Cordesman: Give Syrian rebels weapons with off switch  A
Technological Fix for Safely Arming Syria's Rebels  Strategic
studies wonk Anthony Cordesman advocates giving Syrian rebels
advanced weaponry that is time-limited or can be remotely shut
off to prevent it falling into the wrong hands. It's a Dr.
Strangelove of insurgency moment:  At the same time, the risks
of transferred weapons falling into the wrong hands are clear.
Iraq, Afghanistan, and the evolving patterns of modern terrorism
have shown all too clearly the risks that such weapons could
pose in the hands of extremist groups-as has the U.S. inability
to control the leakage of Stingers to Iran and outside
Afghanistan. The leakage of such weapons to extremist groups in
Libya and outside it is a major ongoing threat.  Another clear
risk is that extremist networks centered around al Qaeda or the
Iranian Al Quds Force could rapidly transfer such weapons far
outside the region in which they were originally supposed to be
used: allied territory or that of