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GOP senators want Obama to take further steps against Russia (McCain & Graham)
The Hill ^ | August 8, 2013 | Jeremy Herb

Posted on 08/08/2013 11:56:50 AM PDT by maggief

President Obama should expand sanctions against Russian human rights violators, Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Thursday.

The two senators issued a joint statement that said they “obviously agree” with Obama’s decision to cancel a planned meeting next month with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

But the two said Obama should go much farther.

They called on the president to finish the last phase of a European missile defense shield that’s been scrapped and push for a new round of NATO expansion to include Georgia.

“Now we must move beyond symbolic acts and take the steps necessary to establish a more realistic approach to our relations with Russia,” McCain and Graham said. “That means demonstrating to the Russian government that there will be consequences for its continued actions that undermine American national interests.”

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; US: Arizona; US: South Carolina; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: arizona; israel; johnmccain; lindseygraham; randsconcerntrolls; russia; southcarolina; waronterror
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To: kingu
.. Three words: President John McCain....

Eventually, history will credit President Barack Obama with one positive accomplishment: he saved America from President John McCain.

21 posted on 08/08/2013 12:46:05 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: maggief
The two senators ... said they “obviously agree” with Obama’s decision to cancel a planned meeting next month with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

The Epic Fail here is hard to miss...

Obama - "Judge me by the people with whom I surround myself."

22 posted on 08/08/2013 12:46:11 PM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" is more than an Army Ranger credo it's the character of America.)
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To: maggief

It just seems wrong to use GOP instead of RINO when referring to Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)
I would hope the public would change that to Retired RINO Senators, but then look what occupies the White Hut.


23 posted on 08/08/2013 12:50:31 PM PDT by Steamburg (The contents of your wallet is the only language Politicians understand.)
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To: SoFloFreeper; maggief; Vendome

Curious what freeper sin you committed in post 2?

As for dim and dimmer-— cheap, empty, distracting rhetoric. Are they trying to balance their pubie ledger?

Vendome (post 18): “Whatever... dainty-minded morons..”

LOL!


24 posted on 08/08/2013 12:51:56 PM PDT by thouworm (Remember: The only thing that stands between us and tyranny is the Constitution. [Mark Levin])
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To: thouworm; SoFloFreeper; maggief

Yay. Freepmail your erstwhile and appropriate snid remark.

I’m sure it was Hee Larry US.

thnx in advance.


25 posted on 08/08/2013 12:54:17 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: maggief
Would somebody please change McCain's and Graham's diapers?

5.56mm

26 posted on 08/08/2013 12:56:04 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: maggief
So let the two go over there with their own personal lubrication and get themselves busy.

Better they are in Russia than here screwing up the debt ceiling and immigration.

27 posted on 08/08/2013 12:58:11 PM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Vendome

Yeah, Obama, make Putin take McCain and Graham as Russian citizens as part of any deal!


28 posted on 08/08/2013 1:07:06 PM PDT by lu shissler (ecause)
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To: ScaniaBoy
He couldn’t have been worse than.....could he? Anyway, just like Mrs Thatcher performed a spine transplant on GH Bush before the first Gulf war, VP Sarah Palin would have had to perform a cerbral transplant on JMC. Either that or put poison in his soup..., :-)

I wish; John McCain's entire history in politics has been one of being a maverick. The most likely scenario is that the more that Palin pushed, the harder McCain would have worked to promote the liberal cause. Mind you, he would have a Democrat House and Senate to work with; it would have been the 'golden age' of 'non-partisanship'. And probably kept the house in liberal control, possibly even up to this day. Though on the plus side, Palin likely would have been replaced by Graham in the 2012 re-election race. Plus as in it would have gotten Graham out of the senate, and unbundled Palin from McCain.

29 posted on 08/08/2013 1:32:22 PM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: Vendome; thouworm; SoFloFreeper; hoosiermama; caww; MestaMachine; melancholy; penelopesire; ...

My post was pulled ... and I’m FR’n sick of it. Good time to take another break.

Later...


30 posted on 08/08/2013 5:35:25 PM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief; Everybody; All; y'all; MestaMachine; Rushmore Rocks; Oorang; sweetiepiezer; txnuke; ...
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Maggief's post was pulled.

Wonder why?

31 posted on 08/08/2013 5:43:31 PM PDT by LucyT (What happens in Vegas stays in the Utah data center.)
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To: maggief
My post was pulled ...

and the mods are allowing foreigners to call our military veterans "traitors" and "yellow bellied cowards"
32 posted on 08/08/2013 5:51:42 PM PDT by Brown Deer (Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
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To: maggief; Admin Moderator

I know. I’ve taken some long breaks from here myself over the years;)

Meanwhile, Moderator, why was maggie’s post #2 pulled? Her research and posting is some of the finest on FR.


33 posted on 08/08/2013 6:03:21 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: VRWCarea51
Frick and Frack are at it again I see....Congressional leaders need to put a muzzle on these two....but then they are now apparently the official policy gurus for the Obama administration.... Unfortunately they have the Republican name so..perfect scapegoats!..obama goes free.
34 posted on 08/08/2013 6:09:03 PM PDT by caww
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To: maggief

I missed it, but don’t run off Maggie! Ask what happened at least so we will know. I think people need to understand(most do) how much damage that rinos like McCain and Lindsey Graham are doing to our country and party! Conservatives are pissed! Not just here, but all over twitter and other conservative blogs! As far as I am concerned, those two have lost any accumulated due respect for their past service to our country if they are now doing the bidding of the Saudis,the Muslim Brotherhood, the progressive agenda and Obama!!

That dog don’t hunt!


35 posted on 08/08/2013 6:09:50 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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To: Brown Deer

What? Can you explain?


36 posted on 08/08/2013 6:15:21 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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To: maggief

I’d like to know what’s going on with these two. Starting to look like blackmail.


37 posted on 08/08/2013 6:20:20 PM PDT by jersey117
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To: autumnraine

38 posted on 08/08/2013 6:21:45 PM PDT by caww
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To: caww

bump


39 posted on 08/08/2013 6:22:09 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: maggief

Just reframe it and spit it out another way....it had to be good if it got pulled!


40 posted on 08/08/2013 6:35:07 PM PDT by caww
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