McCain Urges Lawmakers to Back Obama’s Plan for Syria

New York Times ^ | Sept 2, 2013 | JACKIE CALMES, MICHAEL R. GORDON and ERIC SCHMITT

[Innovative]

The White House pushed forward aggressively on Monday for Congressional approval of an attack on Syria as President Obama got tentative support from one of his most hawkish Republican critics, Senator John McCain of Arizona, for a “limited” strike — as long, Mr. McCain said, as the president did more to arm the Syrian opposition.

After an hourlong meeting with Mr. Obama at the White House, Mr. McCain emerged with Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, to say that the two senators’ discussions with Mr. Obama in the Oval Office had been “encouraging.” He also urged Congress to support Mr. Obama in his plan for military action in Syria, saying that a no vote would be “catastrophic” for the United States and its credibility in the world.

[2ndDivisionVet]

[Drew68]

Syrians warn U.S. that Al Qaeda has hijacked revolution

It's 'effing outrageous that we're de facto backing al Qaeda in a Syrian cival war. I don't know what Assad has done to America but I sure as hell remember what al Qaeda did to America.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

McCain’s endorsement is almost a guarantee that something is a tremendously bad idea.

[italianquaker]

Someone needs to tell me again why I voted for this jerk

[Innovative]

For the old reason “the lesser of two evils”... we had poor choices, to say the least.

Obama is still the much larger problem, to say the least...

[Huskrrrr]

Toadie.

[Da Coyote]

FUJM.
FUBO.
Repeat the above a trillion times.

[RJS1950]

I wish the NV had kept the worthless bastard.

[Political Junkie Too]

Really? JD Hayworth was worse than McCain?

-PJ

[Innovative]

I think we need to come up with something more constructive than that...

[Innovative]

Be serious, nobody here voted for McCain in the primary — but in the general, you know what the only choices were. Throwing votes away is nothing to be proud of.

[faithhopecharity]

McCain is overdue at fhe Senility Sanctuary.

[fortheDeclaration]

Unbelievable!

[Standing Wolf]

After an hourlong meeting with Mr. Obama at the White House, Mr. McCain emerged with Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, to say that the two senators’ discussions with Mr. Obama in the Oval Office had been “encouraging.”

Not only that, but President You Didn't Build That's shoes have been licked squeaky clean.

[odawg]

As the pretty woman just said on Fox Five—it’s not the Republicans responsibility to have an alternate plan; it’s the President’s duty to have one.

[skinkinthegrass]

*disgusting*divide and conquer..don't they ever learn?

[Ronin]

Bingo. Nobody will listen to McLame.

[PowderMonkey]

...saying that a no vote would be “catastrophic” for the United States and its credibility in the world."

Loss of credibility? What credibility? Let's count the ways, shall we?
ATF (Fast and Furious) - The Attorney General lied to the American and Mexican people, and to Congress. Accountability: zero.
IRS - Its Director lied to the American people and Congress. It continues to be wielded like a bludgeon by this administration against the American people. Accountability: zero.
NSA - Its Director lied to the American People and Congress, and to our allies. Accountability: zero.
BENGHAZI - The Secretary of State, National Security Adviser, and POTUS lied to the American people, after betraying our guys, and leaving them to die. Accountability: zero.

Given such a clear, undeniable, and well established track record, CREDIBILITY: ZERO

[Real Cynic No More]

So, what about Benghazi? If we want to discuss a military action, that’s where we should concentrate some military force.

[Real Cynic No More]

I hate to say it but the simple fact is that those chemical weapons are safest in the hands of Assad.

This bears repeating.