US is arming the Tar Baby

It’s not like anyone didn’t see this coming; The Washington Times reports that arms from the US are finding their way into the hands of Iranian-backed forces aligned with Syria’s President Assad, you know, the guy we’re trying to remove there;

The Associated Press reported that analysts aren’t sure if the weapons that have reached the pro-Assad fighters were stolen, captured or purchased on the black market, or if they filtered in somehow from Syria, Turkey, Iraq or Libya.

But most are arms the militant fighters “shouldn’t really have their hands on,” said Phillip Smyth, an analyst for Jihadology.net, a website tied to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, AP reported. He added: Iranians like to demonstrate “they have weapons and systems that are very close to the Americans.”

Of course, the State Department claims that they’re doing their best to insure that the weapons are going to “right” folks over there, so you know, their intentions are better than the results almost guaranteeing that sooner or later, those weapons will be used against Americans at some point in the future.

History is rife with examples of why the State Department shouldn’t be allowed to arm people, but that doesn’t stop them from being involved in the process in this case, providing even more examples. Our window for involvement in Syria has closed.

Category: Terror War