Quote:Others outright defected to the militants.
Exactly why I'm against arming Muslim insurgents, no matter what they claim to be their outlooks.
We don't know who or what we're dealing with, and our aid seems as likely to be turned against us as it is to benefit us.
To amplify what Chuck just pointed out, it is not only in our interest to force China's hand (and thereby induce a big drag on its economy), it is also in our interest to see Sunni and Shi'ite fighting each other, rather than aiming at us. We should be on the sidelines of this, and any, intra-Muslim squabble.
At least that way we cannot be accused of interference.
