesn?t believe that the American People have a RIGHT to know who the GOVERNMENT IS SELLING ARMS TO. That oversight requirement apparently only should apply to American citizens. Now, the gun grabbers-turned-hawks have decided to arm ?vetted? elements of the Syrian opposition. Yet even the most ?moderate? elements of the opposition have shown fleeting moments of extremism. The irony is that while Sen. Feinstein fought so hard to disarm the American people and ban semi-automatic firearms, she is apparently more than willing to gift fully automatic weaponry to so called ?vetted? rebel groups who are fighting alongside al-Qaeda.
It is incredibly unsettling that twelve years after 9/11, the United States government is actively supporting and arming rebels fighting alongside Islamic extremists.
The United States has a long history of arming rebel movements around the globe, and an unfortunately equally long history of having these weapons later used against us. The most famous example of this ?blowback? is Operation Cyclone, in which the CIA provided weapons to the Afghan Mujahideen in the 1980?s to fight the Soviet Union. This operation was made famous by then-Rep. Charlie Wilson (D-TX) who teamed up with the CIA to deliver automatic and anti-aircraft weaponry to the Afghan freedom fighters (including a young Osama bin Laden). The hypocrisy is that while Rep. Wilson was arming America?s future enemies with automatic weapons, he also voted to take that right away from American citizens through the interestingly titled ?Firearm Owners? Protection Act of 1986 (FOPA)?.
The dichotomous hypocrisy of our "Elected" Leaders is Vomit inducing. Feinstein and Obama, for example, and age
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