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10. Because the administration needed an excuse to start the (public) arms shipments.

Sun Jun 16, 2013, 01:35 PM

Jun 2013

Let's not even talk about the planeloads of arms to the rebels via Turkey that the CIA has been involved with for the past year or so.

And really, really, really, let's not even ask what it was up to in Benghazi.

"Arms Airlift to Syrian Rebels Expands, With Aid From CIA" -- that's from March
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/world/middleeast/arms-airlift-to-syrian-rebels-expands-with-cia-aid.html?_r=0

"CIA Said to Aid in Steering Arms to Syrian Opposition" -- that's from last June
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/21/world/middleeast/cia-said-to-aid-in-steering-arms-to-syrian-rebels.html?pagewanted=all

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Neo-conned. n/t magellan Jun 2013 #1

Cause the peasants are restless nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #2

Maybe they pulled it out of their ass, like WMDs and Yellowcake. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #3

Squirrel! n/t cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #4

Because there is money to be made by neo-cons malaise Jun 2013 #5

And haven't the rebels been accused of using chemical agents too? Lasher Jun 2013 #6

Same reason they were eager to verity the WMD in Iraq. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #7