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John McCain: 'Sometimes I do' regret voting for Rex Tillerson as secretary of state
The Washington Examiner ^ | July 9, 2017 | Kyle Feldscher

Posted on 07/09/2017 8:03:55 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Arizona Sen. John McCain "sometimes" regrets his vote for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, especially in the wake of Tillerson floating the idea that the United States has been taking the wrong approach in Syria.

McCain said on CBS Sunday said his vote in favor of Tillerson pains him on occasion, and comments Tillerson said made about the conflicting plans of the United States and Russia in Syria, which McCain saw as kowtowing to the Kremlin, are troubling.

"Sometimes I do," McCain said when asked if he regrets voting for Tillerson. "But, I'm still torn by the fact that the American people chose this president and he ought to be able to have this team."

McCain said Tillerson does not appear to believe in the same American ideals that he does and that the Republican Party stood for under President Ronald Reagan.

He said the Russians know what they're doing by backing the Syrians, and they know about Bashar Assad's more vile tactics such as using chemical weapons.....

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Arizona; Issues; Parties; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: diplomacy; mccain; tillerson; trump
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I need to send the sack of s%#+ requesting the money I donated to his campaign in 2008. McCain or obama? Not much difference.


21 posted on 07/09/2017 8:26:13 PM PDT by boycott
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I need to send the sack of s%#+ requesting the money I donated to his campaign in 2008. McCain or obama? Not much difference.


22 posted on 07/09/2017 8:26:18 PM PDT by boycott
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I regret this pos wasn’t an mia or kia.


23 posted on 07/09/2017 8:31:30 PM PDT by Newtoidaho (Proud member of Trump's army of online trol)
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To: deweyfrank

Bingo!


24 posted on 07/09/2017 8:34:32 PM PDT by Bogie
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What is his problem with our ultra-globalist SOS?


25 posted on 07/09/2017 8:39:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Sarah Barracuda

GAWD!....What you said!!!...

Makes it easy now to see how Trump won though...against all odds....Sarah set the Table.....


26 posted on 07/09/2017 8:42:06 PM PDT by M-cubed
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’ve been regretting that McCain is still in government since his milk toast Presidential campaign.


27 posted on 07/09/2017 8:47:42 PM PDT by Retired Chemist
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To: nickcarraway

I think he is bitter at being shut out.

Same with Graham.

Since Trump did dump employees from the state department and not replace the losers, McCain and graham have to moles.


28 posted on 07/09/2017 8:49:58 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Why do the people of Arizona keep putting this ahole back in office?


29 posted on 07/09/2017 9:15:56 PM PDT by jmacusa (Dad may be in charge but mom knows whats going on.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Of course McQueeg had no problems with either Hillary or John Kerry.


30 posted on 07/09/2017 9:19:06 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: longtermmemmory

Well, at least Exxon, Goldman and other mega-globalist corporations are still in charge.


31 posted on 07/09/2017 9:20:26 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: dsrtsage

“Fuq McQueef and his fat vacuous daughter”

White is not her best color. I no longer change the channel when she’s on. Still change the channel when Harf or Goldberg are on.


32 posted on 07/09/2017 9:24:03 PM PDT by be-baw (still seeking...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

John McCain=Kardasian camera whore.


33 posted on 07/09/2017 9:29:26 PM PDT by Newbomb Turk (Hey Newbomb, where is your bothers ElCamino ?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Johnny. Do you even know who Rex Tillerson is?


34 posted on 07/09/2017 9:33:38 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The Swamp Strikes Back!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Anything about Juan McAmnasty’s “thoughts” is a nothing burger and therefore Fake News.


35 posted on 07/09/2017 9:49:18 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: aposiopetic

*** What’s extra-weird about this is that T-Rex said plainly that the US doesn’t foresee a Syria with an Assad family member at the helm. ***

I am aware that Tillerson said that back in April, but has he said it since? I have looked to see if he has said it more recently as I see it all over the internet as if that is still his position.

I am hoping the US will realize that the Syrian people should decide who leads their country, not the US, or CIA/Deep State, not the globalists, not the neocons.


36 posted on 07/09/2017 9:51:28 PM PDT by sockmonkey (Donald Trump will ban auto-correct with an Executive Order. Go Trump!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I predict that Trump is 3 steps ahead of McCain and the NeverTrumpers as usual.


37 posted on 07/09/2017 9:54:58 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (CNN IS ISIS.)
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To: sockmonkey
I agree that our "position" should not hold the day; I was just pointing out that McCain seems so blinded by opposition to the President that he neglects to notice when his position is being adopted.

Yes, T-Rex restated the position in a news conference with Mnuchin at G-20: https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/07/07/transcript-of-mnuchin-and-tillerson-press-briefing-g20-and-beyond/

38 posted on 07/09/2017 9:58:40 PM PDT by aposiopetic
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Can you ever imagine a Dem pulling this backstabbing treason?


39 posted on 07/09/2017 10:09:26 PM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Replacing dictators in the ME always works out well, right Juan?


40 posted on 07/09/2017 10:11:00 PM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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