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Two senior Republican senators criticize Tillerson comments on Russia
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| 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."
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posted on
07/09/2017 9:03:25 PM PDT
by
upchuck
To: upchuck
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posted on
07/09/2017 9:05:30 PM PDT
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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
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posted on
07/09/2017 9:06:23 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(Life is a test. What's YOUR score?)
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.
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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.)
To: upchuck
Tillerson is a breath of fresh air as Sec State.
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posted on
07/09/2017 9:08:03 PM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
To: upchuck
McQueeg and his valet....
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posted on
07/09/2017 9:08:29 PM PDT
by
clintonh8r
(AMERICA! THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY SCREEN NAME OBSOLETE!)
To: upchuck
I”m getting so tired of these two twits who think they should be determining foreign policy for the U.S.
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posted on
07/09/2017 9:08:42 PM PDT
by
falcon99
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.
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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)
To: upchuck
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posted on
07/09/2017 9:12:43 PM PDT
by
Bogie
To: upchuck
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posted on
07/09/2017 9:12:48 PM PDT
by
Bogie
To: DesertRhino
Probably just taking their marching orders from Soros.
To: upchuck
These 2 don’t count. No respect either of them.
To: upchuck
McCain and Graham would rather prefer Al-Qaeda run Syria because they don’t like Russia throwing its weight around in a client state.
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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))
To: upchuck
"Soon as I saw the headline I thought, "Must be linda and McManiac.""
Same here
To: clintonh8r
To: upchuck
Ditto. McCain and Graham are like two rotten peas in a pod.
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posted on
07/09/2017 9:14:48 PM PDT
by
be-baw
(still seeking...)
To: upchuck
"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.
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posted on
07/09/2017 9:14:57 PM PDT
by
Fungi
(Mucor roxii is not a rock band.)
To: upchuck
Twiddledee and Twiddle-don’t-even-bother.
To: mass55th
“The Bobbsey Twins.”
Exactly what I was thinking.
To: upchuck
Soon as I saw the headline I thought, "Must be linda and McManiac." Dittos. I knew right away, it could only be them.
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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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