Saudi minister says Syrian rebels should get surface-to-air missiles

[MowCowWhoHow III]

Source: Reuters

Moderate Syrian rebels should be supplied with surface-to-air missiles to defend against air strikes, Germany weekly Der Spiegel quoted Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir as saying.

The rebels are under attack from both the Syrian air force and Russian strikes. Jubeir said providing them with the rockets would "enable the moderate opposition to neutralize the regime's helicopters and planes".

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-saudi-missiles-idUSKCN0VS28D

[iandhr]

1. Moderate Syrian Rebel Application Form

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/moderate-syrian-rebel-application-form

[Fuddnik]

2. Didn't we learn anything after we gave Afghan "moderates" stinger missles?

aka Al Queda.

[840high]

6. No - we didn't.

[PersonNumber503602]

7. I don't think the Saudis speak for the US government...

Wouldn't this be like saying the US is beheading people whenever the Saudis execute someone in their chop-chop square?

[Blue_Tires]

3. dumb...

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

4. As long as we only give them to "our" rebels, no problem

None of them would dream of aiming at a random passenger plane, right?

Right?

[roamer65]

5. Surest way for Russian strike on the KSA.

One Russian plane goes down and Ras Tanura will burn.


Very bad idea.