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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJohn McCain: 'Boots on the ground' would mean 'impeachment'
Republican Sen. John McCain warned that President Barack Obama could face impeachment if he puts American boots on the ground in Syria.
The fact is (Syrian President) Bashar Assad has massacred 100,000 people. The conflict is spreading The Russians are all in, the Iranians are all in, and its an unfair fight, McCain said Thursday, according to a CBS News report. And no one wants American boots on the ground. Nor will there be American boots on the ground because there would be an impeachment of the president if they did that.
McCain has been outspoken in his support of military action in Syria, but said he opposes the Senate resolution because the action is too limited. He was critical of President Obama, however, saying he has mishandled the current situation.
The president has bungled this beyond belief, McCain said. Announced that hes going to strike and then say, No, Im going to the American Congress. I cant believe how badly hes mishandled this issue.
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/syria-crisis-update-john-mccain-96374.html?hp=l3
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John McCain: 'Boots on the ground' would mean 'impeachment' (Original Post)
The Straight Story
Sep 2013
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Enrique
(27,461 posts)1. did someone take his Gameboy away?
he sounds cranky.
BeyondGeography
(39,375 posts)2. He also knows who ate the strawberries
wandy
(3,539 posts)4. Funner than you thought. Just add to that McCain fiddling with his cell phone..........
during the briefing and were right on board the Caine.
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)3. What a jackass
He's wearing a mini-skirt and poms-poms to get this thing passed knowing full well the potential for it to spin out of control is there. Then, if we have to respond to the inevitable blowback he wants to impeach the President for something he cheered for.
This fucking guy.
bigdarryl
(13,190 posts)5. WTF!!! this idiot is asking to go further in Syria other than bombing
And now he says if boots are on the ground means impeachment.
David__77
(23,423 posts)6. He would LOVE "boots on the ground."
He just knows that the American people would be enraged at the betrayal.
JHB
(37,161 posts)7. ...unless he'd won in 2008, in which case our boots would be on the ground...
...in Iran, and he'd be maintaining Assad's cooperation with sales of chemicals "for industrial use" (wink).
FarCenter
(19,429 posts)8. There are no Special Operations Command or CIA operatives in Syria?
McCain is lying.