Assad and Obama bomb the same people

[dilloduck]

The Assad government Tuesday bombed ISIS fighters in Iraq, bolstering government security forces trying to repulse a two-week offensive that saw the militants capture key cities north of Baghdad and also gain footholds to the west and south of the capital.

Read more here: WASHINGTON: Obama seeks military aid for Syrian rebels | National Security & Defense | McClatchy DC

Strange bed fellows indeed.

 

[Kevin_Kennedy]

Allies in Syria, enemies in Iraq. U.S. foreign policy doesn't have to make sense, as long as everybody does what the U.S. says or else.

 

[Moonglow]

Been that way for many a year...

 

[dilloduck]

Been that way for many a year...

So why pour $500M into the cluster fuck. ????

Another major rebel group is the Nusra Front, an al Qaida affiliate that has battled ISIS fighters even as it tries to overthrow Assad. While the Islamists are well-armed and organized,

the U.S.-backed Free Syrian Army and other moderate groups have been unable to make major gains, in part because they lack unified military and political leaderships.

If approved, the $500 million could be used to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels in Jordan, building on a modest CIA-run program that already has helped small numbers of anti-Assad fighters in the Free Syrian Army.

Read more here: WASHINGTON: Obama seeks military aid for Syrian rebels | National Security & Defense | McClatchy DC