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'One of the more incredible statements I've ever heard': John McCain rips Tillerson's shift on Syria
businessinsider ^

Posted on 04/04/2017 7:04:25 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Republican Sen. John McCain tore into Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday morning, telling CNN that Tillerson's recent comments about the US's policy in Syria represented "another disgraceful chapter in American history."

Tillerson told reporters while he was in Turkey last week that the "longer-term status of President [Bashar] Assad will be decided by the Syrian people."

The remark signaled a shift in the US's official position toward the Syrian strongman. Though they were criticized for failing to act against Assad's atrocities, President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State John Kerry had long called for Assad to step down in a monitored transition of power.

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley took an even stronger position than Tillerson, telling reporters that the administration's "priority is no longer to sit and focus on getting Assad out."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: john; mccain; rinotrash; tillerson
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

Call Vietnam and tell them they can have their prisoner back.


41 posted on 04/04/2017 9:07:00 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Does McMoron every shut his mouth? It’s nonstop 24/7.


42 posted on 04/04/2017 9:07:28 AM PDT by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

Sarah Palin’s running mate is an idiot.


43 posted on 04/04/2017 9:08:14 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

I’m actually pissed at Vietnam for not ridding us of this scourge...they killed lots of great American heroes and let this foolish, privileged, destructive traitor live.


44 posted on 04/04/2017 9:11:52 AM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: ChicagoConservative27

John McCain was not elected or appointed to dictate the foreign policy of the US.


45 posted on 04/04/2017 9:13:37 AM PDT by gogeo (When your life is based on a false premise...you are indeed insane.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Anything that signals a shift away from spending American money and spilling American blood playing whack-a-mole in middle eastern rat-infested crap holes is bound to get a rise out of Songbird McCain. The more American flag-draped coffins he sees, the more potential campaign cash for his re-election.


46 posted on 04/04/2017 9:17:07 AM PDT by Hat-Trick (Do you trust a government that cannot trust you with guns?)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Wish Trump would get the goods on McStain and threaten to expose him so he would STFU!


47 posted on 04/04/2017 9:19:06 AM PDT by thingumbob (I'm a bitter clinger...I dare you to take my gun)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I wish someone would tear into McLoon and tell him to STFU.

Me, too! The Traitorous Bastard!


48 posted on 04/04/2017 9:24:49 AM PDT by Polyxene (Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.)
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To: Hat-Trick

Well said, good insight.


49 posted on 04/04/2017 9:24:50 AM PDT by ex-snook (The one true God sent Jesus here to show us the way.)
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To: Hat-Trick

Well said, good insight.


50 posted on 04/04/2017 9:25:13 AM PDT by ex-snook (The one true God sent Jesus here to show us the way.)
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