"" "The issue is whether or not we start turning aid into a
political tool for the West," said one humanitarian aid executive who met with
members of Congress in recent days to discuss the issue." "What McCain and the
others really want to do, the aid executives said, is to "stand up a Syrian
opposition through humanitarian aid." They noted that the coalition is already
receiving $50 million in State Department funds to turn itself into a
legitimate, credible government in waiting that's poised to take charge should
Assad's regime crumble.""