Germany Arms Kurdish Forces (NEWS)

Germany Arms Kurdish Forces (NEWS)

Germany Arms Kurdish Peshmerga, while the Obama administration consider arming them by asking the Iraqi Government. So far the Kurds have not received a single bullet from the Iraqi Government. Britain, France, Germany, Italy and even Albania sent arms to Kurdish Forces the (Peshmerga).

Germany's Angela Merkel announced that the German military will be providing weaponry to the Kurds in Iraq. The assistance will include small arms, anti-tank systems and larger rifles and bazookas. Amber Barno joins Shepard Smith Reporting to explain how significant of a difference this armament can make, and also how this move makes the U.S. look to the international community. 

Amber Barno, of Concerned Veterans for America, is a writer and commentator. She is a former U.S. Army helicopter pilot who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. For more information visit www.amberbarno.com.