Syria: Nice To Meet You

I must admit I am confused about what is going on with our relationship with Syria. Certainly President Assad, the eye doctor from hell apparently, is a scoundrel who the world will be better without. Today we hear reports that he is firing scud missiles at rebel groups inside his own country.

Yesterday we were told that the United States has formally recognized the major rebel group in Syria. I am not certain which group that is, or how many of these groups there are.

What is troubling, or confusing at least, is that I read over the weekend that the State Department, our State Department, the very one who has apparently just recognized the Syrian rebels as a legitimate government entity, placed the Syrian rebels on the list of terrorist nations or forces in the world.

So unless my math is wrong that means that we have placed a group on the terrorist list and recognized them within days of each other.


I would like some clarification on this Mr. President.