Obama told Saudi king he is committed to Syrian rebels

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obama not ready to arm syrian rebelsUS President Barack Obama told Saudi Arabia’s king on Friday that he is committed to providing U.S. support to Syrian rebels who have been waiting for shipments of light arms that have been stalled in Washington.

In a phone call, Obama and King Abdullah also discussed events in Egypt a week after the Egyptian military ousted elected President Mohamed Mursi.

No U.S. arms have reached the Syrian rebels, who are struggling to hold back an offensive by the Syrian government. The American weapons have been caught in a Washington impasse as some members of the U.S. Congress fear the arms will end up in the hands of Islamist militants.

A White House statement said the two leaders discussed the civil war in Syria and expressed strong concerns about the impact of the conflict on the region.

“The president emphasized the United States’ continued commitment to provide support to the Syrian Opposition Coalition and the Supreme Military Council to strengthen the opposition,” the statement said.

On Egypt, Obama expressed concern about deadly violence that broke out after the military took over. He stressed his desire for an inclusive political process that will enable an early return to a democratically elected civilian government in Egypt, the White House said.

Yahoo/Reuters

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8 responses to “Obama told Saudi king he is committed to Syrian rebels”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Obama has not yet learned that he deals with a world of dunderheads from a country filled with the same types, but that he lives in a country that must go along with the dunderheads in it’s congress.
    Democracy certainly has it’s problems.

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Obama has not yet learned that he deals with a world of dunderheads from a country filled with the same types, but that he lives in a country that must go along with the dunderheads in it’s congress.
    Democracy certainly has it’s problems.

  3. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    Obama is buying time for Assad but Obama cant extend his term of presidency

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      This is true about the term of office of the servant of the people – and after that everyone will get the new name to dump on all the time … but I think the basic idea was to buy time for some people to come to their senses … and THAT obviously can’t happen until a few million are wiped out, or maybe not even then, until someone who makes sense in the Middle East becomes a ‘top dog’ for a while. The terms of reference about what is humanity differ greatly.

  4. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    Obama is buying time for Assad but Obama cant extend his term of presidency

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      This is true about the term of office of the servant of the people – and after that everyone will get the new name to dump on all the time … but I think the basic idea was to buy time for some people to come to their senses … and THAT obviously can’t happen until a few million are wiped out, or maybe not even then, until someone who makes sense in the Middle East becomes a ‘top dog’ for a while. The terms of reference about what is humanity differ greatly.

  5. Please less talk and carry on

  6. Please less talk and carry on

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