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U.S. Senate panel passes authorization for use of military force in Syria by 10-7 vote
Reuters ^ | September 4, 2013

Posted on 09/04/2013 12:30:22 PM PDT by maggief

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: mccain; senate; syria
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To: maggief
But they still accuse Bush of rushing to war?

-PJ

61 posted on 09/04/2013 1:19:48 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: maggief
Cowards!

The committee adopted two McCain-Coons amendments by voice vote.

62 posted on 09/04/2013 1:23:47 PM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief

Time for another round of cowpie bingo in the middle east..

On a good day, it really stinks..

Weasley Clark must be itching’ to make a bombing run

From 15,000 feet, of course.


63 posted on 09/04/2013 1:26:12 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi --)
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To: maggief

Lurch has so much Botox in him you can play quarters on his face.


64 posted on 09/04/2013 1:26:47 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (Army dad. And damned proud.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Just in ...

John McCain @SenJohnMcCain 1m

Headed home to #Arizona tonight - town hall meetings tomorrow in #Phoenix and #Tucson on #Syria, #immigration reform and other issues


65 posted on 09/04/2013 1:27:04 PM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief

He may want to pack Kevlar and a helmet.. And sunscreen.


66 posted on 09/04/2013 1:29:36 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi --)
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To: maggief
"Vetted elements."

The people who come up with this nonsense are truly morons of epic proportions.

67 posted on 09/04/2013 1:30:01 PM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: maggief

Maggief...we all know it doesn’t take Obama long to make a mess of things...90 days for him is carte blanche!


68 posted on 09/04/2013 1:31:17 PM PDT by caww
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To: kcvl

More BS ...

Chad Pergram @ChadPergram 4m

Sen Bob Corker (R-TN) says Foreign Relations Committee “has significantly limited the president’s original authorization” on #Syria


69 posted on 09/04/2013 1:33:48 PM PDT by maggief
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To: caww

McCain just threw the gasoline on the fire.


70 posted on 09/04/2013 1:36:37 PM PDT by maggief
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To: sport

The most deliberative body on earth,....my ass. Suckers all. Willfully put their head in the noose for an idiot boy president.


71 posted on 09/04/2013 1:39:32 PM PDT by Texas Songwriter
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To: maggief

Sen Bob Corker (R-TN)

Washington, D.C. office at 202-224-3344.

If you need to send documents to Senator Corker, please fax them to the D.C. office at 202-228-0566.


72 posted on 09/04/2013 1:41:00 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: maggief

McCain’s Ammendment...:

......that the U.S. ‘strategy’ toward Syria should aim “to degrade the capabilities of the Assad regime to use weapons of mass destruction while upgrading the lethal and non-lethal military capabilities of vetted elements of Syrian opposition forces.”

He needs lessons:

“Surprise”…. is to be regarded as a substantive principle in itself, on account of its moral effect..... When it is successful in a high degree, confusion and broken courage in the enemy’s ranks are the consequences; and of the degree to which these multiply a success, there are examples enough, great and small.”

In modern terms, US Joint Publication 3-0, Joint Operations, counsels commanders to seize the initiative in order to

“Shock, demoralize, and disrupt the enemy immediately.... to seize and maintain the initiative, deny the enemy the opportunity to achieve its objectives, and generate in the enemy a sense of inevitable failure and defeat.”

The US has waited so long to respond to the chemical weapons attacks that it has effectively ceded any advantages of surprise and initiative to the Assad regime. The Assad regime knows an attack is coming or is likely to come in the near future. In addition to the overall forewarning of attack, the Assad regime is likely to get detailed updates from the Russian Navy as soon as the US Navy launches a TLAM attack.


73 posted on 09/04/2013 1:41:57 PM PDT by caww
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To: maggief

Yes he threw gas on the fire...and we’re going to be supplying more arms etc....

This is a day of victory for the Jihadists......I am sick about this...sick of our Representatives. Every last one of them is a traitor to our country and our Military sons and daughters...


74 posted on 09/04/2013 1:44:41 PM PDT by caww
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To: Timber Rattler

“The people who come up with this nonsense are truly morons of epic proportions”

Was it West who said we have 80 ‘Known’ Communists in our government.....our whole government has been corrupted...and those who may have been once good men equally so...there is no resistance to stop these people....and the public is not up to stopping it.


75 posted on 09/04/2013 1:47:49 PM PDT by caww
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To: pgyanke

This Senate bill primarily seeks to save Barry’s hide by not obviously going afoul of the Constitution. He’ll negligently let his war get out of hand, nonetheless, as desired. The thought is at least he won’t be impeachable for his jumping in or letting it “go overtime”, as it surely will.

HF


76 posted on 09/04/2013 1:57:04 PM PDT by holden (Alter or abolish it yet?)
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To: BigEdLB

Rufus is a very handsome and intelligent looking fellow.
Lucky you!


77 posted on 09/04/2013 1:57:18 PM PDT by bimboeruption
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To: Tennessee Nana

He’s my congressman and better put on a good show.

He faces a town hall style meeting tomorrow night.

The guy had John Boehner in a month ago for a fundraiser and called himself part of a team led by Boehner.

He always joins with the 60-80 members who vote more conservative, then has Boehner in town to fundraise????


78 posted on 09/04/2013 2:08:56 PM PDT by Nextrush (BALANCED BUDGET NOW, PRESIDENT SARAH PALIN,CHANGE I BELIEVE IN)
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To: maggief

79 posted on 09/04/2013 2:14:36 PM PDT by caww
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To: maggief

80 posted on 09/04/2013 2:17:09 PM PDT by relentlessly
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