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David__77

(23,404 posts) Tue Sep 10, 2013, 11:23 AM Sep 2013

Sen. McConnell to Vote 'No' on Syria Resolution

Source: Associated Press

The Kentucky Republican says no vital national security risk is at play and there are too many unanswered questions about the United States' long-term strategy in Syria.

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McConnell becomes the first congressional leader to oppose Obama on his plans to punish Syria's President Bashar Assad. The White House accuses Assad of using chemical weapons against his own people.

Congressional support for a strike has been weakening even as lawmakers scramble to respond to a Russian proposal to secure Assad's chemical arsenal.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/sen-mcconnell-vote-syria-resolution-20210916

This is good news! This should encourage more senators to oppose the war resolution.

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Sen. McConnell to Vote 'No' on Syria Resolution (Original Post) David__77 Sep 2013 OP

Portman (R-OH) also opposes strike. David__77 Sep 2013 #1

He's a traitor! A chicken, I tell you, RedCloud Sep 2013 #2

I think the House should vote on it this week. David__77 Sep 2013 #3

I get it. All those that are against this are with McConnell. Oh ...has that crap stopped yet? L0oniX Sep 2013 #4

The look seems to be a permanent condition for Mr. McConnell really hard to tell. gordianot Sep 2013 #5

I don't see anyone stepping up for the smell test. n/y L0oniX Sep 2013 #11

Hey, JimboBillyBubbaBob Sep 2013 #17

He ALWAYS looks like he just shit his pants. beerandjesus Sep 2013 #8

This man is despicable! KansDem Sep 2013 #6

Yes, but at least he will vote the right way now. David__77 Sep 2013 #7

They only vote for wars iamthebandfanman Sep 2013 #9

Subject, aside. His whole reason for being is voting against the Black President. onehandle Sep 2013 #10

Current Senate tally 27-Y 38-N ?-35 David__77 Sep 2013 #12

I expect to see a lot of no votes now n2doc Sep 2013 #13

I don't think that they will argue that, except for a handful of them. David__77 Sep 2013 #15

Given what will probably be a very tough reelection fight for him this totodeinhere Sep 2013 #14

The Turtle has no cred anyway. SoapBox Sep 2013 #16

David__77

(23,404 posts)

1. Portman (R-OH) also opposes strike.

Reply to David__77 (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 11:26 AM

Sep 2013

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) said Tuesday that he opposes a U.S. military strike on Syria.

“I do not believe the administration’s proposal is the right answer," he said on the Senate floor.

http://huff.to/14II5y0

RedCloud

(9,230 posts)

2. He's a traitor! A chicken, I tell you,

Reply to David__77 (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 11:27 AM

Sep 2013

How dare he aid our enemies by criticizing the twice landslide victor president. Off to Gitmo with him!

David__77

(23,404 posts)

3. I think the House should vote on it this week.

Reply to RedCloud (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 11:29 AM

Sep 2013

That would be great.

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)

4. I get it. All those that are against this are with McConnell. Oh ...has that crap stopped yet?

Reply to David__77 (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 11:31 AM

Sep 2013

Well it is nice to have McConnell on the same side as the peace nicks and a lot of Dems. I wonder if he still looked like he just shit his pants when he said 'no'?

gordianot

(15,238 posts)

5. The look seems to be a permanent condition for Mr. McConnell really hard to tell.

Reply to L0oniX (Reply #4)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 11:38 AM

Sep 2013

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)

11. I don't see anyone stepping up for the smell test. n/y

Reply to gordianot (Reply #5)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 11:48 AM

Sep 2013

JimboBillyBubbaBob

(1,389 posts)

17. Hey,

Reply to L0oniX (Reply #11)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 05:43 PM

Sep 2013

I'm not willing to smell that asshole, are you! Just looking at him makes me fart.

beerandjesus

(1,301 posts)

8. He ALWAYS looks like he just shit his pants.

Reply to L0oniX (Reply #4)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 11:43 AM

Sep 2013

Whatever, I'll leave that for Ted Cruz to sniff. Glad he's voting 'no', even if he's doing it because KenyanMarxistSocialistBenghazi!

KansDem

(28,498 posts)

6. This man is despicable!

Reply to David__77 (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 11:39 AM

Sep 2013

War in Iraq

McConnell voted for the initial War in Iraq, has supported the "troop surge", and opposed a timetable for withdrawal from the country. McConnell remains one of the strongest supporters of the Iraq War, which he considers a central part of the War on Terrorism. He holds the view that the violence in Iraq is perpetrated primarily by al-Qaeda and other international jihadists who would otherwise be engaged in terrorist actions within the United States. In an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper on January 10, 2007 (after President Bush's announcement of an escalation in troop levels in Iraq), McConnell claimed that the war in Iraq was a success because it had prevented terrorist attacks in the U.S. since the September 11 attacks. He warned that if the United States withdrew from Iraq, "the terrorists would come after us where we live."

In 2006, McConnell publicly criticized Senate Democrats for urging that troops be brought back from Iraq.[26] According to Bush’s Decision Points memoir, however, McConnell was privately urging the then President to “bring some troops home from Iraq” to lessen the political risks. McConnell’s hometown paper, the Louisville Courier-Journal, in an editorial titled "McConnell’s True Colors", criticized McConnell for the hypocrisy of his actions and asked him to “explain why the fortunes of the Republican Party are of greater importance than the safety of the United States.”[27]

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_McConnell

David__77

(23,404 posts)

7. Yes, but at least he will vote the right way now.

Reply to KansDem (Reply #6)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 11:41 AM

Sep 2013

He is of course an amoral individual, but for some reason or the other will come down on the right side.

iamthebandfanman

(8,127 posts)

9. They only vote for wars

Reply to KansDem (Reply #6)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 11:45 AM

Sep 2013

based on complete lies...

duh.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

10. Subject, aside. His whole reason for being is voting against the Black President.

Reply to David__77 (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 11:46 AM

Sep 2013

Representing his pea-brained racist core supporters.

David__77

(23,404 posts)

12. Current Senate tally 27-Y 38-N ?-35

Reply to David__77 (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 11:49 AM

Sep 2013

The undecideds include 20 Democrats and 15 Republicans. If Obama is going to continue to push this resolution, which it looks like he will, then it looks like there's a good possibility it will not pass either house. The pressure needs to kept on for a NO vote.

Link: http://data.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/congress-syria-positions?rr

n2doc

(47,953 posts)

13. I expect to see a lot of no votes now

Reply to David__77 (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 11:56 AM

Sep 2013

Since there is a clear 'kick the can down the road' out in the Russian proposal. The Repubs can now sit back and complain that Obama wasn't "tough" enough and let Assad "off the hook". Or something like that.

David__77

(23,404 posts)

15. I don't think that they will argue that, except for a handful of them.

Reply to n2doc (Reply #13)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 11:59 AM

Sep 2013

McCain and Graham, sure. But they are isolated in their party and definitely not representative of the party as a whole.

I think their talking points will be different for sure, but are still unclear - it depends on how things progress.

totodeinhere

(13,058 posts)

14. Given what will probably be a very tough reelection fight for him this

Reply to David__77 (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 11:58 AM

Sep 2013

comes as no surprise. I don't have any specific poll results for Kentucky but I suspect that as elsewhere public opinion is largely against a military strike.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

16. The Turtle has no cred anyway.

Reply to David__77 (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 01:30 PM

Sep 2013

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