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发帖数: 29846 | 1 US Aid to Syrian Opposition Tops $1 Billion Mark
by Jordan Schachtel 2 Sep 2013
According to USAID (United States Agency For International Development), the
federal agency in charge of distributing the vast majority of foreign aid
monies to other countries, United States taxpayers have paid for over one
billion dollars in foreign aid packages to help support the “Syrian
Humanitarian Response."
Despite the threat of continued chemical attacks against the Syrian people
that has served as the focal point of rallying cries for advocates of US
military intervention (including the Obama administration), The Daily Beast
reported that gas masks were not among the items purchased with the American
billion-dollar aid package. While the President and his deputies (namely
Secretary of State John Kerry) continue to forcefully denounce what they now
claim to be incontrovertibly proven chemical weapons use by the Syrian
Government, the Executive Branch notably omitted to include funding for gas
masks in its omnibus aid package.
Instead, The Obama Administration armed the Syrian Opposition with advanced
weaponry.
The Al Nusra Front, a Syrian Opposition group that is believed to be one of
the primary recipients of US aid, swore allegiance to Al Qaeda in April.
According to a recent Pew Poll, the American public is vehemently opposed to
the US government meddling in the affairs of the ongoing civil war in Syria
. However, this measure of public opinion has not stopped the Obama
administration from providing active aid to the tune of well over 1 billion
dollars.
While it appears that the Obama administration has decided to “consult
congress” before leaping into an otherwise unsanctioned military operation,
it has not exercised similar discretion in its decision to unilaterally
disburse over one billion dollars of American taxpayers' money. |
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