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hedgehog

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Tue Apr 30, 2013, 12:30 PM Apr 2013

"C.J. Chivers: On The Ground In Syria"

http://www.npr.org/2013/04/30/179855633/c-j-chivers-on-the-ground-in-syria

If Chivers is correct, and the CIA is funneling arms into Syria, (and I would tend to credit his information), does Obama know about it and/or did he approve it?

I'm not sure who approved our activities in Afghanistan when the Russians were there (Charlie Wilson's War), but I do know that a hell of a lot of people who never heard of Afghanistan back then are paying a terrible price now.
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"C.J. Chivers: On The Ground In Syria" (Original Post) hedgehog Apr 2013 OP
The CIA's role in arming the opposition has been widely reported for months. Of course Obama knows - leveymg Apr 2013 #1

leveymg

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1. The CIA's role in arming the opposition has been widely reported for months. Of course Obama knows -
Tue Apr 30, 2013, 12:58 PM
Apr 2013

he authorized it last Spring.


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