Both John Kerry and John McCain have referred to the Syrian opposition that the U.S. would be siding with in an attack against Assad as “moderate.”
Today, Jim Geraghty tweeted a photo featuring some of those “moderates”:
Lovely pic here from “Al-Aqsa Islamic Brigades" Sunni faction allied w/ Free Syrian Army. http://t.co/2KTEraHoEg pic.twitter.com/IvvRKOcjyp
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) September 6, 2013
Many who replied basically said “these aren’t the moderates we’re looking for”:
https://twitter.com/Aslans_Girl/status/376063164632150016
https://twitter.com/chatainerobin/status/376063835901153280
Can anybody in the house read Arabic? Ah, good:
@jimgeraghty The Arabic reads "We do not discriminate on the basis of religion, gender, sexuality, or gender identification."
— Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) September 6, 2013
Well, in that case…