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John McCain: Great Britain ‘No Longer a World Power’
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Posted on 08/31/2013 5:21:06 PM PDT by chessplayer

Senator John McCain had harsh words for Great Britain Friday following that country’s decision to not participate in a coordinated attack on Syria.

Appearing on NBC’s Tonight Show, McCain said, “I feel badly about the British. They're our dear friends, but they're no longer a world power. It's just a fact of life.”


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To: chessplayer

And America’s government is no longer Constitutional.

Things do sometimes change for the better, Juan.

In the Brits case, their government made a choice on what is best for Britain, not what is best for Obama or for foreigners who hate their guts.

Perhaps America’s government leaders will someday return to sanity and go back to representing Americans instead of themselves and foreigners.

Not likely, but patriots can dream too.


21 posted on 08/31/2013 5:28:48 PM PDT by Iron Munro ("You bring me the man, I'll find you the crime" - Lavrentiy Beria [and Eric Holder])
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To: Alas Babylon!

Screw that pathetic piece of garbage.


22 posted on 08/31/2013 5:29:13 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: chessplayer

John McCain is an idiot. Congratulations to Parliament for making the correct decision.


23 posted on 08/31/2013 5:29:27 PM PDT by saganite (What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
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To: chessplayer

Love it.:-)


24 posted on 08/31/2013 5:30:15 PM PDT by lbryce (The 22nd Amendment Lives:1142 Days Until America's Greatest Nemesis Gets the Heave "Ho")
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To: cripplecreek

What Mccain doesn’t seem to understand is that the
same thing could be said of us.


25 posted on 08/31/2013 5:30:41 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Lazamataz

He was in the Hanoi Hilton too long. Needs a straight jacket and a round room now.


26 posted on 08/31/2013 5:30:45 PM PDT by halfright (FAST & FURIOUS! DON'T ALLOW THEM TO DIVERT YOUR ATTENTION.)
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To: chessplayer
As he continues into more maverick dotage he will be even more closely followed by the media lapping up sound bytes.
27 posted on 08/31/2013 5:30:55 PM PDT by KC Burke (Officially since Memorial Day they are the Gimmie-crat Party.)
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To: chessplayer

With Obama in the White House and the Damage he’s doing to our nations ecomonmy and military the United States will probably not be a world power thank’s to RINO’s like John McCain and Lindsey Graham.


28 posted on 08/31/2013 5:31:53 PM PDT by puppypusher (The World is going to the dogs.)
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To: Venturer

‘bout sums it up...


29 posted on 08/31/2013 5:32:37 PM PDT by MileHi ( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
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To: saganite

John McCain = (_._) + hat


30 posted on 08/31/2013 5:34:01 PM PDT by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: chessplayer

John is off his meds again.


31 posted on 08/31/2013 5:34:01 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Alas Babylon!

We can all respect McCain’s military service, and perhaps even the man he once was.
But that card has been played far too many times.

His service doesn’t give him a lifetime pass to be an arrogant buffoon and he doesn’t deserve perpetual forgiveness for being a colossally bad Senator and terrible representative for the American people.


32 posted on 08/31/2013 5:35:10 PM PDT by Iron Munro ("You bring me the man, I'll find you the crime" - Lavrentiy Beria [and Eric Holder])
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To: Iron Munro

In the Brits case, their government made a choice on what is best for Britain, not what is best for Obama or for foreigners who hate their guts.


Yup. They decided NOT to support alQuuuaaada.


33 posted on 08/31/2013 5:35:52 PM PDT by chessplayer
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To: halfright

I disagree. He’s not insane — he’s bought. He’s sold his soul to the Globalist cabal who wants to see America broken down, perhaps broken apart. The people who want a one-world-government need us to have no Constitution — what better way than to break America into separate mini-nations?


34 posted on 08/31/2013 5:36:50 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

He’s not wrong.

Can Britain afford not to build L5bn Royal Navy aircraft carriers? [2010]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2463942/posts

Planes axed for aircraft carriers [2010]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2610135/posts

Cameron in humiliating u-turn on future of Britain’s aircraft carriers with return of jump jet [2012]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2873116/posts


35 posted on 08/31/2013 5:37:37 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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To: chessplayer
I hate to say it, but he's right.

A country which has to consider Argentina to be a formidable opponent is no longer a world power.

Take a look at the once-great Royal Navy after decades of Socialism:


36 posted on 08/31/2013 5:39:40 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: Lazamataz

I heard a rumor that he really pisses you off.


37 posted on 08/31/2013 5:40:49 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Uncle Miltie: Obama poisoned race relations for a generation. Everything is racial now.)
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To: chessplayer

Was Senator John McCain also working for Obama in 2008 ?


38 posted on 08/31/2013 5:41:15 PM PDT by molson209 (Hillary Clinton)
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To: Alas Babylon!

http://educate-yourself.org/cn/earlhopperinterview08feb08.shtml

Judge for yourself.

I just googled and this came up, but I had heard much the same before..


39 posted on 08/31/2013 5:41:33 PM PDT by Venturer ( cowardice posturing as tolerance =political correctness)
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To: PapaBear3625

I would also add: I agree with Britain’s decision the not get involved in Syria. It displays rationality.


40 posted on 08/31/2013 5:41:55 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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