Obama’s Push for Syria Strike Revives Calls to Arm Rebels
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Obama administration officials are hinting they’re prepared to accelerate efforts to arm rebel forces in the effort to oust President Bashar al-Assad while also insisting that a U.S. missile attack on Syria would be intended solely to punish his regime’s use of chemical weapons.
“It also fits into a broader strategy that can bring about over time the kind of strengthening of the opposition, and the diplomatic, economic and political pressure required -- so that ultimately we have a transition that can bring peace and stability, not only to Syria but to the region,” President Barack Obama told congressional leaders yesterday at a White House meeting.