Another Obama success story: ends $500 million training program for anti-ISIS rebels (unemployment, Putin)

[renault]

EPIC FAIL: Obama ends $500 million training program for anti-ISIS rebels

The $500 million Pentagon program to train "secular" anti-ISIS rebels, which was supposed to be the cornerstone of our policy in Syria has been terminated.

To say that our policy in Syria now is in "disarray" is incorrect. In truth, we have no policy in Syria except aimlessly bombing a few vehicles and buildings every day.

Meanwhile, the administration is bragging that Russia's intervention in Syria is a sign of our "success."

The spin from the White House is that Obama didn't want the training program anyway and he was "forced" to accept it.

'Five more in the unemployment line':
Obama admin's effort to arm & train Syrian rebels reportedly scrapped

I wonder how much taxpayers' money was wasted on Obama's latest boondoggle?

Hope and change.

[legalsea]

Heck, for 500 million, ISIS may have simply agreed to go away.

[AeroGuyDC]

Originally Posted by legalsea

Heck, for 500 million, ISIS may have simply agreed to go away.

LOL...good point!

[Old Gringo]

Good!

The USA shouldn't spend one more dime on fighting ISIS. It's clearly not our problem. And it certainly isn't worth one American dollar or one American life.

Jordan, Iran, Saudi, and Turkey have way more than enough military assets to vaporize ISIS in less than a week. And they're all right next door to where the action is. The fact that they're doing just about nothing tells me all I need to know about how much of a threat ISIS really is.

Besides, Putin has now stepped into it. Let's sit back and enjoy the spectacle.

[burdell]

GOOD! Now let's stop throwing $$$ into all the other cesspools of the ME and invest them in our own country instead.

[Frank DeForrest]

Yes an Obama failure. The program should have never been implemented to begin with.

[pknopp]

I'm fine with him spinning this any way he wants if it removes us from the equation.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

Yes an Obama failure. The program should have never been implemented to begin with.

Like about 99% (and that may be a LOW estimate) of our other meddling in other countries.

[Goinback2011]

Obama armed and financed ISIS with that money.

[siobhandem]

Originally Posted by Goinback2011

Obama armed and financed ISIS with that money.

Pennies compared to the trillions Bush squandered in Iraq.