Posted on 09/08/2013 5:02:43 PM PDT by markomalley
Recently WSJ reported on John Kerry’s claim that the number of countries supporting a U.S. attack on Syria reached “double digits” but Kerry failed to name any.
JihadWatch noted the following:
Liechtenstein? Luxembourg? Andorra? San Marino? Monaco? Seychelles? Tuvalu? Tannu Tuva? No, not even them. Kerry didn’t name them because he doesn’t have them. He is bluffing.
Apparently, McDonough has a similar problem. In a CNN interview with White House Chief of Staff, Dennis McDonough was repeatedly pressed by Candy Crowley to provide examples of countries that will endorse or provide personnel or equipment for a military intervention in Syria. McDonough emphasized other nations condemnations of Syria but no specifics on support for intervention. The key WH strategy seems to be the repeated memo phrase: ”Holding him [Syria] to account,” and vague references of “support.”
At the end of interview, Crowley clarifies the word “support” is referring to “moral support” more than anything else.
(video at link)
JihadWatch reports the following:
Confirmation from the White House itself that John Kerry was lying when he said that the number of countries supporting the U.S. had reached “double digits.” “White House Admits It’s a Coalition of One,” by Patrick Brennan at National Review, September 8:
When asked this morning if the U.S. has any pledges of military support for strikes in Syria, White House chief of staff Denis McDonough emphasized that the G20 and other nations have made supportive condemnations of the Syrian government’s actions, but repeatedly pressed by CNN’s Candy Crowley, provided no examples of countries that have endorsed or will provide personnel or equipment for a military intervention.
He wouldn’t explicitly admit that the U.S. actually has no allies willing to provide support, saying, “you’re trying to get me to say that, but I’m not going to say it.” There is specific support from the EU and others, he said, for “holding Syria accountable.”
McDonough argued it was encouraging that a number of other countries — and even a former president of Iran — have come around and agreed that the U.S. has made a convincing case that the Syrian regime used chemical weapons in August.
And yet Washermouth still gets elected
If they say “we” it’s the royal we.
She brings home the bacon, apparently.
Coalition of the Missing
al Qaeda ALONE supports the White House.
“Fortunately” for terrorism, the US Congress is CLUELESS
and the US Pentagon is LAME, as on 911 the pRes_ _ent
makes a case for .... protecting, defending, and further
arming al Qaeda (before it promises to deliver
death to America and its allies).
BOzo is what BOzo does.
A coalition of the nuttin’?
There may be other countries who offered to “hold our coat” while we go in and do the fighting, but that’s about it.
-— And yet Washermouth still gets elected -—
One. 24. What difference does it make?
That would be a ‘disassociation.’
So other countries were for it, before they were against it?
Her constituents are idiots.
What if John Kerry gave a war and nobody came?
Not “hold muh beer”?
Must be Bush’s fault somehow.
Hmmm. I guess Candy didn’t get the transcript in time.
Test Global Jean Fraud Kerry?
He ,Axelrod , Kerry, and Wasserman stand alone .. and lie to the public
They have silenced the anti-war movement and the racial grievence folks until they can spoonfeed them their propoganda
The Amercian voter and the Armed Forces are bieng hoodwinked by lies and deception.
OBombers buddies are burning ,raping , killing, and beheading innocent civilians
Tweleve years ago , his buddies who OBomber has armed flew planes into the Twin Towers ,
and now he wants us to launch missles to protect them and advance their cause .
Syria is in a civil religious war, with no side being our friend, that has been going on for over two years .
Stay out of it !
May as well go home
As I did on my own
Alone again, naturally
Poor Barry.
So he went to a gay bar and asked for a bottle.
He would take a swig, then poor a libation on his hand.
“I’m getting my date drunk.” he said to the puzzled bartender.
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