The '80s Law of Karma said essentially "what goes around comes around." Now the Obama administration is considering giving shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles to the rebels in Syria ... a really bad idea. See this Los Angeles Times article for details.
To be sure the rebels need an anti-aircraft capability to fend off Assad's choppers and planes. On the other hand, how long would it take for a few of those missiles to be smuggled into an area near an airport to shoot down civilian airliners with you or me aboard? Answer: weeks or months.
Do you doubt that al Qaeda would love to do that? I don't.
