According to today's WAPO, Biden said this (which caused a firestorm, probably because it is true):
“Our allies in the region were our largest problem with Syria,” he said. “The Turks, who are great friends . . . the Saudis, the Emiratis, etc. What were they doing? They were so determined to take down [Syrian President Bashar al-Assad] and essentially have a proxy Sunni-Shia war. What did they do? They poured hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of weapons into anyone who would fight against Assad.
“Except that the people who were being supplied were [Jabhat] al-Nusra and al-Qaeda and the extremist elements of jihadis coming from other parts of the world,” he added, naming Syria’s al-Qaeda affiliate.
The Senate Committee wants the executive summary declassified now. Obama says he supports declassification. So, why the wait? Oh, right, everyone's afraid of the CIA.
Is there any evidence that Sunni extremists in Iraq are getting aid from Saudi Arabia or other moderate Sunni-leaning governments? Also, are some of the arms going to Syria from Iraq leaking back to the Sunni insurgent groups in Iraq?
According to today's WAPO, Biden said this (which caused a firestorm, probably because it is true):
“Our allies in the region were our largest problem with Syria,” he said. “The Turks, who are great friends . . . the Saudis, the Emiratis, etc. What were they doing? They were so determined to take down [Syrian President Bashar al-Assad] and essentially have a proxy Sunni-Shia war. What did they do? They poured hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of weapons into anyone who would fight against Assad.
“Except that the people who were being supplied were [Jabhat] al-Nusra and al-Qaeda and the extremist elements of jihadis coming from other parts of the world,” he added, naming Syria’s al-Qaeda affiliate.
How is ISIS getting such advanced weaponry?
The Senate Committee wants the executive summary declassified now. Obama says he supports declassification. So, why the wait? Oh, right, everyone's afraid of the CIA.
Is there any evidence that Sunni extremists in Iraq are getting aid from Saudi Arabia or other moderate Sunni-leaning governments? Also, are some of the arms going to Syria from Iraq leaking back to the Sunni insurgent groups in Iraq?