Why not train the Syrian refugees to fight the Islamic state? (illegal, racist)

[GiantRutgersfan]

Take the able bodied men, train them, arm them, and then let em loose in Syria to try to put a dent into the Islamic state and take back the country.

Seems like the logical thing to do given the circumstances

[saltine]

The globalist media would immediately paint the idea as violation, racist etc etc

[lionking]

As far as I'm concerned, send them water, food and medical supplies as a humanitarian and stay the rest out of it.

[TrexDigit]

We've been trying. Hasn't gone so well.

US-trained Syria fighters gave equipment to Nusra Front

The development is another embarrassing setback for the US effort to "train and equip" Syrian fighters to take on ISIL in Syria.

The $500m programme originally aimed to ready about 5,400 vetted fighters a year for three years but problems finding suitable candidates have seen only a tiny fraction getting trained.

The first graduates, who made up a group of 54 fighters, were attacked by Nusra in July and the Pentagon is still unsure what happened to them all, with at least one killed.

The second group, consisting of about 70 fighters, were sent back to Syria last weekend and reports began circulating on Twitter soon after that they had either defected or handed over equipment.

[Frank DeForrest]

Who should train them?

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by lionking

As far as I'm concerned, send them water, food and medical supplies as a humanitarian and stay the rest out of it.

In essence, make Americans poorer in order to provide "aid" to a group you can't guarantee will ever receive it

[desertdetroiter]

Originally Posted by lionking

As far as I'm concerned, send them water, food and medical supplies as a humanitarian and stay the rest out of it.

Bingo. Not our problem.

I don't care who takes over Syria.

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

Bingo. Not our problem.

I don't care who takes over Syria.

not exactly what was said but
Not our problem is correct and no aid should be sent at the expense of any American.

[lionking]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

In essence, make Americans poorer in order to provide "aid" to a group you can't guarantee will ever receive it

American already provides aid in the billions around the world to whom some don't need it so much, I am not against diverting some of that aid to a war zone that hopefully would help some caught up in it. I am against illegal immigration yet if some poor soul illegal was at my doorstep dieing of thirst I as a human would be compelled to offer at least some water before calling the border patrol.

[burdell]

Why not train the Syrian refugees to fight the Islamic state?

At whose expense?