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Military strikes on Syria 'as early as Thursday,' US officials say
NBC News ^
| 8/27/13
| Jim Miklaszewski, Courtney Kube and Erin McClam
Posted on 08/27/2013 4:19:22 PM PDT by jimbo123
The U.S. could hit Syria with three days of missile strikes, perhaps beginning Thursday, in an attack meant more to send a message to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad than to topple him or cripple his military, senior U.S. officials told NBC News on Tuesday.
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But Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., an influential voice on military matters, pressed the administration to go further, calling for the U.S. and its allies to provide weapons to "the resistance on the ground."
"The important part of this whole situation is, is this just going to be just a retaliatory strike that has no lasting impact or something that changes the momentum on the ground in Syria?" McCain told reporters in Mesa, Ariz., after an event on immigration reform.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: 911truthers; alqaeda; arizona; humaabedin; iran; islam; johnmccain; lebanon; muslimbrotherhood; obamabuddies; randsconcerntrolls; rinos; rop; syria; syriachemicalattack; syriachemicalweapons; turkey
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posted on
08/27/2013 4:19:22 PM PDT
by
jimbo123
To: jimbo123
What is it with this administration telegraphing every move they intend to make?
To: jimbo123
“The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.” ~ Senator Barack Hussein Obama, December 20, 2007
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posted on
08/27/2013 4:22:01 PM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
To: jimbo123
Loose lips sink.....
......Never mind.
G-d save our sailors and airmen. 0bambi surely won’t (see BENGHAZI!)
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posted on
08/27/2013 4:22:51 PM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(No bombs for Al Qaeda in Syria!)
To: jimbo123
These interventionist aholes are going to get us embroiled in another expensive no-win hot conflict if it’s the last thing they do.
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posted on
08/27/2013 4:22:59 PM PDT
by
SpaceBar
To: jimbo123
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posted on
08/27/2013 4:23:09 PM PDT
by
Monitor
("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false-front for the urge to rule it." - H. L. Mencken)
To: jimbo123
So much for the element of surprise.
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posted on
08/27/2013 4:23:25 PM PDT
by
alice_in_bubbaland
(When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes mandatory- Thomas Jefferson)
To: jimbo123
Hmmm, was Congress ever property consulted about this decision?
Stupid me, I still rely on that pesky Constitution at times.
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posted on
08/27/2013 4:25:59 PM PDT
by
fwdude
( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
To: jimbo123
What will our objective be?
To: Oshkalaboomboom
“What is it with this administration telegraphing every move they intend to make?”
Liberals like consensus. They want to hear a chorus of agreement. They’re testing the waters to see whether the MSM is with them. They’re focus-grouping.
If you’re acting on your own because of your beliefs, you don’t need to telegraph and evaluate responses. You just do it.
Hopefully, the liberals will go nuts on this and talk him out of it. Where’s that woman who protested in front of the Bush ranch when you need her?
To: alice_in_bubbaland
Shock and Awe is that all you got?
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posted on
08/27/2013 4:27:44 PM PDT
by
DManA
To: Uncle Miltie
Can I get the exact time so I can set my alarm for it, and oh by the way can you tell me the plan of attack?....Assad.
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posted on
08/27/2013 4:28:29 PM PDT
by
TonyM
To: jimbo123
"...in an attack meant more to send a message..."
Pretty expensive "message." Wouldn't a phone call suffice? I do believe he already understands we've lost that lovin' feeling.
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posted on
08/27/2013 4:29:31 PM PDT
by
PowderMonkey
(WILL WORK FOR AMMO)
To: jimbo123
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posted on
08/27/2013 4:29:51 PM PDT
by
444Flyer
(How long O LORD? Habakkuk 2;Isaiah 55)
To: jimbo123
"Uh, hello, Hafez? Oh, sorry! Bashar, heh heh. Uh, yeah. 9:00 OK? Oh, uh, Eastern standard, yeah. What? I dunno, I'll have someone look that up. OK, bye!
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posted on
08/27/2013 4:34:22 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
To: Monitor
I wonder what Nancy thinks about Obama's plans...
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posted on
08/27/2013 4:34:40 PM PDT
by
jimbo123
To: jimbo123
Muslims are killing Muslims. How can we improve upon this by entering the war?
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posted on
08/27/2013 4:35:55 PM PDT
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: jimbo123
That's it? WHERE are the missiles going to be targeted? WHEN will they be fired? HOW MANY will be fired each day?
Sheesh. How are we supposed to wage war if we don't tell the enemy our every move?
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posted on
08/27/2013 4:36:15 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: jimbo123
Just what I’d expect from our Masturbator-in-Chief.
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posted on
08/27/2013 4:38:36 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: jimbo123
There’s probably a CFR publication that outlines the strike.
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posted on
08/27/2013 4:41:19 PM PDT
by
andyk
(I have sworn...eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.)
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