John Kerry's plans for ensuring arms don't land in terrorists' hands in Syria isn't very reassuring.
Secretary of State John Kerry has a plan to stop Gulf state weapons from ending up in jihadist's hands in Syria:
Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that the Obama administration supported efforts by Middle Eastern nations to send arms to the opposition in Syria, and had had discussions with foreign officials to emphasize that those arms should go to moderate forces rather than to extremists.â??We had a discussion about the types of weapons that are being transferred and by whom,â? Mr. Kerry said after a meeting with the prime minister of Qatar, which has been involved in arming the Syrian opposition. â??We did discuss the question of the ability to try to guarantee that itâ??s going to the right people and to the moderate Syrian opposition coalition.â?
Mr. Kerryâ??s comments were the most direct public affirmation to date that the Obama administration was supporting efforts to arm the Syrian resistance, provided that the arms are sent by other nations and that care is taken to direct them to factions the United States supports. [Emphasis mine.]
It's been discussed and emphasized. Is anyone else reassured by that?
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