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Sen. John McCain: Syrian rebels will feel abandoned
2013-09-11
Besoeker: Syria posts go into the Syria column, not 'Africa North'. AoS.
White Rino Republican Sen. John McShame said Wednesday President Champ struck an emotional chord with the American public late Tuesday, but he was "very disappointed" that he did not lay out a plan to arm vetted rebel groups fighting Syrian President Bashar Assad.
What is good for America, not good for McShame ?
"I feel very badly for my friends in the Free Syrian Army today," Mr. McShame of Arizona told MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
Perhaps you should find some new 'friends'.
Unlike many of his more sane colleagues, the senator has pushed for military action to punish Mr. Assad for a chemical attack Aug. 21 near Damascus that killed an estimated 1,400 civilians.

"I thought we should have acted a long time ago," Mr. McShame said.
"I thought, I thought, I thought, I thought".
He said Syrian rebels will be driven into the hands of extremist groups in the region if they think the they've been abandoned by the United States and other western nations.
It will be a short drive.
"That impression I'm sure has been made on them today," he told MSNBC.
Exercising diplomacy and avoiding war....a bad impression ?



Posted by:Besoeker

#18  More on "feelings" ...

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > SYRIAN DENOUEMENT AN UN-MITIGATED DISASTER FOR US FOREOGN POLICY + CREDIBILITY - HOT AIR.

* SAME > [Guardian.UK] ALEPPO REBELS ANGRY AS DIPLOAMCY SEEMS TO LET ASSD OFF THE HOOK.

* WORLD NEWS > [Bloomberg] SYRIAN REBELS WARN OF MORE BLOOD AS ASSAD ALLIES CHEER US DELAY.

* TOPIX > [Various] SYRIAN REBELS/OPPOSITION FORCES FEEL LET DOWN BY OBAMA.

Nobody knows the "red lines" they've seen???

* SAME > [WaPo] PERSIAN GULF [GCC = Arab League?] CHAFES AS OBAMA ALLOWS FOR SYRIAN DIPLOAMCY.

VERSUS

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > PUTIN WANTS US TO CALL OFF SYRIA STRIKE | VLAD PUTIN TELLS [demands] US BACK OFF ON THREAT OF MILITARY ACTION AGZ SYRIA

* DAILY STAR LEBANON > SYRIA: REGIME FORCES BACK TO "BUSINESS AS USUAL", getting butt-kicked by the SAA.

* SAME > US SENATORS COULD [renew] VOTE ON SYRIA NEXT WEEK IFF DIPLOMACY FAILS.

* TOPIX > SYRIA DEAL A RUSE?
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-09-11 22:59  

#17  I have not heard much Akbar-ing lately from the Syrian rebels freedom fighters heroes rubes.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2013-09-11 22:35  

#16  Syrian rebels will feel abandoned

As do we already.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2013-09-11 21:25  

#15  ZOOOOOOMMMG, really???

hehe.

The Rebs are not just feeling abandoned, IMO they're even more po'ed at the Bammer = USA + now the Russians.

ITV THE PROPOSED DEAL IS AN ALL-AROUND LOSE-LOSE-LOSE .... [again] FOR THEM.
> Baby Assad stays in power.
> Russia + Iran [China?] to continue to support him, now likely wid even bigger flows of new arms + $$$, etc. to offset Assad's surrender of his ChemWar arsenal.
> "STATUS QUO" VEE THE BAMMER ADMIN, i.e. NOTHING OR NEXT-TO-NOTHING TO THE REBS.

* WINNER = ASSAD, RUSSIA, IRAN, + ANTI-US OWG GLOBALISTS.

As per yesterday's MSM-Net Artics, OBAMA + US MILSTRIKE MAY BE THE BUTT OF SYRIAN JOKES, BUT SO IS AMERICA = AMERIKA.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-09-11 20:10  

#14  Â“I feel very badly for my friends in the Free Syrian Army today,” Mr. McCain of Arizona told MSNBCÂ’s “Morning Joe.”

Odd, I thought that was Treason, Silly me, I guess not if you're a democrat.

Posted by: Redneck Jim   2013-09-11 19:21  

#13  McCain is a fool.
Posted by: jvalentour   2013-09-11 18:35  

#12  "retire before you're completely senile, John"

Too late....
Posted by: Barbara   2013-09-11 17:59  

#11  McCain is becoming a real embarrassment. You had your day and we respect your courage and sacrifice, but retire before you're completely senile, John.

As for Obumble cutting a deal with the rooskies, if it happens it will be a Potemkin deal, and Vlad will hurt himself laughing.
Posted by: Spot   2013-09-11 15:44  

#10  If my esteemed Senator is distraught now, just wait until the President cuts a deal with the Russians.

That'll be our fault for not trusting the President enough.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2013-09-11 15:14  

#9  If my esteemed Senator is distraught now, just wait until the President cuts a deal with the Russians.
Posted by: Pappy   2013-09-11 14:13  

#8  Gimme a million $ (better yet, a million Swiss Franks) senator, or I'll be offended and start posting on Rantburg!
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2013-09-11 13:01  

#7  One more thing, Johnny Boy. The American people never made any commitment to your "friends" in the Free Syrian Army. NEVER.

If your friends are feeling abandoned it's because you went over there on your own whim and fed them a load of crap. That'll teach 'em to listen to you.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2013-09-11 11:59  

#6  The Gulf nations are funding the extremists, Paul D., especially Saudi Arabia. Turkey is involved as well, because Prime Minister Erdogan is miffed his former best friend Bashir is choosing not to surrender as commended. We are providing training, to our shame. Because the extremists are either directly Al Qaeda in Iraq or tied to Al Qaeda (Al Nousra), or jihadis from all over happy to be generalled by Al Qaeda experts.

Why? Because the Sunni-Shiite war has erupted again, and Syria is the current battlefield.
Posted by: trailing wife   2013-09-11 11:35  

#5  Maybe next time they'll think twice before they start a war.

McCain was calling for air support for the rebels long before there were any gas attacks. He's been itching for a fight for a long, long time. All the gas attacks did were to give him and his friend the Champ an excuse. If there's anything good that came from the 2008 election it is that McCain didn't win.

Hey, I have an idea. How about we all contribute to pay for his air fare to Turkey. Then he can grab an AK, cross the border into Syria, join his friends on the ground and do some real fighting.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2013-09-11 11:20  

#4  Who is funding the extremist groups and why?
Posted by: Paul D   2013-09-11 10:45  

#3  Champ has found someone to follow, unfortunately it was Vlad Putin.
- Rudy Giuliani.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-09-11 10:42  

#2  He said Syrian rebels will be driven into the hands of extremist groups in the region if they think the theyÂ’ve been abandoned by the United States and other western nations.

I didn't immediately see the flag on the field. First, it seems our illustrious demi-gods have been going about the world making promises they can't keep. Second, putting on the jersey of the US Military doesn't mean you will automatically win your pick-up basketball game. In fact, I think if I wore a Jeter Jersey and went to bat in a Georgia league game I would deserve the social beating.

These are the extremists who just assassinated the proclaimed moderate general of Team Free Syria. Helping them out needed to happen about a year ago. Vegas baby. Vegas.

Where were the howls then Johnny? Binders full of Senators. Binders.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-09-11 10:31  

#1  If you could strike an emotional cord, that would be President McCain.

Go eat some lung, it'll make you feeeeel better.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-09-11 10:17  

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