https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/08/if-you-thought-benghazi-was-bad-watch-syria/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 07:23:53 -0400<![CDATA[The key question, though is this: Why did the Administration think that outsourcing covert action to the Gulf Arabs would have a better outcome in the Arab Spring than was the case the last time the United States outsourced covert action to them? That would be when the Reagan Administration armed Afghan jihadists fighting the Russian occupation — most arms and support provided by the Arabs went to Afghan Salafis, not to mention the Arab volunteers who later become the core of al-Qaeda. Are memories truly that short?]]>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 17:10:22 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/08/if-you-thought-benghazi-was-bad-watch-syria-n280544