Yeah, sure John.
Posted on 10/02/2015 3:03:50 PM PDT by John Semmens
Russian intervention against opponents of the Assad government in Syria appears to have sparked a rising tide of bipartisan support for US countermeasures. Initially, Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina called for the US to resist the Russian initiative by force if necessary.
Determined not to be outflanked, Democratic presidential contender, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton echoed Fiorina by urging President Obama to establish a "no fly zone" over the rebel positions in order "to protect our investment in the anti-Assad rebels."
Sen. John McCain (R-Az) reminded everyone that "I'm the only one who has met with these rebels. Though by our standards they may not be good people, they are fighting for freedom as they see it." McCain argued for "a subtler approach. Rather than an overt 'no fly zone' why don't we just arm the rebels with Stinger missiles they could use to shoot down the Russian jets that are bombing them?"
In Congress, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif), the projected favorite to succeed Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) as Speaker of the House, endorsed the idea that "we've got to do something to counter the Russian intervention. For us to sit by idly while the President's carefully crafted Middle East policy is disrupted will do incalculable damage to our nation's credibility as the world's leading superpower."
Thus far, the only high-profile objection to going to war with Russia has come from GOP presidential contender Donald Trump who has suggested that "the Russians bombing the Islamic barbarians doesn't seem so bad. To me, Putin seems the lesser evil. I can't see fighting him to save fanatics who would behead you if they could."
In related news, Jürgen Todenhöfer, a German journalist who spent 10 days living behind ISIS lines in Syria, reports that "the terrorists are eager to carry out the largest religious cleansing operation in human history. If they get their hands on nuclear weapons they will have no hesitation in using them to unleash a nuclear tsunami against the West. This is no 'JV' team. They are dangerous and determined."
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php?topic=181991.new#new
ping
establishment and the left showing how stupid they are over all of this.
Let Russia deal with all the scumbags, and we can; stop waiting money training a bunch of muslim terrorists who run away or give their weapons to ISIS
Except it’s not funny. Fiorino and Clinton both DID say we should enforce a no fly zone AGAINST THE RUSSIANS in Syria. Is going “toe to toe with the Ruskies” over some rag head rebels who hate us anyway insane or what? Should people who propose such things be allowed to manage their own finances or operate heavy machinery?
“Todenhöfer...”
I see what you did there. :)
alot of people out there are too young to remember the cold war and only remember us rolling over small low tech countries they better be careful of what they wish for
Uuuuuhhh, John, where’s the satire?
Fake but accurate.
Let Russia kill the enemies of the American people. The idiots in congress are not supporting my beliefs.
The Sov, er, Russkis are trying to kill ISIS. We need to tell the FSA to kiss up to Assad and the Russians, and let the Russians deal with ISIS.
At least they won’t have to deal with stupid RoEs.
We could arm them through Libya and nobody will ever know.
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