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Republicans McCain, Graham say cannot support limited Syria strikes
2013-09-01
[REUTERS] Republican Senators John Maverick McCain
... the Senator-for-Life from Arizona, former presidential candidate and even more former foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution...
and Lindsey Graham
... the endangered South Carolina RINO...
 on Saturday said they could not support isolated military strikes on Syria that are not part of a bigger strategy. "We cannot in good conscience support isolated military strikes in Syria that are not part of an overall strategy that can change the momentum on the battlefield, achieve the president's stated goal of (Syrian President Bashar al-) Assad's removal from power, and bring an end to this conflict, which is a growing threat to our national security interests," they said in a statement.
Posted by:Fred

#3  rambler

obviously an islamist takeover is possible; however in the past 6 months or so there has been considerable islamist vs islamist conflict and many shifting tactical alliances with the Kurds being the only group that really has a consistent and coherent network
Posted by: lord garth   2013-09-01 16:37  

#2  Garth, no it's not. Syria will be taken over by Islamists.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2013-09-01 14:44  

#1  there is a good chance that Assad is so weak that a solid hit on the Syrian air force would end the regime

but what happens after the regime is an open question
Posted by: lord garth   2013-09-01 11:34  

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