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Obama seeks to assure Saudis
Obama seeks to assure Saudis
By Lesley Clark
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The administration has opposed sending the shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles, known as manpads, fearing such weapons could fall into the hands of extremists and be used against commercial airliners. A White House official told reporters aboard Air Force One that there’s been no change in the U.S. position.
“We have made clear that there are certain types of weapons, including manpads, that could pose a proliferation risk if introduced into Syria,” said Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes. “We continue to have those concerns.”
Rhodes said the U.S. has been “willing to look at ways of increasing the ability for the United States and other countries to provide support to the opposition,” but he said much of that involves better coordination of assistance.
“What you’d find is that we are in a better place today certainly than we were several months ago because we’ve improved our coordination with the Saudis and other countries,” he said of aid to the rebels.
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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/03/28/222813/obama-seeks-to-assure-saudis.html
By Lesley Clark
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The administration has opposed sending the shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles, known as manpads, fearing such weapons could fall into the hands of extremists and be used against commercial airliners. A White House official told reporters aboard Air Force One that there’s been no change in the U.S. position.
“We have made clear that there are certain types of weapons, including manpads, that could pose a proliferation risk if introduced into Syria,” said Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes. “We continue to have those concerns.”
Rhodes said the U.S. has been “willing to look at ways of increasing the ability for the United States and other countries to provide support to the opposition,” but he said much of that involves better coordination of assistance.
“What you’d find is that we are in a better place today certainly than we were several months ago because we’ve improved our coordination with the Saudis and other countries,” he said of aid to the rebels.
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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/03/28/222813/obama-seeks-to-assure-saudis.html
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