President Obama is assuring the public that there will be no American combat troops on the ground fighting the Islamic State. To carry out ground operations, the administration will instead rely on “moderate” Syrian rebels equipped and trained by the US at a cost of $500 million. RT’s Manila Chan takes a look at some of the pushback the president getting over the plan. Find RT America in your area: http://bit.ly/1jHLX9o Or watch us online: http://bit.ly/1hgZt6Z Like us on Facebook http://on.fb.me/1jHLZhu Follow us on Twitter http://bit.ly/1hgZt70
Obama asks for $500 million to train, equip Syrian rebels
President Obama is assuring the public that there will be no American combat troops on the ground fighting the Islamic State. To carry out ground operations, the administration will instead rely on “moderate” Syrian rebels equipped and trained by the US at a cost of $500 million. RT’s Manila Chan takes a look at some of the pushback the president getting over the plan. Find RT America in your area: http://bit.ly/1jHLX9o Or watch us online: http://bit.ly/1hgZt6Z Like us on Facebook http://on.fb.me/1jHLZhu Follow us on Twitter http://bit.ly/1hgZt70
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