Arm the Rebels?

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Once again the United States has contemplated arming rebels who are the opposition of a country's standing regime. This time, in Syria, the United States government decided against arming the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad's regime. There is strong opposition and support of President Barack Obama's decision not to provide lethal aid in the country. This decision is the complete opposite from Libya, where United States and NATO decided to provide lethal aid to bring down Muammar Gaddafi's regime. What most of the American public do not know, and the irony of both situations is that most of the rebels are Al-Queda affiliated.