By Elise Labott
The Obama administration is moving toward increasing aid to the Syrian opposition, including providing nonlethal military equipment and possibly strategic military training, sources told CNN Tuesday.
The changes are under discussion with allies as well, as part Secretary of State John Kerry's meetings this week in Europe, a senior administration official said.
The sources said the United States is not considering providing weapons.
The administration is also moving toward giving humanitarian aid directly to the Syrian Opposition Coalition, the official said, adding that this was already happening in limited amounts.
The consideration was first reported on Tuesday by The Washington Post.
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Sounds like another Afghanistan to me selling weapons to rebels who in turn years later use them on us like they did against Russia..Give them none lethal waepons like stun guns,tear gas grenades and rubber bullets that way that can't blame us if those rebels hurt themselves....
Muslims busy are killing Muslims in Syria. Muslims are doing something good for humanity - and that's a refreshing and welcome change. Let's keep out of their way.
This is absolute stupidity at it's worst! These idiots are talking about financing another idiot war while our politicians let the national budget cuts kick in! We have no business interfering in Syria's civil war in the first place but try telling the right-wing fools in Washington D.C.!
"Strategic military training" = UW.
Um. The US can't afford it anymore.
Gee that's smart lets just get more involved in something that's not any of our business with money we don't have.