5 Rules for Arming Rebels
Before going to war in Syria, the Obama administration should heed the lessons of history.
BY EDWARD LUTTWAK | JUNE 17, 2013
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2 ... a?page=0,1Rule 1: Figure out who your friends are.
Rule 2: Be prepared to do all the work.
Rule 3: Don't give away anything that you would want to have back.
Rule 4: Do not invite an equal and opposite response by another great power.
Rule 5: Lay some ground rules for the endgame.