Oh man this is the funniest thing I’ve read all day, and it comes from Ted Cruz:
Anyone know if President Obama intends to perform background checks on the Syrian rebels before providing them weapons?
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) June 18, 2013
Meanwhile, Obama justifies his new plan to send small arms to Syrian rebels by claiming that you can’t possibly understand the complexities of what is going on in Syria unless you’ve been in the Situation Room: