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Originally Posted by Matt 26z
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Seriously?
If you read the entire article you discover it's based in part on a NY Times article:
U.S.-Approved Weapons Transfer Ended Up With Libyan Jihadis - The New York Times
Which states:
WASHINGTON ? The Obama administration secretly gave its blessing to arms shipments to Libyan rebels from Qatar last year, but American officials later grew alarmed as evidence grew that Qatar was turning some of the weapons over to Islamic militants, according to United States officials and foreign diplomats.
No evidence has emerged linking the weapons provided by the Qataris during the uprising against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi to the attack that killed four Americans at the United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, in September.
So basically the US government was assisting Libyan rebels getting weapons. This should come as no surprise to anyone, and is a good idea. This is not a secret, in fact, you would expect our government to be doing this - in both Syria and Libya.