The Arming of Rebels The United States has always been the nation that helps spread democracy. It helps the countries who seek it, like Egypt, Libya. But when it comes to arming rebels to help fight for their democracy its a tough stance, because some of this rebels are not friendly to our nation. So when our President makes the choice of not to arm the rebels in Syria, you have to wonder if that is a good judgement. Because a bad judgement will come back and bite us, like Al Qaeda during the Cold War.