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Two senior Republican senators criticize Tillerson comments on Russia
reuters ^ | July 9, 2017 | Valerie Volcovici

Posted on 07/09/2017 9:03:25 PM PDT by upchuck

Two senior Republican U.S. senators criticized Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday for saying that Russia may have the "right approach" on Syria and for what they called his lack of focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan.

"His statements about Syria really disturb me. No, (Russian President Vladimir) Putin does not have it right when it comes to Syria," Senator Lindsey Graham said.

In separate television interviews, Graham and Senator John McCain, prominent Republican foreign policy voices, took aim at Tillerson's remarks last week that Russia may have "got the right approach" and the United States the wrong approach to Syria.

Russia has backed President Bashar al-Assad in Syria's civil war, while the United States supports rebel groups trying to overthrow him.

McCain told CBS' "Face the Nation" that he "sometimes" regretted backing Tillerson's nomination by Republican President Donald Trump and that his comments on Russia being "right" on Syria made him emotional and upset.

"I know what the slaughter has been like. I know that the Russians knew that Bashar Assad was going to use chemical weapons. And to say that maybe we've got the wrong approach?" he said.

Both senators backed the nomination of Tillerson in January, even while expressing concern about his dealings with Russia when he was chief executive of ExxonMobil. (XOM.N)

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
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Soon as I saw the headline I thought, "Must be linda and McManiac."
1 posted on 07/09/2017 9:03:25 PM PDT by upchuck
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To: upchuck

The Bobbsey Twins.


2 posted on 07/09/2017 9:05:30 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: alarm rider; Alex1977; at bay; Babsig; BILL_C; bnelson44; ColdOne; DesScorp; G.Love; gruntSGT; ...
Uber RINO linda graham Ping
"Republican by day, Democrat by night."


Want on or off this ping list?
Just FReepmail me.

h/t to martin_fierro for the graphic

3 posted on 07/09/2017 9:06:23 PM PDT by upchuck (Life is a test. What's YOUR score?)
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To: upchuck

The morons who think Assad is the worst guy on the planet, and set the middle east on fire to get him. This operation cause Benghazi and Syria and ISIS.
Good work chumps.


4 posted on 07/09/2017 9:07:27 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up.)
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To: upchuck

Tillerson is a breath of fresh air as Sec State.


5 posted on 07/09/2017 9:08:03 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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To: upchuck

McQueeg and his valet....


6 posted on 07/09/2017 9:08:29 PM PDT by clintonh8r (AMERICA! THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY SCREEN NAME OBSOLETE!)
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To: upchuck

I”m getting so tired of these two twits who think they should be determining foreign policy for the U.S.


7 posted on 07/09/2017 9:08:42 PM PDT by falcon99
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To: upchuck

Same here. Didn’t even have to read the first paragraph to know it was Linda and Juan, looking to jockey for more Sunday morning face-time.


8 posted on 07/09/2017 9:10:50 PM PDT by Viking2002 ("If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck." - John Steinbeck)
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To: upchuck

A jihad tag teem?


9 posted on 07/09/2017 9:12:43 PM PDT by Bogie
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To: upchuck

A jihad tag teem?


10 posted on 07/09/2017 9:12:48 PM PDT by Bogie
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To: DesertRhino

Probably just taking their marching orders from Soros.


11 posted on 07/09/2017 9:12:57 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: upchuck

These 2 don’t count. No respect either of them.


12 posted on 07/09/2017 9:12:59 PM PDT by LongWayHome
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McCain and Graham would rather prefer Al-Qaeda run Syria because they don’t like Russia throwing its weight around in a client state.


13 posted on 07/09/2017 9:13:35 PM PDT by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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"Soon as I saw the headline I thought, "Must be linda and McManiac.""
Same here
14 posted on 07/09/2017 9:13:56 PM PDT by Tench_Coxe
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To: clintonh8r

McQueeg and McQueef.


15 posted on 07/09/2017 9:14:27 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: upchuck

Ditto. McCain and Graham are like two rotten peas in a pod.


16 posted on 07/09/2017 9:14:48 PM PDT by be-baw (still seeking...)
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"Two senior Republican senators criticize Tillerson comments on Russia" Two retromingent rinos criticize Tillerson. Two prima donnas that cannot let go of the fact Trump is president have a sissy fit. McLame--you would have been president save for the fact you are a sissy and could not get yourself to criticize Obozo. You are a wimp. Get lost clown.
17 posted on 07/09/2017 9:14:57 PM PDT by Fungi (Mucor roxii is not a rock band.)
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To: upchuck

Twiddledee and Twiddle-don’t-even-bother.


18 posted on 07/09/2017 9:15:23 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: mass55th

“The Bobbsey Twins.”

Exactly what I was thinking.


19 posted on 07/09/2017 9:16:27 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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Soon as I saw the headline I thought, "Must be linda and McManiac."

Dittos. I knew right away, it could only be them.

20 posted on 07/09/2017 9:17:24 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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