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U.S. Senator McCain does not back Senate panel draft authorizing force in Syria
Reuters ^ | September 4, 2013

Posted on 09/04/2013 6:52:48 AM PDT by maggief

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U.S. Republican Senator John McCain says he does not back Senate panel draft resolution authorizing use of force in Syria

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To: headstamp 2
This is correct. He wants a wider war with more involvement. Including boots on the ground.

Obviously this resolution is worthless without the words "thermonuclear war" somewhere in it.

41 posted on 09/04/2013 7:25:10 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: Tupelo

The resolution doesn’t give his buddies, Al Qaeda, enough help to suit him.


42 posted on 09/04/2013 7:25:14 AM PDT by SUSSA
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To: Zhang Fei

Hello David, Would you like to play Global Thermo-Nuclear War?


43 posted on 09/04/2013 7:32:47 AM PDT by commish (The takers rule. Time to implement the triple G plan - GOD, GUNS, & GOLD)
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To: dfwgator

“Guess it’s because it doesn’t include nuking Damascus.”

If we’re to get involved there at all I’d prefer that we did nuke the Arab world.For the last Forty years they have caused nothing but trouble for the Civilised world.


44 posted on 09/04/2013 8:02:11 AM PDT by puppypusher (The World is going to the dogs.)
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To: TexasCajun

I love the fact that media is referring to a ‘3 hour Senate meeting’?

They say it as though 3 hours is far too long for a Congressperson to have to work.

Until Obamacare, average working Americans worked an 8 hour day—5 days a week!!!!


45 posted on 09/04/2013 8:02:22 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: headstamp 2

Cindy should have put him in a home months ago.


46 posted on 09/04/2013 8:07:27 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Beating up Obama from every direction and ideology in both chambers is good politics for the GOP.

Win or lose the vote, leave Obama broken and bruised with zero remaining political capital.


47 posted on 09/04/2013 8:22:14 AM PDT by mwl8787
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To: Savage Beast

“Thank you for your service in Viet Nam. You set a fine example.”
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What example would that be?

Good grief, can we ever get past the point where we don’t have to preface every damn comment about this guy with the tired and worn out: “I applaud his military service...blah...blah...blah...”

His military service has nada to do with his current anti-American actions! Do you remember McCain-Feingold? He sponsored law to take away other Americans right to free speech! I could give a rats a$$ about his military service!


48 posted on 09/04/2013 8:32:25 AM PDT by Artcore
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To: maggief

No one has considered that Syria’s Air Defense systems were supplied by Russia, and probably manned by Russians. What will happen when we start killing Russians??


49 posted on 09/04/2013 9:21:08 AM PDT by simka
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To: commish
Hello David, Would you like to play Global Thermo-Nuclear War?

I'll be the Russians!

50 posted on 09/04/2013 9:23:13 AM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
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To: maggief

http://swampland.time.com/2013/09/04/rebuffing-obama-mccain-a-no-vote-on-syria/
Rebuffing Obama, McCain a No-Vote on Syria

Sen. John McCain pulled his support Wednesday for the Senate resolution authorizing limited strikes in Syria, a blow to President Barack Obama’s campaign to get congressional approval for military action in the war-torn country.
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I question whether this is a blow and a rebuff to Obama. This may be more of the good cop/bad cop routine that Obama and McCain have been carrying on for weeks.


51 posted on 09/04/2013 9:51:25 AM PDT by thouworm (A lawless oligarchy has replaced our Constitution-based govt. Their motto: Catch us if you can.)
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To: commish
Hello David, Would you like to play Global Thermo-Nuclear War?

I can't believe the guy is 51. Seems like yesterday that he was Ferris Bueller playing hooky at the Art Institute of Chicago.

52 posted on 09/04/2013 1:58:56 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: Artcore
"His military service has nada to do with his current anti-American actions!"

You're right. It doesn't.

Admiration for his behavior as a POW should not interfere with the judgment of his behavior since then and his incompetence to serve as a Senator.

He exceeded his level of incompetence (the Peter Principle) after he left Viet Nam. If he's still as honorable as he was then, he should recognize his own incompetence, get out of the Senate, and make way for someone who can do the job. Unfortunately he's not smart enough to do this, and his constituents should do it for him.

You're right, Art. McCain is now a national disgrace and should be kicked out of office.

As for allowing a man's fine military service to interfere with judgment, the Republicans made the same mistake when they nominated Bob Dole for the Presidency.

53 posted on 09/05/2013 7:23:36 AM PDT by Savage Beast (The forces of decadence are the forces of evil.)
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