President Obama can continue the armed struggle with the United States, some congressional concerns eased Syria rebels plans, a key Republican lawmakers said on Monday.
"We believe we are in a position, managers can move forward," the House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers told Reuters reporters.
The White House announced in June that it would stop two arms of objections sent directly examine the Syrian anti-government armed groups to provide military aid.
But Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate Intelligence Committee has expressed concern that these munitions may Nusra Front, as in the hands of Islamic militants in Syria the end, will not be enough to break the balance of the civil war against President Bashar al-Assad anyway.
Senate Intelligence Committee had questioned the wisdom of armed rebels had tentatively agreed that the Obama administration is likely to continue its plans, but would like to update the conduct of covert efforts.
Now, at least the House Committee also gave a cautious go-ahead.
"It is important to note that there are still strong reservations," Rogers said. "" We have a consensus that we can move forward in the Syrian government's plans and intentions are consistent with the booking committee. "
Rebel supporters want the United States to provide weapons, will begin shipping in August.
They hope for "a large number of small arms," ??such as rifles and anti-tank weapons basic Louay Sakka said Syria support group, which backs the Free Syrian Army fighting Assad's co-founder.
Armed insurgents Committee meeting is classified and has been held in secret. State Secretary John Kerry and other senior government figures to persuade them to return to the White House, lawmakers behind closed doors Syrian strategy. Rogers said he still has "very strong concern" program chance of success.
REBELS Hysteresis
Mostly Sunni Muslim rebels have been struggling because of the power of the government to help the Lebanese Hezbollah allies, the strategy adopted in early June of Qusair town. Fighter jets and artillery support, Assad is better armed rebels.
House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, opposed to U.S. arms rebels.
"This is a small amount of weapons, too late, affect the outcome," Schiff said. "I think we will have to provide such a huge amount of weapons and additional military support to change the balance on the battlefield, we will inevitably come to the civil war in depth," he said.
"I think we also have expectations, we provide some of the weapons will be those who will use them on our hands," Schiff said.
He said that his views may be a minority of the Intelligence Committee - However, for many Americans, two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan after "a little appetite for involvement in the third."
Obama has been reluctant to intervene in Syria, where more than 10 million people died of civil war.
By the Iranian and Russian support, Assad looking increasingly strong in recent months, while the opposition has been broken.
Islamic rebel forces and clashes between Kurdish militias spread to Syria's second province last weekend.
Fighting is further evidence that the 2011 uprising against Assad's rule has split into a turf war expulsion he had little to do.
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