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U.S.-Approved Weapons Transfer Ended Up With Libyan Jihadis - NYTimes.com
They raided the consulate in Benghazi and killed our Ambassador with weapons provided to them by the Obama Administration
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Apparently the same tactic has been deployed in Syria, where terrorists groups have been armed with US made surface to air missiles.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration secretly gave its blessing to arms shipments to Libyan rebels from Qatar last year, but American officials later grew alarmed as evidence grew that Qatar was turning some of the weapons over to Islamic militants, according to United States officials and foreign diplomats.
Now evidence has emerged linking the weapons provided by the Qataris during the uprising against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi to the attack that killed four Americans at the United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, in September.
They raided the consulate in Benghazi and killed our Ambassador with weapons provided to them by the Obama Administration
There's more
But in the months before, the Obama administration clearly was worried about the consequences of its hidden hand in helping arm Libyan militants, concerns that have not previously been reported. The weapons and money from Qatar strengthened militant groups in Libya, allowing them to become a destabilizing force since the fall of the Qaddafi government.
Apparently the same tactic has been deployed in Syria, where terrorists groups have been armed with US made surface to air missiles.