Posted on 07/17/2014 11:48:21 AM PDT by PoloSec
Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) declared on Thursday there would be "incredible repercussions" if Russian forces or pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine shot down the Malaysian flight that crashed earlier in the day.
In an appearance on MSNBC shortly after news of the crash broke, McCain stressed it was too early to come to definite conclusions. However, he pointed out Ukrainian aircraft have previously been shot down in recent days and "mistaken identification" of the Malaysian plane could be "part of a pattern" that demands a powerful reaction from the United States.
"This was an airliner headed towards Russian airspace and it has the earmarks — and I'm not concluding — but it has the earmarks of a mistaken identification of an aircraft that they may have believed was Ukrainian. If that's true, this is a horrible tragic event which was certainly unanticipated by anybody no matter who they are. And there will be incredible repercussions if this is the case," he said. "If it is the result of either separatist or Russian actions mistakenly believing that this is a Ukrainian warplane, I think there's going to be hell to pay and there should be."
McCain called the pro-Russian separatists and the Russian government "really one and the same" and said both had the capability to shoot down the Malaysian flight. An adviser to the Ukraine interior minister said separatists shot down the passenger plane with a Russian-made Buk ground-to-air missile system. The separatists have denied responsibility. Ukrainian forces have been clashing with the separatists in the eastern part of the country and the region of Crimea since pro-Kremlin Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted following widespread protests against his administration in February.
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No problem. John can ask his good friends across the aisle to print up some more funds to pay it.
Ha....that is the funniest thing I have heard all day. What is McPain going to do....talk them to submission???
McCain is such a blowhard—he loves the sound of his own voice and his picture on the news.
Does anybody in DC read Sun Tzu? In the Ukraine situation the Russians are strong and we are weak. All our politicians need to sit down and shut up.
Gee, John--you think they're shaking in their boots???
“Bede bede bede, that’s all folks”, says McSane (isn’t)
What are you going to do, John? Start a war with Russia?
The Rooskies didn't shoot down the airliner. Putin doesn't do anything unless it benefits him or Russia, this doesn't benefit him or Russia.
Go back to sleep, John.
Hell to pay? Who will be providing the hell part?
sit down, John
Please STFU McAmnesty.
No fool like an old fool. You would think he tire of proving this, but then, that’s why the adage.
Not if everybody jumps to conclusions. This is now two Malaysian 777s flying where they should not have been dropping out of the sky. Maybe both of them were shot down being mis-identifyed. Maybe neither was.
One thing forsure. We need facts. Does McCain have enough contact to reality to even know what a fact is?
Hell to pay?
Are McCain and those in DC going to send US troops into Russia or the Ukraine?
Are they going to nuke Moscow because someone shot down an airliner which did not even belong to or was operated by the US?
John McScream won’t do a danged thing but run his fat mouth. President LePunk will not do anything but play golf and shoot hoops with his bro, LeBron. LePunk wants to be like LeBron. He is a punk in my opinion, thus I have renamed him LePunk so he can be like LeBron, his butt kissing bro.
Is Barry gonna send Poot a tube of lipstick?
IF
What McCain? What’ll WE do to Russia?
McCain/Soros/Obama to the rescue!
Cannot believe how so many folks believe and support the Treason Trio...
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