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US Not Considering Arms To Syrian Rebels

The Obama administration resists congressional pressure for military aid to the Syrian rebels; Al-Monitor writers take on the case of Fazil Say and the resignation of Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L) and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army General Martin Dempsey (R) testify before the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee in Washington April 16, 2013.    REUTERS/Gary Cameron  (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) - RTXYNPQ

EU Official:  Arms to Syria Means ‘More Suffering’

In an interview with Al-Monitor, European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva, who's responsible for the response of the European Union to humanitarian crises worldwide, said that the crisis in Syria “is the one with the most dramatic spillover risks that exists today. None of us can say that we have not seen this coming, because we see it coming, and yet there is this paralysis that exists” on ending the war.

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