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McCain Blasts Obama For 'Timid' Response to Russia
NBC News ^ | March 17th 2014 | Carrie Dann

Posted on 03/17/2014 10:36:45 AM PDT by McGruff

Sen. John McCain blasted the "timidity" of the Obama administration’s sanctions on Russian officials Monday, saying that the White House needs a "fundamental reassessment" of the relationship between the United States and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"This president’s response – I don’t know how it could have been weaker, besides doing nothing," McCain said during an appearance on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports.

The Arizona Republican said that Putin is likely "encouraged by the absolute timidity" of the U.S. reaction to Russia's incursion into Crimea.

"I don’t know when the president and his advisers are going to wake up to what Putin is really all about," he added. "We've got to start with a fundamental reassessment of our relationship with him."

McCain, who just returned from a trip to Ukraine with seven other lawmakers, recommended that the United States instead provide Ukrainian forces with defensive weapons and training.

"One of the things that I would do is send some of our military to Kiev and find out how we can best assist them," he said.


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To: Norm Lenhart

Quit being mean to Tokyo Rove.


61 posted on 03/17/2014 4:59:20 PM PDT by dforest
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To: BurningOak

A little overzealous? Oh Really? If he had his way we would be fighting in Egypt, Libya, Syria and Ukraine. What next?


62 posted on 03/17/2014 5:02:47 PM PDT by dforest
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To: Texas Eagle

Obama told him that, but McCain loves it.


63 posted on 03/17/2014 5:04:36 PM PDT by dforest
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To: Red White and Blue patriot

McCain and Soros are the two Big Bad Wolves of Free Republic that couldn’t even make pizza recommendations without being dissed to death here! Just get a rope.


64 posted on 03/17/2014 5:05:36 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious! We reserve the right to serve refuse to anyone!)
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To: dforest; KC_Lion; Red White and Blue patriot

I knew I heard his spiel before! He’s the star of Fallout 3!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BVijD3wWEA&feature=player_detailpage#t=248


65 posted on 03/17/2014 5:09:29 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Artcore

How long has it been since the old goat missed a Sunday TV appearance?


66 posted on 03/17/2014 5:13:51 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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To: Norm Lenhart
The Tea Party Insurgents will be crushed!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoMpJODLhpU


67 posted on 03/17/2014 5:14:09 PM PDT by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
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To: Revolting cat!

Oh come on, there are far more than just two bad wolves.


68 posted on 03/17/2014 5:15:41 PM PDT by dforest
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To: KC_Lion

KC, With God as my witness I swear that every day is playing out like the Script of Fallout.

People thinking the country they remember still exists, Blind support NO MATTER WHAT, Corporate cronyism, inept government intent on getting us all killed, resource wars, bunkers being built...

We know where it ended.


69 posted on 03/17/2014 5:21:03 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart
Whatever, Other Conservatives Tell me Sarah Palin is Stupid and I shouldn't listen to her.

Everything is fine.

70 posted on 03/17/2014 5:26:11 PM PDT by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
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To: KC_Lion

You DO know that Sarah Palin is just a pseudonym right?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Goldstein


71 posted on 03/17/2014 5:28:29 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart

There ain’t nothing imaginary about Sarah Palin.


72 posted on 03/17/2014 5:33:20 PM PDT by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
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To: KC_Lion

You bought the propaganda. She’s a computer creation. You just met Tina Fey ;)


73 posted on 03/17/2014 5:34:47 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart
Uh Huh

No

74 posted on 03/17/2014 5:40:34 PM PDT by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
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To: KC_Lion

CGI, nothing more...;)

You people are so easy to fool.


75 posted on 03/17/2014 5:43:15 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: McGruff

Slim Pickens had more sense than McLame.


76 posted on 03/17/2014 6:17:26 PM PDT by ReformationFan
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To: McGruff

Not unlike his own timid response to Obama.


77 posted on 03/17/2014 7:57:40 PM PDT by doug from upland (Obama and the leftists - destroying our country one day at a time)
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