American Special Operations Forces and Special Force Troops
have been training Syrian rebels in secret camps based in Jordan, according to
a FOX NEWS report. The training program,
first reported by the Associated Press, involves classes of about 50 to 60
secular Syrian fighters led by about 100 American trainers, a number that was
capped by the Jordanian government. In the meanwhile, Syrian rebels have asked
the U.S. to shoot down Syrian aircraft with Patriot missiles in order to
protect Syrian control over ground already won.
COMMENTS:
I was for our entry into Iraq under Bush 1 and severely
upset when we pulled out before finishing the job. I was for our entry into Afghanistan, but
sour on the restraints put in place by Washington; if you’re going to fight a
war, fight it to win, because war is hell.
I was for our second entry into Iraq under Bush 2, but will never
understand why we kept telling Hussein for months ahead of time that we were
coming; that gave him the opportunity to hide, sell or bury offending
arms. That all having been said, and
even given the horrible atrocities being perpetrated on the Syrian people by
Assad, I believe we should not get involved in Syria. It’s a Muslin problem, not ours. If we stick our noses into it, we’re likely
to set off a Russia-China backed Islamic holocaust against Israel and the U.S.,
the likes of which we cannot possibly imagine.
And, you never want to get involved in a war when your own leaders don’t
have the slightest idea of how to manage one.
TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. They awarded a federal government grant to Yale University
in the amount of $385,000 to study the particulars of duck penises? (Enrique ~ Rock Springs, WY)
A. Yes. Obviously,
our government quacks would rather investigate duck penises than to fund five
weeks of school kids visiting the White House.
Q. North Korea is really threatening the U.S. in the last
few days, saying they will target Hawaii, Guam and U.S. cities. Would Kim Jung Un really try to take us
on? (Sandra ~ Kellogg, ID)
A. Desperate people do desperate things. I don’t believe they have the technological
ability to deliver a nuke by missile to U.S. territory yet, but South Korea is
right under their noses and they have backed out of the cease fire agreement
from the Korean War. And, there is
always the possibility of sneaking across our border with the makings of a nuke
and doing the assembly work here. He is
craving for power and we are threatening his hold on North Korean people with
our sanctions.
Q. Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky died in
London under mysterious circumstances and there is talk Putin might have been
behind it. Why would he want to kill a
former Yeltsin pal who’s been living out of the country for several years? (Eric ~ Downey, CA)
A. JAPAN
TIMES has a good background article on it.
Putin is no nice guy. He was the
ruthless head of their intelligence and the KGB for years. Berezovsky was making a nuisance out of
himself legally.
TODAY’S QUOTE:
“Russia needs a strong state power and must have it. But I
am not calling for totalitarianism.” ~ Vladimir Putin
TODAY’S VIDEO:
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