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to send arms to the opposition. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration continues to express deep misgivi
nterpretation of Islam that has spawned dangerous Islamist movements worldwide. Of course, a Saudi-led insurgency would not be in the cards if the Obama administration were not so opposed to empowering the opposition. But the longer Obama waits and the deeper the humanitarian crisis worsens, the mo
to send arms to the opposition. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration continues to express deep
penly calls for Assad's death. Other Sunni Gulf states, principally Qatar, may be contributing weapons. On Monday, Feb. 27, Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani said, "We should do whatever necessary to help [the Syrian opposition], including giving them weapons to defend themselves." The positions of othe
s to send arms to the opposition. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration continues to express deep misgivi
interpretation of Islam that has spawned dangerous Islamist movements worldwide. Of course, a Saudi-led insurgency would not be in the cards if the Obama administration were not so opposed to empowering the opposition. But the longer Obama waits and the deeper the humanitarian crisis worsens, the mo
s to send arms to the opposition. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration continues to express deep
openly calls for Assad's death. Other Sunni Gulf states, principally Qatar, may be contributing weapons. On Monday, Feb. 27, Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani said "We should do whatever necessary to help [the Syrian opposition], including giving them weapons to defend themselves." The positions of other
orsi and his colleagues have largely gotten a pass. To be sure, EFTA00711984 Dennis Ross, the former Middle East hand for Bush (41), Clinton, and Obama, published a critical op-ed in the Washington Post and the Washington Institute for Near East Policy's Eric Trager did the same in the Wall Street
gn Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said in February that arming the Syrian rebels was an "excellent idea." He was supported by Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, who said, "We should do whatever necessary to help [the Syrian opposition], including giving them weapons to defend themselves." The intervention
Entities connected to both Barack Obama and Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani

Bill Clinton
PERSON
Hillary Clinton
PERSON
United States
LOCATION
Bashar al-Assad
PERSON
Tehran
LOCATION
Lebanon
LOCATION
Ehud Barak
PERSONKremlin
ORGANIZATION
Cairo
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Damascus
LOCATIONCourtney Wild
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Tunisia
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Cynthia Nixon
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European Parliament
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Richard Nixon
PERSONMediterranean
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Mahmoud Abbas
PERSON
Sudan
LOCATION
Fatah
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