Arming Syrian Rebels
Three members of the Senate Armed Services Committee ― Senators John McCain (AZ-R), Lindsay Graham (SC-R), and Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) ― recently released a statement calling for the provision of arms to support the Syrian opposition to President Bashar al-Assad. The senators recommended sending “weapons, tactical intelligence, communications equipment, financing, and medical supplies.” They also proposed unmanned flights to monitor human rights abuses and provide intelligence to the rebel forces. Armed Services Committee member Jim Webb (VA-D) has expressed the need for caution, saying: “We need to examine who they are before we start putting guns in. How much of…
