As House Votes To Arm "Moderate" Syrian Rebels, Andy Borowitz Lends A Helping Hand

The U.S. and its allies announced they are reaching out to “moderate” Islamist rebels with $500 million in cash backing an effort to “train and equip appropriately vetted elements of the moderate Syrian armed opposition,” Andy Borowitz used his platform in the New Yorker to help. Although his article is from May, it is clearly evergreen in nature. The Moderate Syrian Rebel Application Form The New Yorker satirist developed a handy questionnaire, the “Moderate Syrian Rebel Application Form,” to assist allied efforts in categorizing the “moderates,” and the result is laughter at a difficult situation. The first question asks the rebels…