If they were Coptic Christians...

...would the opposition get the same exception??

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Obama waives ban on arming terrorists to allow aid to Syrian opposition

By JOEL GEHRKE | SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 AT 7:16 PM

President Obama waived a provision of federal law designed to prevent the supply of arms to terrorist groups to clear the way for the U.S. to provide military assistance to "vetted" opposition groups fighting Syrian dictator Bashar Assad.

Some elements of the Syrian opposition are associated with radical Islamic terrorist groups, including al Qaeda, which was responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pa., in 2001. Assad's regime is backed by Iran and Hezbollah.

The president, citing his authority under the Arms Export Control Act, announced today that he would "waive the prohibitions in sections 40 and 40A of the AECA related to such a transaction."

Those two sections prohibit sending weaponry to countries described in section 40(d): "The prohibitions contained in this section apply with respect to a country if the Secretary of State determines that the government of that country has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism," Congress stated in the Arms Control Export Act.

"For purposes of this subsection, such acts shall include all activities that the Secretary determines willfully aid or abet the international proliferation of nuclear explosive devices to individuals or groups or willfully aid or abet an individual or groups in acquiring unsafeguarded special nuclear material," the law continues.

The law allows the president to waive those prohibitions if he "determines that the transaction is essential to the national security interests of the United States."

Under section 40(g) of the AECA, the Obama team must also provide Congress — at least 15 days before turning over the weapons — "the name of any country involved in the proposed transaction, the identity of any recipient of the items to be provided pursuant to the proposed transaction, and the anticipated use of those items," along with a list of the weaponry to be provided, when they will be delivered, and why the transfer is key to American security interests.

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., endorsed providing military assistance to the Syrian opposition during an appearance on CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday.

"Our intelligence agencies, I think, have a very good handle on who to support and who not to support," Corker said. "And there's going to be mistakes. We understand some people are going to get arms that should not be getting arms. But we still should be doing everything we can to support the free Syrian opposition."

http://washingtonexaminer.com/obama-...rticle/2535885

Obama, like the Dreams Of His Father (and Islamic radical brother), is happy to see western powers lose their influence in world politics. Obama doesn't think of America as a force for good.

"Our intelligence agencies, I think, have a very good handle on who to support and who not to support," Corker said. "And there's going to be mistakes. We understand some people are going to get arms that should not be getting arms. But we still should be doing everything we can to support the free Syrian opposition." Originally Posted by EXTXOILMAN

Funny thing is, "dead good guys" have very little to say about how "surviving bad guys" use their weapons. Ask Custer how the Sioux and Cheyenne used weapons captured from Crook at the Battle of the Rosebud.

"President Obama waived a provision of federal law designed to prevent the supply of arms to terrorist groups . . ."

That's all you really need to know about this man.

Bull shit as usual from Hanoi Jane

What happened to that Muslim that cut off the heads of two Coptic Christians in New Jersey?

Obama picks and chooses what gets enforced and what does not.
Yet, on Obamacare, he claims the law is the law.
Oh but he picks and choose WHO the law will apply to.
What a leader.

The poodle bites.........

COG; It is astonishing that Obama made this waiver...and that his waiver went largely unnoticed/uncriticized.

An impeachable offense IMO.

"President Obama waived a provision of federal law designed to prevent the supply of arms to terrorist groups . . ."

That's all you really need to know about this man. Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

ObaMacains heroes are equal opportunity jihads...

Rig Hand, you wouldn't know a Coptic Christian from a helicoptic.