Posted on 02/22/2017 5:21:20 PM PST by Candor7
WASHINGTONSen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) secretly traveled to northern Syria last weekend to speak with American military officials and Kurdish fighters at the forefront of the push to drive Islamic State out of their de facto capital of Raqqa, according to U.S. officials.
The unusual visit, which officials said was organized with the help of the U.S. military, came as the Trump administration is debating plans for an accelerated military campaign against Islamic State, also known by the acronyms ISIS and ISIL.
Mr. McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, first traveled to rebel-controlled Syria in 2013, when he met with leaders of the Free Syrian Army, the umbrella group supported by America and its allies. This was believed to be his first visit to Syria since then.
U.S. officials familiar with Mr. McCains trip said that the senator traveled to Kobani, the Syrian town on the Turkey border controlled by Kurdish forces since 2012.
In a statement, Mr. McCains office confirmed that a trip took place, saying the senator traveled to northern Syria last week to visit U.S. forces deployed there and to discuss the counter-ISIL campaign and ongoing operations to retake Raqqa...................
.........U.S. officials involved in the debate say that it would be difficult, if not impossible, to launch a successful assault on Raqqa in the coming months without working with Kurdish forces. Turkish leaders have been pushing the Trump administration to sideline the Kurdish fighters, but they have not presented a viable alternative plan, U.S. officials said.
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Why doesnt the Logan act apply to him?>>>>>>>>>>>>
As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, McCain is allowed to do “fact finding” junkets, so he can report back to the Senate Armed Services Committee on how to advise the Commander in Chief.They also can bring legislation to give the president war power.
The problem with McCain is that he will use bipartisanship to actually stymie the policies that President Trump wants to follow, which includes the setting up of Syrian safe zones for refugees. McCain does not want this for some reason, which we soon should be able to determine. For some reason he wants a continued flow of refugees from Syria into Europe and the USA. Likely McCain is in the pockets of certain Saudi Arabians or Iranians.
Is McCain still out of the country or has he gotten home where he can be busted for leaking information out of the Senate committee he's on?
You made me snort my coffee! LOL.
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“Songbird”..up to his old tricks.........*spit*
So are the Serbs and a number of other groups. Globalist pukes hate them. The will never control them. Just like with Trump. Screw the Globalists.
Logan Act negotiations
LMAO made my day. Thank you sir.
LMAO made my day. Thank you sir.
The Manchurian Senator.
Corrupt Loser McCain is looking particularly demented lately in interviews, as if someone is yanking his chain examining his numerous treacherous activities,
Sure he’s running back over to Syria to make out like his former ISIS sleazy dealings for his masters Obama/Soros was merely SOP and all innocent and above board, nothing that needs investigating,
Nothing at all going on out of the norm,
I want McStain arrested for whatever crimes he has committed. Soon.
Why these blow hard senators and representatives have to waste our tax dollars on these trips is beyond sanity.
I’m guessing that this the same Senator John McCain of Arizona who in January visted President Poroshenko in Ukraine to say to him, “Your fight is our fight”.
You can read the entire article from the link on Drudge without the pay wall.
McCain was touring ME (i.e. Saudi Arabia who owns him) and made a visit to Syria. Protecting Saudi’s investment in the chaos in Syria. This must be exposed. It has been know a long time.
McCain has been on the Saudi payroll a long time.
So, SO tired of this senile old f@rt!
Man, did America dodge a bullet, Sarah Palin not withstanding!
I LOATHE ‘Linda!’
This is how dictators start McCain. They act like they control the world and the next thing you know, there is a world war. My guess is McCain is looking for Intel to leak to his rebel forces.
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