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Syria Intervention plan 'more substantial than thought' ?

Steve

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I was listening to the radio earlier and a liberal democrat said Obama is seeking a resolution calling for Military intervention in Syria.. and said the resolution will leave all the military options on the table for Obama to deal with Syria.. :? :shock: :???:

then I saw this article.. and realized Obama may be using the gas attacks to get his way on arming jihadis..


US general says Syria action could be 'more substantial than thought'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10282697/US-general-says-Syria-action-could-be-more-substantial-than-thought.html

A former US army chief has claimed that Barack Obama is eyeing intervention in Syria that would go beyond a mere deterrent against chemical weapons to damage the military capacity of the Assad regime.

Gen. Keane said he understood Mr Obama was planning a more substantial intervention in Syria than had previously been thought, with increased support for the opposition forces, including training from US troops.

He said the plans could involve "much more substance than we were led to believe".

After speaking to Republican senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham, who attended the briefing with Mr Obama, Gen. Keane said: "What he won't do is topple the regime. There's a distinction here.

"What he has told the two senators is that he also intends to assist the opposition forces, so he is going to degrade Assad's military capacity and he is going to assist and upgrade the opposition forces with training assistance."

so if Obama gets open ended authorization from congress to militarily intervene, Obama could then ship weapons to the jihadis..

isn't that what he wanted to do all along?
 
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