Live thread: Hagel, Kerry, and Dempsey to testify in Senate Committee hearing on Syria (2:30pm ET)

[Dave346]

Hearing will be live on CSPAN.

[thouworm]

Note to self: Boxer said we have 17 intelligence agencies.

OMG: Kerry just came back to boots on the ground-— for the third time!!! He must be weary an earpiece or getting messages on his blackberry.

Kerry to Rubio:

“And I want to emphasize something; I want to come back to it cause I don’t want anybody misinterpreting this from earlier. This authorization does not contemplate and should not have any allowance for any troop on the ground. I just want to make that absolutely clear.

What I was doing was hypothesizing about a potential-—it might occur at some point in time-—, BUT NOT in this authorization, in no way, be crystal clear [CRYSTAL!], there is no problem in our having the language that has zero capacity for American troops on the ground within the authorization the Pres is asking for.

I don’t want anybody in the media or elsewhere to misinterpret that coming out of here. As I said earlier, and I will repeat it again now. That’s important.
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LOL. Too late!

[Red_Devil 232]

MUppet Face J. F’N Kerry is lying!

[GeronL]

The resolution will not rule out boots on the ground. It will not.

[advertising guy]

never ferget...McLettuce wanted Lieberman to be his Vice President and John Kerry wanted McLettuce as his vice

says it all

[rainee]

Agreed..they need to get a room.
What an embarrassment he is. Happy AZ??!!!

[advertising guy]

F’n has never told the truth

[thouworm]

see post 117

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3061927/posts?page=117#117

[advertising guy]

I live in Phoenix....you have no idea how McCain or Napilatano gets elected....none

[MaxMax]

The leftist Bastards fought Bush over war every step of the way after the Democrats supported the action.
After they supported the action they claimed that they didn't actually think Bush would go to war.

NOW!

The Left want this action which could lead to a WORLD WAR, but this time it's their war
so it's A-Ok. Even anti-war frothing from the mouth Beckel is supporting this No-Proof Action!

This is disgusting and Congress will be blamed if they allow this crap!
The cover for the Dems have been set, and the traps for the Repubs. Sickening.

[maggief]

Kerry: ‘This is not sending a message per se. This is having an effect, an impact’ #Syria #SFRC pic.twitter.com/4hvrFu0PTW

[maggief]

Kerry: “We did it in Bosnia ...”

There it is.

[melissa_in_ga]

Two questions are coming to me while listening to this:

1) Where is the dissent? I hear doubt, but these guys are going to stand behind him at the end.

2) How come NO ONE has asked what Kerry thinks of the polls that overwhelmingly show the US Citizens DO NOT WANT THIS??

[maggief]

Rand Paul is our only hope from this committee.

[jacquej]

I am waiting for him, and share your hope.

[don-o]

Human Events ‏@HumanEvents 23m Are we really required to go to war to get the egg off Obama’s face? @PatrickBuchanan: http://www.humanevents.com/2013/09/03/no-syrian-war-to-save-obamas-face/ …

[maggief]

Chad Pergram @ChadPergram 7m

Menendez on text of #Syria resolution: We’re not there yet. It is our aspiration to get there before the end of the day..& markup tomorrow

[MagUSNRET]

Just got home and watching the hearing...and I have a question.....WHERE ARE THE BALLS???

What a bunch of whimpering knee pad wearing sycophants! GEEZUZ KEYRiST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MagUSNRET]

And another thing...listening to John Effin Kerry....is proof BOTOX does equally as much brain damage, as being a liberal does! What a blithering idiot!!!!!!

[advertising guy]

balls ? our male congress ? balls ? Hillary’s balls are bigger

[advertising guy]

and speakin of balls...look at Hagel’s chin....he got it caught in Obama’s zipper