'We have to make sure there is a price to pay': John McCain calls Russia's hacking an 'act of war'

The London Daily Mail ^ | December 31, 2016 | Staff

[2ndDivisionVet]

As Donald Trump continues to shower president Vladimir Putin with praise, Sen. John McCain is leading GOP criticism of Russia's recent hacking.

The Arizona senator called Russia's alleged cyber attack to influence the 2016 presidential election an 'act of war' on Friday.

'When you attack a country, it's an act of war,' he said on Ukrainian TV after meeting with President Petro Poroshenko.

'And so we have to make sure that there is a price to pay so that we can perhaps persuade Russians to stop this kind of attack on our very fundamentals of democracy.'

McCain, who serves as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, also scheduled a hearing next week on foreign cyber threats that will focus on Russia, according to CNN.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, NSA Director Mike Rogers and Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Marcel Lettre are scheduled to testify....

[miss marmelstein]

What if he gave a war and nobody came?

[Behind Liberal Lines]

For a guy who experienced the horror of war firsthand McCain sure seems to like starting them.

[grania]

Arming rebels in Syria, Libya and Egypt to topple legitimate govs wasn't an act of war?

I'm more concerned about the US Senators who AREN'T isolating this warmongering enfeebled maniac than I am about his insane rantings.

[righttackle44]

Thanks again AZ for re-electing this wretched, miserable scumbag.

So--how much money did you contribute Kelli Ward to defeat John McCain in the primaries? When Dr. Ward didn't have enough money to continue, the choices became him or a lefty bag whose high bragging point was that, as a congresswomen, she helped pass ObamaCare. When questioned about that by her constituents, she walked out of the meeting, a news camera catching her walk.

I hear you guys fret about McCain. Until you help us out with money, your squealings are only so much blather, very similar to the bleatings and oinks from Democrats.

[bray]

Prove it John. If only he fought Obama as hard as he is fighting Trump.

Happy Trump Year

[Robert DeLong]

As Donald Trump continues to shower president Vladimir Putin with praise

Has this even been happening? I certainly do not remember reading about this, until this article I should say.

I cannot understand why Arizona keeps returning this fossil to the Senate. It would be different if it was an intelligent fossil, but it's brain dead Jim. Turn off the life support already.

[Baynative]

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits!

[Stand Watch Listen]

8 Facts That Prove John McCain is an Unhinged Warmonger
Thedailybanter.com. Jun 13 2013

[MuttTheHoople]

McCain is an “own-ace” bringing down Five American jets.

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

Dumb old fool. I’m more concerned about senile imbeciles not securing our borders!

[Big Red Badger]

Hanoi Hilton kept the best part of McShane

[Stand Watch Listen]

[fieldmarshaldj]

Give this treasonous jackass a plastic lightsaber and a package of Depends and send him to the Eastern Front.

[Renegade]

Mcainic needs to crawl under a rock somewhere and stay there.

[apocalypto]

Crazy John McCain is itching to start WW III.

[RepRivFarm]

I am sick and tired of ass-wipe McCain opening his fricking pie hole. This poor excuse for a human being needs desperately to just STFU and die of old age.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

YOU pay it, s&&thead.

[Phillyred]

Perhaps...I don’t know...maybe we should take it more seriously when the secretary of state has a private server in a bathroom on which to conduct government business. Perhaps hackers of many countries wouldn’t have had the easy chance.

[eyeamok]

AT least he isn’t threatening Obama for doing the same to Israel

[Stand Watch Listen]