The U.S. Senate passed a vote to arm Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria terror group, 73-22.
Alaskan Sen. Mark Begich spoke with KSRM just after the President presented his plan against ISIS, and said he disagreed with that portion of the plan.
Sen. Begich: “I’m concerned and I’ve said I oppose the President’s idea of funding these rebels because I dont’ know, at the end of the day, weapons they may get from the U.S., will the fall into the wrong hands? I mean, 12 months ago or so ISIL was part of these rebels and who knows what could have happened if we would have funded weapons back then, so I’m very concerned about the President’s proposal of funding and arming the rebels I think the air strike’s an international effort I’m supportive of.”
For more of Sen. Begich’s opinion that we previously reported, click here.
