Posted on 04/09/2014 8:04:03 AM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
[Caption:] U.S. Senator John McCain, center, speaks as Democratic Senator from the state of Connecticut, Chris Murphy, second left, and Opposition leader Oleh Tyahnybok [All Ukrainian Union "Svoboda" leader], stand around him during a Pro-European Union rally in Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.
Sen. John McCain (R. Ariz.) advocated for sending arms to Ukraine Tuesday [link at URL] on Fox News.
McCain acknowledged the arms would not likely enable Ukraine to defeat the Russians in open war, but emphasized it could improve the Ukrainian military's morale and ensure that the Russians would have "a real fight on their hands" if they invaded further.
Host Neil Cavuto asked McCain if the Europeans should be the ones to step up and assist Ukraine considering their position "in the neighborhood" and interests with respect to Russian energy.
"We always want the Europeans to man up," McCain said, "but it's the United States of America that leads. If we're not going to do anything, how the hell do you expect the Europeans to do something on their own? We are not doing anything, so why should they? The United States has got to lead."
McCain also criticised President Obama for not only failing to lead in Ukraine, but shying away from assisting the Free Syrian Army [link at URL].
Full Interview: [Fox News/Cavuto video link (via YouTube) at URL]
...
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com.au ...
Can you believe that Freepers are now relying upon what the UN has to say about this?
Since when do Freepers care about what the UN has to stay?
Oh, good grief. Some people are so blinded by partisanship that they cannot even see that a person or institution with whom they generally disagree is occasionally right.
Who recognizes Transnistria as legit?
South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
You did however fail to respond to my more important point.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.