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2013-09-11 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Sen. John McCain: Syrian rebels will feel abandoned
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Posted by Besoeker 2013-09-11 09:01|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ]  Top

#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||   2013-09-11 10:17|| Front Page Top

#2 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.

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||   2013-09-11 10:31|| Front Page Top

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

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

#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||   2013-09-11 11:20|| Front Page Top

#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||   2013-09-11 11:35|| Front Page Top

#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||   2013-09-11 11:59|| Front Page Top

#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||   2013-09-11 13:01|| Front Page Top

#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||   2013-09-11 14:13|| Front Page Top

#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||   2013-09-11 15:14|| Front Page Top

#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||   2013-09-11 15:44|| Front Page Top

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

Too late....
Posted by Barbara 2013-09-11 17:59||   2013-09-11 17:59|| Front Page Top

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

#14 “I feel very badly for my friends in the Free Syrian Army today,” Mr. McCain of Arizona told MSNBC’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||   2013-09-11 19:21|| Front Page Top

#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||   2013-09-11 20:10|| Front Page Top

#16 Syrian rebels will feel abandoned

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

#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||   2013-09-11 22:35|| Front Page Top

#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||   2013-09-11 22:59|| Front Page Top

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