To: President Donald Trump
Tell President Obama: Don't Arm the Syrian Rebels
VoteVets Action Fund
Tell President Obama you oppose arming the Syrian rebels. There's no telling where these weapons will end up and we shouldn't arm the same terrorists who have killed United States troops and the Iraqi Army we risked our lives to raise.
Why is this important?
I helped to train the Iraqi Army during my second tour, and their concern is that many of the anti-Assad forces are the same terrorists they've fought before and who continue to target them.
Senator John McCain's relentless pursuit of more war crystalizes the case against our involvement better than anything else has so far.
During his recent trip to Syria he took a picture rebels who were members of a known terrorist group. His staff says he didn't know who they were, and no one doubts that.
But that's the point: if a U.S. Senator can unwittingly pose for pictures with terrorists in Syria, how can we guarantee the arms he supports sending won't end up in the same place he did -- with terrorists?
There are countless reasons to stay out of Syria, not the least of which is our poor tracking record attempting to shape the outcome of Middle Eastern politics.
The President has taken important steps to ending two misguided wars started during the Bush Administration. He shouldn't move us towards getting involved in a third conflict the majority of Americans oppose.
Senator John McCain's relentless pursuit of more war crystalizes the case against our involvement better than anything else has so far.
During his recent trip to Syria he took a picture rebels who were members of a known terrorist group. His staff says he didn't know who they were, and no one doubts that.
But that's the point: if a U.S. Senator can unwittingly pose for pictures with terrorists in Syria, how can we guarantee the arms he supports sending won't end up in the same place he did -- with terrorists?
There are countless reasons to stay out of Syria, not the least of which is our poor tracking record attempting to shape the outcome of Middle Eastern politics.
The President has taken important steps to ending two misguided wars started during the Bush Administration. He shouldn't move us towards getting involved in a third conflict the majority of Americans oppose.