Montecresto
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What's your point there humbolt.
Not then.
YES, AND, Not only then long before then. "Regime change" in Syria has been a long term US foreign policy goal for Syria. As soon as the uprising began, the US exploited it as an extension of the Arab Spring, although it never was.
The U.S. money for Syrian opposition figures began flowing under President George W. Bush after he effectively froze political ties with Damascus in 2005. The financial backing has continued under President Obama, even as his administration sought to rebuild relations with Assad. In January, the White House posted an ambassador to Damascus for the first time in six years.
WikiLeaks: U.S. secretly backed Syria opposition - CBS News
Obama authorized covert support for Syrian rebels, sources say
Obama authorized covert support for Syrian rebels, sources say - CNN.com
Too late.
If you look at the timeline for Syria and the timeline for Libya, you will see that we had no initial interest arms-wise in supplying the Syrian uprising at the time it would've made the most difference. In fact, we were busy leading from behind in Libya at that very time.What's your point there humbolt.
No. From the beginning, you, are wrong and you're not reading the reports!
Covert US War Hands Syria to Al Qaeda
Covert US War Hands Syria to Al Qaeda - Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall - Open Salon
From a 2006 article!!!!
Report: U.S. secretly cultivating Syrian opposition to Assad
TIME: Classified document includes proposals for using upcoming Syrian elections to undermine Assad regime.
If you look at the timeline for Syria and the timeline for Libya, you will see that we had no initial interest arms-wise in supplying the Syrian uprising at the time it would've made the most difference. In fact, we were busy leading from behind in Libya at that very time.
Unfortunately none of that's true.
Note all the links I've posted above, taking the covert operations supporting opposition to Syria's president back to the Bush administration!!
Unfortunately it is true, but thankfully it didn't work. Don't know why you would be denying these reports, I mean I do know why, but you look very dishonest.
Completely false. That was fluff of no consequence. I'm talking about the necessary materiel to take down a dictator.
I deny them because they are false.
Sadly, the links reflect nothing real.
Deny whatever you wish to deny jack. In the mean time, Assad stands!!
Well why doesn't Obama just instruct the media to tell it his way? I mean, since they're just his propaganda arm and what not...
Note all the links I've posted above, taking the covert operations supporting opposition to Syria's president back to the Bush administration!!
That's when overt help arrived! We've been through this jack. I proved to you that covert help was there all along! It doesn't fit your meme so you have to reject the proof. And again, president Assad stands!!
Nothing meaningful before that.
Well in your opinion, but you didn't read the reports I posted or you would have seen how meaningful it was, but with Russian opposition, Assad stands.
That's when overt help arrived! We've been through this jack. I proved to you that covert help was there all along! It doesn't fit your meme so you have to reject the proof. And again, president Assad stands!!
One of the most popular ways a president can get arms to someone covertly or even when congress has forbid it is have another country give them arms. For example if we wanted to arm A, we talk to B and get them to give A some of their weapons, then we give B so much military aid so they can buy newer and more arms from us replacing the ones they gave A.
This little game has been going on for a long, long time. There are numerous other ways, but this one seems to get the most use. Was it used to arm the Syrian Rebels, I don’t know. Perhaps one of these days Wikileaks or Snowden may release something on it or not.
Note all the links I've posted above, taking the covert operations supporting opposition to Syria's president back to the Bush administration!!