...if I had been Secretary of State...
And the reality is that you're neither, so STFU, stupid RINO!
Posted on 11/11/2009 11:57:35 PM PST by rabscuttle385
Washington, November 11: Falling short of calling it a "mistake", top Republican Senator John McCain today said he would have met Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama if he were the president of the United States.
McCain, who lost to President Barack Obama in the last year's presidential elections, said this in an interview to CNN, wherein he was critical of the Obama Administration adopting a softer approach on human rights in China and not meeting the Dalai Lama, when he was here last month.
"I can't say it was a mistake. I have to give the President the benefit of the doubt," McCain told CNN in an interview when asked if Obama not meeting the Dalai Lama was a mistake.
"I would have met with the Dalai Lama. I would not have -- if I had been Secretary of State -- I don't think that the secretary of state should have said before she went on her first visit to China, that -- she said -- quote -- 'We're not going to talk about human rights'," McCain said.
"We should always talk about human rights. We also have to put them in a context where they may not be the most important issue, but they're always important. And they should never be removed from our lexicon," he said.
Obama leaves on a four-nation trip to Asia later this week, during which he would travel to China to hold talks with its top leadership.
...if I had been Secretary of State...
And the reality is that you're neither, so STFU, stupid RINO!
Anyone else think this maybe has something to do with Obama's need for the Chinese to continue to purchase our debt so he can implement his domestic agenda? /master of the obvious.
Mccain go and retire go away! You screwed us form Gang of 14 to Keating 5! Dont you have enough wealth youll screw all the Repubs with the Environazi Cap and Trade!Just go crawl in a damn hole and go away! Man you people Freerpers In Az got to get rid of this RINO Turd flush him down the toilet please!
McCain would have done the same as what Obama did....not meet with Dalai lama
McCain is a Soros-funded Liberal Globalist....he would have been kissing up to the ChiComs like Obama is doing
All who support Free Trade with Communist China would be doing the same thing.....only a non-Globalist with real leadership would stand up to the ChiComs...and you will not get that from any Free Trader (McCain, Obama, Soros, whichever)
Obama doesn’t make mistakes. He is the smartest man ever.
But he is a bitchy, moody SOB who loves to get even and loves to publicly snub or diss anyone he disagrees with.
If only John McCain was president everything would be better, the grass would be greener, the tree leaves would still be green, like on that vintage protest clip his best friend Hannity used last Thursday.
McCain: “ What me worry? “
I wish he was made SOS. Anything to get him out of the Senate.
McDemocrat is right where Obozo wants him. A Senate DEMOCRAT.
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