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To Defeat Islamic State, Remove Assad
The Wall Street Journal ^ | 10-06-2014 | John McCain and Lindsey Graham

Posted on 10/06/2014 9:15:58 PM PDT by Bettyprob

Syrians are already asking why we’re bombing ISIS but not stopping Assad’s attacks on them. Good question.

The airstrikes and other actions President Obama is taking against Islamic State deserve bipartisan support. They are beginning to degrade the terrorist group, also known as ISIS, but will not destroy it, for one reason above all: The administration still has no effective policy to remove Bashar Assad from power and end the conflict in Syria.

Administration officials have called their approach “ISIS first.” As for Mr. Assad, in the words of Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the administration will “defer that challenge into the future.” This is not a luxury we get to choose. And Mr. Obama himself recently said he does “recognize the contradiction” in his own policy—which is that by confronting Islamic State but not Assad, the U.S. may unintentionally benefit the ruler whose ouster he continues, rightly, to demand.

Unfortunately, this is not the only self-defeating contradiction in the administration’s Syria policy.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Syria
KEYWORDS: arizona; assad; graham; isil; isis; johnmccain; lindseygraham; mccain; senatorjohnmccain; senatormccain; syria
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To: matthew fuller

To Defeat Islamic State, Remove Obama.

Amen!


41 posted on 10/07/2014 4:52:19 AM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: Bettyprob

It’s the John and Linda show. Why should it make sense?


42 posted on 10/07/2014 4:55:00 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: Jet Jaguar

Saudi Arabia wants Assad, a Shi’ite to their Sunnism, gone. That’s the only reason the US has for finding him any different than any other despot in the region.

Their involvements in any other Islamic country have been disasters.

Even their so-called attacks against ISIS are piecemeal and ineffective, nothing more than window dressing until after the November elections.

I’m quite certain that if Obama were president of Syria instead of Assad that Obama would be more horrendous than is Assad. At this point, the only thing preventing Obama from despotism here are our traditions of rule of law and of divided government.


43 posted on 10/07/2014 5:24:30 AM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: NorthMountain
And supposed 'conservatives' are whining about the dreaded 'military industrial complex'.

The total bill for the Iraq war by the time all the VA expense are completed, will be over three trillion dollars.

We can't afford EITHER the welfare state or this kind of stupidity. Iran was more of a problem than Saddam Hussien.

44 posted on 10/07/2014 6:10:06 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (Democrats: the Party of slavery to the immensely wealthy for over 200 years.)
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To: Bettyprob

Idiots McCain and Graham. The minute Assad falls, the chaos will exponentially multiply in the middle east. If you want to be assured of WW3, then get rid of Assad...

Dear Juan, go pose with more terrorists.....and thanks again SC for your continued lunacy.


45 posted on 10/07/2014 6:37:07 AM PDT by CSM
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To: Bettyprob; GOPsterinMA; NFHale; sickoflibs; Arthur Wildfire! March; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy
Syrians are already asking why we’re bombing ISIS but not stopping Assad’s attacks on them. Good question.

It is? Really? That's a "good" question? John McCain and his mini-me have gone full retard.

46 posted on 10/07/2014 8:59:21 AM PDT by Impy (Voting democrat out of spite? Then you are America's enemy, like every other rat voter.)
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To: Impy; Bettyprob; GOPsterinMA; NFHale; Arthur Wildfire! March; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy
RE:”Syrians are already asking why we’re bombing ISIS but not stopping Assad’s attacks on them. Good question.
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It is? Really? That's a “good” question? John McCain and his mini-me have gone full retard.”

My answer would be that ISIS is executing American civilians and Assad is not.
Its not our job to overthrow every government that oppresses its citizens.

47 posted on 10/07/2014 9:24:51 AM PDT by sickoflibs (King Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. Just follow my commands you serfs""')
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To: Bettyprob
Syrians are already asking why we’re bombing ISIS but not stopping Assad’s attacks on them?

Putin will not allow it.

48 posted on 10/07/2014 11:00:59 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (AGW-e is the climate "Domino Thoery:)
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To: Bettyprob

Ha. Sounds like the “moderate rebels” are threatening to reveal the details about the “Sarin gas” attack again. Every month or so on Arab TV they start threatening “western leaders” by promising to spill the beans about that little “red line” operation from last year. McCain and Graham start squealing like little piggies for increased support every single time. You watch, there will be news of a weapons delivery to the moderates/isis guys in a few days. They must be running low on ammo again.


49 posted on 10/07/2014 11:13:53 AM PDT by The Toll
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To: Impy; NFHale; sickoflibs; Arthur Wildfire! March; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy

They’re probably cooking dinner for their “friends across the aisle”...


50 posted on 10/07/2014 2:22:46 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: GOPsterinMA

0bama’ wet dream has been to remove Assad. ISIS will then move into the vacuum, like a recipe for takeover.


51 posted on 10/07/2014 2:23:40 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: Dan Cooper

Or the Emirates, Dubai or Qatar. Maybe all of them.


52 posted on 10/07/2014 2:26:14 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: combat_boots

Yes, you’re right.


53 posted on 10/07/2014 2:26:47 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: matthew fuller

AQ blow people and things up. These guys are like Genghis Khan—butchers.

Everyone understood the Khan. Surrender or die. So it is, apparently, with ISIS. Sometimes, it’s both.


54 posted on 10/07/2014 2:28:24 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: yldstrk

Amen....Ghadaffi removal created a vacuum that caused Benghazi, and gave terrorists 400 surface to air missiles and ISIS is probably who have them now.


55 posted on 10/07/2014 2:29:12 PM PDT by Kackikat (Two wrongs do NOT make a right.... unless you are a Democrat!)
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To: Bettyprob

If Juan and Linda say we should.....

We probably shouldn’t.


56 posted on 10/07/2014 2:29:57 PM PDT by Califreak (Hope and Che'nge is killing U.S.)
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To: combat_boots

The Obama admin next idea is to remove Putin. ISIS will also take over that territory.

They are workin’ on it. If anyone really believes that Europe is going to stop that, they are delusional. They have loaded Europe with muzzies.


57 posted on 10/07/2014 2:29:58 PM PDT by dforest
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To: dforest

You are correct. I forget how many former Soviet republics are moslem, but it’s quite a few, especially there on the steppe. And Russia is vast.


58 posted on 10/07/2014 2:32:26 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: combat_boots

Yep, the final battle is being set up.


59 posted on 10/07/2014 2:33:44 PM PDT by dforest
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To: Ethan Clive Osgoode

Wow you should have put a barf alert in front of that one.

Sounds made up though


60 posted on 10/07/2014 2:34:13 PM PDT by Califreak (Hope and Che'nge is killing U.S.)
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