Quote Originally Posted by Sinfix_15 View Post
So its in our best interest to support a group of rebels mixed in with terrorists who are attempting to overthrow a government?

Can you please explain to me how this benefits me or secures our safety? are Syria's weapons more stable in the hands of a terrorists mixed group of rebels or their own government?
Sure. Syria is no friend to the US. The Assad regime is strong allies with Iran who as you know has an adversarial relationship with us. Getting Assad out, weakens Iran. I wouldn't consider weapons in the hands of Assad "stable" as they are known weapons trading partners with places like Iran, North Korea, and Russia. As more democracies are established in the middle east, we put more pressure on the autocratic regimes in places like Iran and diminish the power of the anti US zealots.

Quote Originally Posted by Sinfix_15 View Post
Does our government extend this same ideology to its own citizens? should american citizens being equip to overthrow their own government in the event of tyranny?
This is not an ideology, it is a practical issue. There is no reason our domestic policies should be the same as our foreign ones but last I checked, the vast majority of the government believes citizens should be able to own guns so that's not really an issue anyways.

Quote Originally Posted by Sinfix_15 View Post
should we also be sending weapons to Egypt so they can topple the muslim brotherhood?
I see no reason to.