With all the U.S.-trained fighters dead, captured or missing and their leader in the hands of Al Qaeda, top U.S. commanders are scrambling this week to determine how to revive the half-billion dollar program to create a moderate Syrian army to fight the Islamic State.
While extremely disturbing, I can’t say the following is particularly surprising.
The Hill reports:
I’ve been exploring the obvious links between Saudi Arabia and the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 for several years now. This issue is deeply personal to me. Not only was I working across the street in 3 World Financial Center when the attacks happened, I saw the first tower come down in person as I was fleeing the scene on foot.
