Finally direct public affirmation to date that the Obama administration was supporting efforts to arm the Syrian resistance. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that the Obama administration supported efforts to send arms to the opposition in Syria. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/06/world/middleeast/kerry-says-administration-backs-mideast-efforts-to-arm-syrian-rebels.html?ref=us  “We had a discussion about the types of weapons that are being transferred and by whom,”  There is no need for the United States to provide arms now because other nations were already sending enough, Kerry said, but did not rule out the option. Under a covert program, the Central Intelligence Agency has been training Syrian opposition fighters in Jordan. “I don’t think the United States is engaged in a specific allotment process, but obviously we are aware.”