Arms to Syria Opposition Authorized in Proposed U.S. Bill
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U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation that would authorize President Barack Obama to provide arms to the Syrian opposition, even as support for the rebels weakened at the United Nations.
“Groups that have gone through a thorough vetting process which meet certain criteria on human rights, terrorism, and nonproliferation would be eligible,” Senator Robert Menendez, of New Jersey, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Democratic chairman, and Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, its senior Republican, said yesterday in a statement. “A presidential waiver is included allowing for the distribution of anti-aircraft defensive systems with strict limitations.”