U.S.: Humanitarian Aid, Not Arms, To Syrian Rebels

U. S. officials believe, aid, but not arms, is what our role should be with the Syrian opposition.

On the eve of an international meeting in Tunisia, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton agreed with top European and Arab allies that their most urgent priority is developing a “unified position that sends a strong message to the Syrian regime” of international impatience, a senior State Department official said.