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==Obama regime==
==Obama regime==
===Syrian war===
===Syrian war===
[[File:The Khororsan Group Does Not Exist.PNG|right|300px|thumb|''The Khorosan Group Does Not Exist'', [[Andrew McCarthy]], National Review, September 27, 2014.<ref>https://archive.is/wip/0siKU</ref> The group was later blamed for the [[Kabul airport bombing]], August 26, 2021.]]
[[File:The Khororsan Group Does Not Exist.PNG|right|300px|thumb|''The Khorosan Group Does Not Exist'', Andrew McCarthy, National Review, September 27, 2014.<ref>https://archive.is/wip/0siKU</ref> The group was later blamed for the [[Kabul airport bombing]], August 26, 2021.]]
Preisent [[Barack Obama]] turned to the [[CIA]] to arm rebels with the intent to overthrow [[Bashar al-Assad]] in [[Syria]]. The CIA funneled massive quantities of [[military]] equipment, [[weapon]]s, and [[ammunition]] from the fallen [[Libyan war|Libyan regime]] to [[Turkey]], where they were used to arm a number of anti-Assad rebels operating under the umbrella of the so-called “[[Free Syrian Army]],” or FSA. In 2013, the CIA took direct control of the arm and equip program, sending teams to Turkey and [[Jordan]] to train the [[FSA]]. This effort, known as Operation Timber Sycamore, was later supplemented with a [[Department of Defense]] (DOJ) program to provide anti-[[tank]] weapons to the Syrian opposition, so-called "moderate rebels".
Preisent [[Barack Obama]] turned to the [[CIA]] to arm rebels with the intent to overthrow [[Bashar al-Assad]] in [[Syria]]. The CIA funneled massive quantities of [[military]] equipment, [[weapon]]s, and [[ammunition]] from the fallen [[Libyan war|Libyan regime]] to [[Turkey]], where they were used to arm a number of anti-Assad rebels operating under the umbrella of the so-called “[[Free Syrian Army]],” or FSA. In 2013, the CIA took direct control of the arm and equip program, sending teams to Turkey and [[Jordan]] to train the [[FSA]]. This effort, known as Operation Timber Sycamore, was later supplemented with a [[Department of Defense]] (DOJ) program to provide anti-[[tank]] weapons to the Syrian opposition, so-called "moderate rebels".
American efforts to create a viable armed opposition ultimately failed, with many of the weapons and equipment given to radical [[jihad]]ist groups aligned with [[al-Qaeda]] and, later, [[ISIS]]. The emergence of ISIS as a regional threat in 2014 led to the U.S. building ties with Syrian Kurds as an alternative for its anti-Assad objectives.
American efforts to create a viable armed opposition ultimately failed, with many of the weapons and equipment given to radical [[jihad]]ist groups aligned with [[al-Qaeda]] and, later, [[ISIS]]. The emergence of ISIS as a regional threat in 2014 led to the U.S. building ties with Syrian Kurds as an alternative for its anti-Assad objectives.
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===Dinesh D'Souza indictment===
===Dinesh D'Souza indictment===