Ted Poe: “It seems the administration has finally made up its mind and will arm the Syrian rebels. Never mind Syria is in the…”

“It seems the administration has finally made up its mind and will arm the Syrian rebels. Never mind Syria is in the messy midst of a civil war. That involvement is not in the national security interest of the United States. The other rebel groups include foreign mercenaries, criminals, and, in my opinion, half are al Qaeda operatives. That includes al Qaeda from the state of Iraq and al-Nusra, an al Qaeda terrorist group. The last I heard, Mr. Speaker, the United States is at war with al Qaeda. There is no way our government can prevent the guns sent to Syria from getting into the hands of al Qaeda rebels. The administration constantly and conveniently goes out of its way to keep Americans from possessing firearms, but it seems to be enthusiastically delighting in running guns into other countries--to groups like drug cartels in Mexico, rebel groups in Libya and al Qaeda in Syria. Odd gun policy, don't you think, Mr. Speaker? And that's just the way it is. ____________________”