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Finding Friends to Fight ISIS in Syria
The US set out to train and equip some 5000 so-called "moderate" rebels in Syria, but fewer than 60 have qualified. The US demands they pledge to fight only against ISIS, not against the regime of Bashar al-Assad — even though it’s what made them rebels in the first place. Critics say the Obama Administration is failing.
By Warren Olney • • 34m ListenThe US set out to train and equip some 5000 so-called "moderate" rebels in Syria, but fewer than 60 have qualified. The US demands they pledge to fight only against ISIS, not against the regime of Bashar al-Assad — even though it’s what made them rebels in the first place. Critics say the Obama Administration is failing. Some advocate renewed focus on getting rid of Assad. Others say there are no better options — and that Assad might be the best of the unacceptable alternatives.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Benjamin Gottlieb
Reporter, Fill-in Host
Charlotte Duren
Producer, To the Point/Which Way LA?
Christine Detz
Producer, 'To the Point'
Adam Entous
investigative reporter, New York Times
Jeffrey White
Washington Institute for New East Policy
Barry Posen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The full episode
2 of 3Finding Friends to Fight ISIS in Syria- 1:34Protests in Ferguson Escalate over the Weekend, Violence Erupts
- 8:23Finding Friends to Fight ISIS in SyriaYou’re reading this
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