From now whenever the anti-gun media proposes that "we do not need X gun" I will be sending them this way. Because here it is where they appear to advocating the overthrow of a sovereign government by arming rebels with guns.
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/07/25/12951032-myth-vs-truth-in-the-syrian-conflict?
Curious is it not? Advocate arming a people to free themselves out of one side of the mouth and disarming another at home?
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/07/25/12951032-myth-vs-truth-in-the-syrian-conflict?
Myth: The rebels are getting weapons and money from abroad and will soon finish off Bashar’s army on their own.
View from the ground: The rebels are fighting with almost nothing. I was with a rebel commander yesterday who has 48 men. Only 15 of his fighters have any weapons. He has almost no ammunition. He has one anti-aircraft gun, but not a single bullet for it.
What the rebels say they truly need are arms that can pierce Syrian armored vehicles. They need 12.7 anti-aircraft ammunition. They say they need 14.5 ‘doshka’ rounds. They need armor penetrating RPGS. They need 60mm and 120mm mortars. They need 7.62 rounds. These are what commanders ask for whenever I meet them. These are what every rebel wants.
Myth: The rebels want a NATO intervention
View from the ground: The rebels do not want American or European soldiers in Syria. Many rebels do not specifically even want a no-fly-zone, although I suspect many would welcome it. Mostly, they just want access to weapons.
The conflict in Syria seems to be in its final stages, but how long this stage will last depends largely on what happens in the coming days and weeks and the amount of support the rebels receive.
All indications are that Assad is going to fall. But how many more Syrians need to go with him?
Curious is it not? Advocate arming a people to free themselves out of one side of the mouth and disarming another at home?
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