Lawmakers urge caution on arming Libyan rebels

By Richard Lardner

Associated Press

Published: Sunday, April 3 2011 10:55 a.m. MDT

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The U.S. and its allies need to know much more about the rebels in Libya before providing them with advanced weapons to fight Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces, key U.S. lawmakers said Sunday.

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Rifleman

Salt Lake City, Utah

Years ago we armed the rebels in Pakistan. Today we refer to them as the Taliban. Will the rebels in Libya today be our enemies tomorrow?

12:21 p.m. April 3, 2011
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Brother Chuck Schroeder

A Tropical Paradise USA, FL

Stop blocking MY posts DN.

Remember Iraq?, well it's the same thing here also, who can trust these muslims, U.S. and its allies need to know much more about the rebels in Libya before providing them with advanced weapons to fight Libyan More..

12:52 p.m. April 3, 2011
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Mountanman

Hayden, ID

Amazing! Liberals wanting to arm Al Qaida? If President Bush had suggested that the left would be having a 10 alarm hissy fit! Obama and the Democrats are such hypocrites!

1:41 p.m. April 3, 2011
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