Flashback: In 2012, Hillary Passionately Argued Arming Syrian Rebels Shortsighted

ANDREWS How long does ░░░░░░░░ killing go on before ░░░░░░░░ additional measures that you ░░░░░░░░ talking about kick in ░░░░░░░░ Well I think Wyatt ░░░░░░░░ you take just a ░░░░░░░░ to imagine all the ░░░░░░░░ conflicts that go on ░░░░░░░░ the world we have ░░░░░░░░ in the last 15 ░░░░░░░░ millions of people killed ░░░░░░░░ the Eastern Congo in ░░░░░░░░ most brutal terrible despicable ░░░░░░░░ It wasn t on ░░░░░░░░ There were no Skyping ░░░░░░░░ the jungles that were ░░░░░░░░ killing fields And I ░░░░░░░░ point to many other ░░░░░░░░ where governments oppress people ░░░░░░░░ governments are turning against ░░░░░░░░ own people And you ░░░░░░░░ to be very clear ░░░░░░░░ about what is possible ░░░░░░░░ what the consequences of ░░░░░░░░ you might wish to ░░░░░░░░ could be I am ░░░░░░░░ sympathetic to the calls ░░░░░░░░ somebody do something But ░░░░░░░░ is also important to ░░░░░░░░ and ask what that ░░░░░░░░ and who is going ░░░░░░░░ do it and how ░░░░░░░░ anybody is of doing ░░░░░░░░ And I like to ░░░░░░░░ to the second third ░░░░░░░░ fourth order questions and ░░░░░░░░ are very difficult ones ░░░░░░░░ The U S has ░░░░░░░░ said that it is ░░░░░░░░ to support the direct ░░░░░░░░ of the dissidents Why ░░░░░░░░ Well first of all ░░░░░░░░ really don t know ░░░░░░░░ it is that would ░░░░░░░░ armed We have met ░░░░░░░░ of the people from ░░░░░░░░ Syrian National Council They ░░░░░░░░ not inside Syria This ░░░░░░░░ not Libya where you ░░░░░░░░ a base of operations ░░░░░░░░ Benghazi where you had ░░░░░░░░ who were representing the ░░░░░░░░ opposition to Libya who ░░░░░░░░ on the road meeting ░░░░░░░░ me rather constantly meeting ░░░░░░░░ others You could get ░░░░░░░░ arms around what it ░░░░░░░░ you were being asked ░░░░░░░░ do and with whom ░░░░░░░░ don t have any ░░░░░░░░ on that ANDREWS Madame ░░░░░░░░ what s the fear ░░░░░░░░ arming the rebels CLINTON ░░░░░░░░ first of all as ░░░░░░░░ just said what are ░░░░░░░░ going to arm them ░░░░░░░░ and against what We ░░░░░░░░ not going to bring ░░░░░░░░ over the borders of ░░░░░░░░ Lebanon and Jordan That ░░░░░░░░ not going to happen ░░░░░░░░ maybe at best you ░░░░░░░░ smuggle in you know ░░░░░░░░ weapons Maybe some other ░░░░░░░░ that you could get ░░░░░░░░ To whom Where do ░░░░░░░░ go You can t ░░░░░░░░ into Homs Where do ░░░░░░░░ go And to whom ░░░░░░░░ you delivering them We ░░░░░░░░ al Qaeda Zawahiri is ░░░░░░░░ the opposition in Syria ░░░░░░░░ we supporting al Qaeda ░░░░░░░░ Syria Hamas is now ░░░░░░░░ the opposition Are we ░░░░░░░░ Hamas in Syria So ░░░░░░░░ think Wyatt despite the ░░░░░░░░ pleas that we hear ░░░░░░░░ those people who are ░░░░░░░░ ruthlessly assaulted by Assad ░░░░░░░░ don t see uprisings ░░░░░░░░ Syria the way you ░░░░░░░░ in Libya You don ░░░░░░░░ see militias forming in ░░░░░░░░ where the Syrian military ░░░░░░░░ not trying to get ░░░░░░░░ Homs You don t ░░░░░░░░ that Wyatt So if ░░░░░░░░ re a military planner ░░░░░░░░ if you re a ░░░░░░░░ of State and you ░░░░░░░░ trying to figure out ░░░░░░░░ you have the elements ░░░░░░░░ an opposition that is ░░░░░░░░ viable that we don ░░░░░░░░ see We see immense ░░░░░░░░ suffering that is heartbreaking ░░░░░░░░ a stain on the ░░░░░░░░ of those security forces ░░░░░░░░ are doing it.”