Senate Committee Votes to Authorize Arms for Syrian Rebels

[Comrade Grumpy]

1. Some dissenting voices on the committee

From the article in the OP:

Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) warned of the dangers of arming rebel forces whose intentions are unknown. "I think we have to ask the question, Who are we arming?" Sen. Udall asked fellow senators. "To tell you the truth, I don't think we know who we're arming. The truth is it changes every day."

Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, said lawmakers who supported the legislation were in effect supporting the provision of arms to rebel groups that are "the allies of al Qaeda," referring to the Islamist al-Nusra Front, a powerful rebel force in the insurgency against Mr. Assad. "It's an irony you cannot overcome," Mr. Paul said.