CIA warned arming Syrian “rebels” unlikely to succeed - World Socialist Web Site
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CIA warned arming Syrian “rebels” unlikely to succeed
By Bill Van Auken
17 October 2014
In a revealing report commissioned by the Obama administration, the US Central Intelligence Agency called into question Washington’s policy of arming Syrian “rebels,” pointing out that such operations in the past had seldom proven successful.
Under mounting political pressure from the factions of the ruling class and as part of a drive by US imperialism to launch another war in the Middle East, the White House and Congress nevertheless approved $500 million last month to fund and arm “moderate” rebels in Syria.