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McCain scolds White House for 'crazy' leaks on Syria air strikes
The Hill ^

Posted on 08/28/2013 7:27:56 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

McCain scolds White House for 'crazy' leaks on Syria air strikes By Lara Seligman - 08/28/13 09:18 AM ET

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Wednesday expressed outrage over leaks related to possible air strikes on Syria, calling them “crazy.”

McCain pointed to reports that say U.S. air strikes on Syria could begin as early as Friday.

The Republican senator, who has long called for more aggressive U.S. action against Syria, said the leaks are tipping the U.S. hand.

“But all of these leaks, when strikes are going to take place, where, what’s going to be used, if I were Bashar Assad, I think I would declare tomorrow a snow day and keep everything from work,” McCain said on Fox News. “This is crazy. These leaks are just crazy.”

McCain reiterated his long-standing criticism of President Obama’s Syrian policy, saying Assad was encouraged to do more chemical attacks when the U.S. failed to punish him for initial attacks.

He also said Obama’s policies have been inconsistent in that the goal of pending attacks would not be regime change even though Obama has said he wants Assad out of power.

“This is the same president that two years ago said that Bashar Assad must leave office and so where is America’s credibility? Where is our ability to influence events in the region?” McCain said on “Fox and Friends.” “What is the president’s policy?”

The White House said Tuesday that Obama is not seeking “regime change” in Syria, instead weighing a response to the violation of “an international standard” barring the use of chemical weapons.

McCain also slammed Obama’s policy toward Syria on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

“Isn’t it contradictory that [Obama] said [Assad[ must go and now he is saying this isn’t aimed at regime change?” McCain said on Wednesday. “And if it isn’t aimed at regime change what is it named at?”


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; US: Arizona; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: arizona; collaborator; iran; israel; johnmccain; lebanon; russia; syria; turkey; unitedkingdom; waronterror
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Standard two week notice, per the UN.
1 posted on 08/28/2013 7:27:57 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

McDork calling someone “crazy”.

Bwahahahahahahahaha——snort ——cough........


2 posted on 08/28/2013 7:29:50 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Sub-Driver

You know how community organizers love to get the word out...


3 posted on 08/28/2013 7:30:36 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Support Free Republic!!!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Juan is an expert on crazy.


4 posted on 08/28/2013 7:31:15 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Sub-Driver

Maybe the most positive thing to come out of all this will be that McCain will finally blow all those blood vessels in his head and we’ll be rid of him.


5 posted on 08/28/2013 7:31:59 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Sub-Driver

Oh ‘F’ you McCain!

Good grief, does anybody doubt this A-hole will be out next week praising Obama and the Dems for something.

This man is a media whore...nothing else.


6 posted on 08/28/2013 7:32:32 AM PDT by Artcore
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Barry will get tired of McCain and do him in someday.


7 posted on 08/28/2013 7:33:13 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: Sub-Driver

McAinal, just shut up and get back in bed with your Muslim Brotherhood buddies, who are black mailing you or paying you to carry their political water re Syria.


8 posted on 08/28/2013 7:33:36 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Obozoliar and his thugs in his outhouse lie 24/7/365. They are unable to tell the truth.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Sen. John McCain (D-R Washington DC.)
There that fixes it, at least one line.


9 posted on 08/28/2013 7:37:06 AM PDT by Tupelo (There are no Republicans or Democrats in Washington. Just Millionaires protecting their turf.)
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If McCain had his way we would have 150,000 troops in Iraq and 150,000 in Afghanistan, 75,000 in Libya, and 50,000 on standby to go to egypt.


10 posted on 08/28/2013 7:37:57 AM PDT by csmusaret (Will remove Obama-Biden bumperstickers for $10)
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To: Sub-Driver

It’s like one crazy man trying to understand another crazy man.


11 posted on 08/28/2013 7:39:18 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Sub-Driver
MCSTAIN IS DOING IT AGAIN...
12 posted on 08/28/2013 7:39:24 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (This post coming to you today, from behind the Camelskin Curtain. Not the Iron or Bamboo Curtain...)
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Clueless Obama Administration is still Clueless


13 posted on 08/28/2013 7:44:39 AM PDT by molson209 (Hillary Clinton)
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"....Obama has said he wants Assad out of power."

To make more room for the Muslim Brotherhood.

He has a real "bromance" with the Brotherhood.

He's the brother of another mother regarding the M. Brotherhood.

14 posted on 08/28/2013 7:48:26 AM PDT by hummingbird (Don't be afraid of the big words.)
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To: hummingbird

The proof continues to emerge that mclame was tortured too much to the point that his brain atrophied. mclame...a certified nut-case.


15 posted on 08/28/2013 7:55:38 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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"If McCain had his way we would have 150,000 troops in Iraq and 150,000 in Afghanistan, 75,000 in Libya, and 50,000 on standby to go to Egypt."

Obama has been gutting the military for some time.

Does America even have 425,000, plus/minus, troops to spare?

16 posted on 08/28/2013 7:57:11 AM PDT by hummingbird (Don't be afraid of the big words.)
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Frankly, I have high expectations of Obama’s strategic military prowess. I’d put him at the “Bill Clinton aspirin factory” level. Barack will decimate Assad the way Clinton utterly destroyed al Qaeda.


17 posted on 08/28/2013 7:59:39 AM PDT by JimSEA
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"The proof continues to emerge that mclame was tortured too much to the point that his brain atrophied. mclame...a certified nut-case."

MaCain should have had the dignity to retire a long time ago.

18 posted on 08/28/2013 8:04:07 AM PDT by hummingbird (Don't be afraid of the big words.)
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To: Sub-Driver

mcdickhead knows crazy up close and personal.


19 posted on 08/28/2013 8:11:42 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Yeah, butt Obama reveal when they would get back from Macho Grande. That’s classified.


20 posted on 08/28/2013 8:18:25 AM PDT by sockhead
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