[From the left-leaning Daily Beast of all people. Obama caught leading from his behind again. NB: If you subscribe to the WSJ, read their take on the same story: Covert CIA Mission to Arm Syrian Rebels Goes Awry df]
thedailybeast.com, 01.27.15
Even the favored secular militias groomed to fight ISIS have seen their funding cut in half.
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — In the past several months, many of the Syrian rebel groups previously favored by the CIA have had their money and supplies cut off or substantially reduced, even as President Obama touted the strategic importance of American support for the rebels in his State of the Union address.
The once-favored fighters are operating under a pall of confusion. In some cases, they were not even informed that money would stop flowing. In others, aid was reduced due to poor battlefield performance, compounding already miserable morale on the ground.
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