“Are we concerned that Nusra has taken the lead” in much of the combat in northern Syria? asked the senior administration official. “Yes.”
“We know because of the realities of the battlefield, where the more moderate opposition feels compelled to coexist” with radical groups, that such things happen, the administration official said. “We’re not blind to the fact that it is to some extent inevitable” that U.S. weapons will end up in the hands of militants." (thanks Ahmad)
“We know because of the realities of the battlefield, where the more moderate opposition feels compelled to coexist” with radical groups, that such things happen, the administration official said. “We’re not blind to the fact that it is to some extent inevitable” that U.S. weapons will end up in the hands of militants." (thanks Ahmad)