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McCain in Afghanistan for 4th of July, urges Egypt military ..
CBS ^ | July 4, 2013

Posted on 07/04/2013 6:37:15 AM PDT by don-o

KABUL, Afghanistan Senior Republican Sen. John McCain arrived in Kabul Thursday for a surprise visit to American troops in Afghanistan to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday.

McCain presided over a reenlistment ceremony for about a half dozen U.S. soldiers in Kabul.

A member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and unsuccessful presidential candidate, McCain was accompanied on the visit by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Both of the senior U.S. lawmakers commented upon their arrival on the military-led political transition which was playing out in Egypt, urging the nation's new interim leadership to quickly hold new elections and hand power back to a democratically elected government.

"We view with great concern events in Egypt," said McCain. He acknowledged the "great dissatisfaction" in the Egyptian populace for how Morsi was governing, but said the U.S. wanted the military "to show us a rapid transition back to democracy," and suggested future U.S. financial aid to Egypt would be dependent on the speed of that transition.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; caliphate; egypt; jihad; mccain; mclame; mcshame; randsconcerntrolls; rop
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McCain in Afghanistan for 4th of July, urges Egypt military to make "rapid transition back to democracy"

Predictable or what?

1 posted on 07/04/2013 6:37:15 AM PDT by don-o
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To: don-o

FUJM


2 posted on 07/04/2013 6:39:27 AM PDT by Perdogg (Cruz-Paul 2016)
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To: don-o

With any luck, he’ll get captured by the Taliban and they won’t give him back.


3 posted on 07/04/2013 6:40:02 AM PDT by GenXteacher (You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
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To: don-o
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4 posted on 07/04/2013 6:40:55 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: don-o
McCain was accompanied on the visit by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Same-sex marriage been legalized in Kandahar yet?

5 posted on 07/04/2013 6:41:59 AM PDT by madprof98
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To: don-o

"We view with great concern events in Egypt," said McCain and al Qaeda.



6 posted on 07/04/2013 6:43:01 AM PDT by Diogenesis
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To: don-o

McCain demands installment of a new Islamist ruler in Egypt.


7 posted on 07/04/2013 6:43:02 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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To: don-o

McCain and Graham. The Bobbsy Twins of arab springiness.


8 posted on 07/04/2013 6:44:13 AM PDT by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: don-o

McCain, so eager to get us into wars over rioting muslims using OUR military, now warns another military to stop supporting rioting muslims.

How ironic.


9 posted on 07/04/2013 6:45:04 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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To: don-o

Itchy and Scratchy strike again.


10 posted on 07/04/2013 6:46:05 AM PDT by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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To: don-o

“Back”? When were they there to begin with?


11 posted on 07/04/2013 6:46:25 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: don-o

Who told the guard to do an “eyes right”? Shouldn’t he be guarding, and not mugging for the camera?


12 posted on 07/04/2013 6:46:46 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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To: TADSLOS

Maybe their return flight will be diverted to Pakistan if we spread the rumor that Sno-man is on board?


13 posted on 07/04/2013 6:47:40 AM PDT by shalom aleichem
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To: don-o

Senior Republican Sen. John McCain arrived in Kabul Thursday for a surprise visit to American troops in Afghanistan to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday.

How much did this trip cost us. I am sick of politicians spending our money on vacations. This is not going to raise the morale of troops. Sorry but they could care less about seeing McCain. Now send over Sandra Bullock then maybe we will see some raised morale. I guess we could send over Channing Tatum for the woman Military personnel.


14 posted on 07/04/2013 6:55:01 AM PDT by napscoordinator (Santorum-Bachmann 2016 for the future of the Country!)
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To: don-o
I posted this comment in another thread this morning:

15 posted on 07/04/2013 6:56:29 AM PDT by TomGuy (.)
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To: don-o

Does McPain go anywhere without Loveable Lindsey behind him?


16 posted on 07/04/2013 6:58:42 AM PDT by Theodore R. ("Hey, the American people must all be crazy out there!")
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To: don-o

An incompetent who rode daddy’s coattails.


17 posted on 07/04/2013 7:01:14 AM PDT by gotribe (Limit The Government's Right To Bear Arms)
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To: don-o

Hitler and Mussolin had the Berlin-Rome Axis, and here we silly Republican primary voters stick with the AZ-SC Axis.


18 posted on 07/04/2013 7:02:27 AM PDT by Theodore R. ("Hey, the American people must all be crazy out there!")
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To: GenXteacher
With any luck, he’ll get captured by the Taliban and they won’t give him back.

You are reading my mind...aren't you ?

19 posted on 07/04/2013 7:03:45 AM PDT by Popman (Godlessness is always the first step to the concentration camp.)
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To: don-o

My Momma always said, “haste makes waste!”


20 posted on 07/04/2013 7:05:14 AM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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