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==Foreign policy==

==Foreign policy==

Gabbard was one of 50 Democrats who signed a letter authored by California [[communist]] [[Barbara Lee]] calling on [[President Obama]] not to escalate the [[Syrian war]]<ref> chrome-extension://oemmndcbldboiebfnladdacbdfmadadm/http://lee.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Lee%20Letter%20to%20President%20Obama_Syria_Update.pdf</ref> after Obama provided covert assistance to the [[Islamic State]].<ref>*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170216061621/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/obama-secret-syria-order_n_1730712.html?tw_p=twt Obama Secret Syria Order Authorizes Support For Rebels], By Mark Hosenball, ''[[Reuters]]'', 08/01/2012; ''Reuters reported {{Quotebox|<small>under provisions of the presidential [[finding]], the United States was collaborating with a secret command center operated by Turkey and its allies.<br>Last week, Reuters reported that, along with [[Saudi Arabia]] and Qatar, Turkey had '''established a secret base near the [[Syria]]n border to help direct vital military and communications support to Assad’s opponents.

Gabbard was one of 50 Democrats who signed a letter authored by California [[communist]] [[Barbara Lee]] calling on [[President Obama]] not to escalate the [[Syrian war]]<ref> chrome-extension://oemmndcbldboiebfnladdacbdfmadadm/http://lee.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Lee%20Letter%20to%20President%20Obama_Syria_Update.pdf</ref> after Obama provided covert assistance to the [[Islamic State]].<ref>*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170216061621/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/obama-secret-syria-order_n_1730712.html?tw_p=twt Obama Secret Syria Order Authorizes Support For Rebels], By Mark Hosenball, ''[[Reuters]]'', 08/01/2012; ''Reuters'' reported {{Quotebox|<small>under provisions of the presidential [[finding]], the United States was collaborating with a secret command center operated by Turkey and its allies.<br>Last week, Reuters reported that, along with [[Saudi Arabia]] and Qatar, Turkey had '''established a secret base near the [[Syria]]n border to help direct vital military and communications support to Assad’s opponents.

This “nerve center” is in Adana, a city in southern [[Turkey]] about 60 miles (100 km) from the Syrian border, which is also home to Incirlik, a U.S. air base where U.S. military and intelligence agencies maintain a substantial presence.'''<br>Turkey’s moderate Islamist government has been demanding [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]]’s departure with growing vehemence. Turkish authorities are said by current and former U.S. government officials to be increasingly involved in providing Syrian rebels with training and possibly equipment.<br>European government sources said wealthy families in Saudi Arabia and [[Qatar]] were providing significant financing to the rebels. Senior officials of the Saudi and Qatari governments have publicly called for Assad’s departure.</small>}}<br>*See also: [[Obama_war_crimes#August_2012]].</ref>

This “nerve center” is in Adana, a city in southern [[Turkey]] about 60 miles (100 km) from the Syrian border, which is also home to Incirlik, a U.S. air base where U.S. military and intelligence agencies maintain a substantial presence.'''<br>Turkey’s moderate Islamist government has been demanding [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]]’s departure with growing vehemence. Turkish authorities are said by current and former U.S. government officials to be increasingly involved in providing Syrian rebels with training and possibly equipment.<br>European government sources said wealthy families in Saudi Arabia and [[Qatar]] were providing significant financing to the rebels. Senior officials of the Saudi and Qatari governments have publicly called for Assad’s departure.</small>}}<br>*See also: [[Obama_war_crimes#August_2012]].</ref>