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McCain releases strategy for Afghanistan, preempting and rebuking Trump
Washington Post ^ | Aug 10 2017 | Karoun Demirjian

Posted on 08/10/2017 7:58:43 PM PDT by WilliamIII

Sen. John McCain on Thursday unveiled a plan to increase U.S. air and ground forces in Afghanistan that would probably bring some American soldiers closer into harm’s way — a move that in effect rebukes President Trump, who has not yet decided on his preferred way forward in the war.

McCain (R-Ariz.) promised to present his plan as an amendment to the annual defense authorization bill, upon his return to Washington in September.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: afghanwar; braincancer; johnmccain; mccain; mccainafghanwar; strawberries; trumpafghanwar; tumor
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1 posted on 08/10/2017 7:58:43 PM PDT by WilliamIII
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To: WilliamIII

Please, President Trump, give John McCain a rifle and send him to Afghanistan.


2 posted on 08/10/2017 8:00:37 PM PDT by WilliamIII
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To: WilliamIII

Johnny “More War” McCain surprisingly pushes for more war.


3 posted on 08/10/2017 8:01:11 PM PDT by ilgipper
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To: WilliamIII

Dear President Trump, please draft and send McShame to Afghanistan

since he has all the answers for it there

Thank you.


4 posted on 08/10/2017 8:02:00 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
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To: WilliamIII

Good Lord. This man needs to die right now. Today. Please, Oh Lord.


5 posted on 08/10/2017 8:02:07 PM PDT by WashingtonSource
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6 posted on 08/10/2017 8:02:34 PM PDT by Helicondelta (Deplorable)
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To: WilliamIII

7 posted on 08/10/2017 8:03:25 PM PDT by Dogbert41 (Jerusalem is the city of The Great King!)
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To: WilliamIII

Who asked him?


8 posted on 08/10/2017 8:04:11 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: WilliamIII

McCain preempting and rebuking Trump?

I had no idea that a senator could make decisions at the presidential level.

Is McCain the president when it comes to military and war matters? Or is the Washington Post trying to stir up trouble?


9 posted on 08/10/2017 8:04:22 PM PDT by adorno (w)
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To: WilliamIII

Brain Dead McCain needs to shut up.


10 posted on 08/10/2017 8:04:56 PM PDT by JPJones (There is no Law but Constitutional Law, and America is Its Agent)
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To: WilliamIII

No


11 posted on 08/10/2017 8:04:58 PM PDT by petitfour (APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
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To: WilliamIII

I guess the brain cancer has made this @sshole forget that he lost in every one of his attempts to become President of the United States.


12 posted on 08/10/2017 8:05:21 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris." -- President Trump, 6/1/2017)
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To: WilliamIII

Toomah says what?


13 posted on 08/10/2017 8:05:29 PM PDT by TigersEye (0bama. The Legacy is a lie. The lie is the Legacy.)
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To: WilliamIII

Tell him where to shove it.


14 posted on 08/10/2017 8:05:40 PM PDT by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
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To: WilliamIII

Does this old guy think he’s the president?


15 posted on 08/10/2017 8:06:47 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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McCain isn’t CiC...

Songbird needs a reminder....


16 posted on 08/10/2017 8:07:16 PM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: adorno

Desperado’s. Why don’t they come to their senses?
Neither McQueeg nor wapppoo have any.
That’s why.


17 posted on 08/10/2017 8:07:26 PM PDT by acapesket (all happy now?)
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To: WilliamIII
I am not a McCain fan, and have criticized him plenty, but we need to avoid reacting emotionally to anything the Washington Post spins and publishes. They have exposed themselves to be rolling around in the dirt, trying to destroy the credibility of the current administration, and essentially becoming an implement of propaganda. It's a far cry from what any credible and respectable media outlet should want to be.
18 posted on 08/10/2017 8:07:29 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: WilliamIII

McCain is way too pro-war for my tastes. There are times for fighting, but that’s a decision to be made not a default position (with Afghanistan, with Russia, and with all other potential challenges we face).


19 posted on 08/10/2017 8:08:22 PM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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Maybe, John, the president is working on more pressing issues, such as North Korea. Is Afghanistan launching missiles?


20 posted on 08/10/2017 8:08:36 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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