Manchin: I’ll Be Voting Against Obama’s Plan

The West Virginia Democrat asked why Arab nations can’t lead the fight

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    Manchin: I Will Not Be Voting to Arm Syrian Rebels (National Review Online)

    Senator Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) said he will not support a key part of President Obama’s strategy for taking on the Islamic State.

    “I have a problem with one part, and one part mainly, and that is paying for training and arming Syrian rebels that we’re not sure are our friends,” he said on MSNBC on Thursday. “Right now, I can’t do that — I cannot support arming the rebels who we have not been able to identify.”​

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