McCain: ‘It’s Tragic’ There’s No U.S. Military Option In Ukraine

PolitoMix ^ | 03-07-2014 | Ben Armbruster

[PaulCruz2016]

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Friday lamented the lack of a military option for the United States in Ukraine against Russia and criticized President Obama for thinking the Cold War is over.

During a segment on MSNBC, McCain said that the Obama administration does’t understand Russian President Vladimir Putin. “They have been near delusional in thinking that the Cold War was over,” McCain said referring to Obama officials. “Maybe the president thinks the Cold War is over but Vladimir Putin doesn’t and that’s what this is all about.”

Later in the interview, when host Andrea Mitchell asked if there is a military option for the U.S. in Ukraine, the Arizona Republican sounded despondent. “I’d love to tell you that there is Andrea, but frankly I do not see it,” he said, adding, “I wish that there were. … I do not see a military option and it’s tragic.”

[BitWielder1]

No. Not at all.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Not a moment too soon.

[SandRat]

McLame, read British military history and learn.

[ansel12]

LOL, I know, I thought it would suffice for the point though.

[null and void]

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[exit82]

McInsane—the moron who wanted ground troops in Kosovo and in Syria.

[null and void]

The old coot McCain needs to be airdropped into Ukraine with a pack and a rifle.

An M-16 and a thousand rounds of 7,62 NATO...

[The Sons of Liberty]

Well Juan, maybe we can airdrop you in to join your buddy J F’ing Kerry, and if you need help call Hillary or Hussein. I’m sure they’ll spring into action if there is no fundraiser scheduled.

[PIF]

I guess McC did not get the Russian policy memo: if we are attacked with conventional weapons, we will respond with nuclear weapons ...

[Popman]

McCain would go to war with Narnia if it were possible.

LOL...that's probably not that far-fetched

[bravo whiskey]

An M-16 and a thousand rounds of 7,62 NATO...

i presume this a subtle statement

[Savage Beast]

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

You should have listened to your grandmothers, America.

[Paladin2]

Russia stuffed Russians all over its Empire back in the day.

If there are tons of Russians in the Crimea (a river) , let it do a Kaliningrad Oblast.

(Dam the Bosporus and pump out the Black Sea.)

To the extent that the Ruskies go after the islamists, so much the better for the world.

[fso301]

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Friday lamented the lack of a military option for the United States in Ukraine against Russia

Then hit the Russians elsewhere such as by attacking Iran.

[wonkowasright]

Aw heck McCain why don’t you just ask us to march on moscow.

He’s crazier than Wesley Clark’s alleged order to attack the Russians over some airfield in Yugoslavia or somesuch that was refused by an English commander.

[fso301]

An M-16 and a thousand rounds of 7,62 NATO...

In prefilled magazines.

[null and void]

Yup.

[hadaclueonce]

If America is hoping that great military mind, McCain, to think of a military solution, all is lost.

[Vermont Lt]

It’s tragic that the EU won’t protect it’s flank.

[sten]

to say there are NO military options is to imply... there are NONE

not even ICBMs??

are the finally admitting they’ve dismantled all our warheads?