VIDEO: Sen. Corker (R-TN) Talks Syria on CBS THIS MORNING

Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) believes the U.S. will be "arming the opposition shortly" in Syria, he said in an interview that was broadcast live, today, May 7, 2013 on CBS THIS MORNING (7:00-9:00 AM) on the CBS Television Network. Check out the appearance below!

"We're doing a lot more there on the ground than really is known, but we do have to change the equation," Corker told co-hosts Charlie Rose, Norah O'Donnell and Gayle King. "I think you all know that the modern opposition forces we support are not as good at fighting, they're not as good at delivering humanitarian aid, and we need to change the balance."

An excerpt from the interview is below.

NORAH O'DONNELL: Senator, I want to ask you about Secretary of State Kerry, who arrives in Moscow this morning. You're on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Do you think that this administration needs to move further in terms of arming the opposition? What's next?

SEN. BOB CORKER: I do think we'll be arming the opposition shortly. We're doing a lot more there on the ground than really is known, but we do have to change the equation. I think you all know that the modern opposition forces that we support are not as good at fighting, they're not as good at delivering humanitarian aid, and we need to change the balance. And they need to be reaching out to the Alawite population that supports Assad. I think if we can cause that to happen, Russia will be far more open to some kind of political resolve where Assad is removed. But we've got to change the balance there and I do think we'll be arming the rebels soon.

 

 

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