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[valleyranch]

Tulsi Gabbard reveals she met Assad in Syria, without informing top Democrats
Hawaiian congresswoman claims she went on a ‘fact-finding’ mission in support of ‘peace’ for Syrian people, but characterized US-backed rebels as ‘terrorists’
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Tulsi Gabbard backed a bill to block Syrian and Iraqi refugees from resettling in the US. She is the first US lawmaker to meet with the Syrian president since the conflict began. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP
Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington
Thursday 26 January 2017 12.58 EST Last modified on Thursday 26 January 2017 16.40 EST
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Democrats were silent on Thursday as Tulsi Gabbard, one of the party’s sitting lawmakers in Congress, announced that she had met with Bashar al-Assad during a trip to war-torn Syria and dismissed his entire opposition as “terrorists”.

Gabbard, a Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, disclosed her meeting with the Syrian president on Wednesday, during what her office called a “fact-finding” mission in the region.


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“Initially I hadn’t planned on meeting him,” Gabbard told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “When the opportunity arose to meet with him, I did so, because I felt it’s important that if we profess to truly care about the Syrian people, about their suffering, then we’ve got to be able to meet with anyone that we need to if there is a possibility that we could achieve peace. And that’s exactly what we talked about.”

Democratic leaders were mum on the decision by one of their sitting lawmakers to meet with a dictator whom the US government has dubbed a war criminal for his use of chemical weapons against civilians.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... -democrats

[Peter1469]

I have seen that. And for a long time I have been warning that the concept of the moderate rebels in Syria was largely a myth. They are mostly Jihadists. Some are ISIL or support ISIL. Others are an al Qaeda front group or support al Qaeda. The only good thing is that these two groups don't get along, sometimes fight one another, and always compete for the same pool of troglodytes.

Back when the US was considering intervening in Syria, McCain went there on a "fact finding" mission. The old fool ended up in a photo-op with ISIL's minister of propaganda in front of a building flying the black flag of ISIL.

[Archer]

Assad is not the villain he is painted to be.

[Peter1469]

No. And more important he is the lawful executive of Syria. He have wide latitude in ruling his country as he sees best.

[Tahuyaman]

[Archer]

[Peter1469]

Assad may not be a good guy, but he is the best option in Syria for Syria.

[valleyranch]

Most in Syria are drawn to Assad as he is seen at this time as representing Syria!

[Donttread]

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