I was sceptical of Dave Smith’s assertions about Obama , who chose not to take Assad out when Assad violated Mr Obama’s red line, bombing his own people with chemical agents.
Also Dave Smith did not mention the Kerds once. So I looked it up and found that Dave Smiths assertion that Obama knowingly aided Al Kaida is false.
“One consequence of the program has been a flood of US weapons including assault rifles, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades into the Middle East’s black market. Critics of the program within the Obama administration viewed it as ineffective and expensive, and raised concerns about seizure of weaponry by Islamist groups and about Timber Sycamore-backed rebels fighting alongside the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Nusra Front and its allies.[9]”
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SubscribeI was sceptical of Dave Smith’s assertions about Obama , who chose not to take Assad out when Assad violated Mr Obama’s red line, bombing his own people with chemical agents.
Also Dave Smith did not mention the Kerds once. So I looked it up and found that Dave Smiths assertion that Obama knowingly aided Al Kaida is false.
“One consequence of the program has been a flood of US weapons including assault rifles, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades into the Middle East’s black market. Critics of the program within the Obama administration viewed it as ineffective and expensive, and raised concerns about seizure of weaponry by Islamist groups and about Timber Sycamore-backed rebels fighting alongside the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Nusra Front and its allies.[9]”
Have you looked up Timber Sycamore? It might enlighten you.
By the way, the Kurds may rhyme with ‘Nerds’ but they are not spelt the same.