“It was a very moving experience to meet these fighters who have been struggling now for over two years,”
McCain said on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” on Wednesday night. “And they’re very aware of the battlefield situation and they’re very disturbed about the dramatic influx of Hezbollah fighters, more Iranians, and of course, stepped-up activities of Bashar Assad.”
McCain snuck into the war-torn country on Monday, becoming the highest- ranking U.S. official to visit since the rebellion began two years ago. The United Nations estimates more than 70,000 Syrians have died in the conflict.
The rebels told McCain, a prominent critic of what he calls the Obama administration’s inaction on Syria, they wanted the United States to being supplying weapons and enforcing a no-fly zone in the country.
“Their message was, to be frank with you: they do not understand,” he said. “They do not understand why we won’t help them.”
But neither the rebels nor McCain want American troops on Syrian soil, the senator said.
“No one that I know, including [Free Syrian Army] General Idris and his battalion commanders, are asking for American boots on the ground,” he said. “In fact, they believe it would be counterproductive to do so.”
Note, these two things sound quite similar. What is interesting is that just a few months earlier McCain falsely claimed that the U.S.
armed Libyan rebels in an attempt to make the case for arming Syrian rebels.JUDY WOODRUFF: But would you also need some sort of ground forces in the area — SEN. JOHN MCCAIN: No.
JUDY WOODRUFF: — because Assad’s forces are operating very much in the middle of the civilian population.
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN: We would not.
Putting U.S. ground forces in would be not only not appropriate, but counterproductive. We just need to arm and equip these people, the same way that we did in Libya.
Senator John McCain’s office is pushing back against reports that while visiting Syria this week he posed in a photo with rebels who kidnapped 11 Lebanese Shi’ite pilgrims.
The photo, released by McCain’s office, shows McCain with a group of rebels. Among them are two men identified in the Lebanese press as Mohamed Nour and Abu Ibrahim, two of the kidnappers of the group from Lebanon.
A McCain spokesman said that no one who met with McCain identified themselves by either of those names.
What if we were to find out that John McCain called for arming the very people that may have killed Ambassador Stevens, Sean Smith, U.S. Foreign Service, Glen Doherty and Tyrone S. Woods? When will Senator John McCain appear before the Senate to tell us what he may know? I'm just asking questions here. At a certain point, someone needs to ask specifically why John McCain has been SO vocal about the events in Benghazi.
Perhaps John McCain is hoping that these events were from Pro-Qaddafi factions? So far, it doesn't appear to be the case.
I propose this: It's time John McCain be brought forward to answer questions about his trips to Syria and Libya - under oath - in front of the Senate and his peers. Did he meet with rebels? Was he part of an arms deal? Did he play a part in the murder of 4 Americans in Benghazi on 9/11/2012? Could this be why he so vocal about that day?
Is he trying to deflect from his responsibility for what happened?
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Scoop, I think Mom and Dad are on their way to Atlanta. I don't know where Aunt Mala or Unca Tri are.
Hopefully someplace with cool air being pumped in.. unlike my apartment!
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Scoop, I think Mom and Dad are on their way to Atlanta. I don't know where Aunt Mala or Unca Tri are.
TriSec is busily plotting against his enemies, as he does most mornings.
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Weather, kinda like the CBS Baseball Crack Device.
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Florida man...
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Schrödinger's fanny* is not a thing.
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Hopefully someplace with cool air being pumped in.. unlike my apartment!
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Hopefully someplace with cool air being pumped in.. unlike my apartment!
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Uhoh.. the wimmen folks over at Fox News are getting feisty!
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Uhoh.. the wimmen folks over at Fox News are getting feisty!
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The webinar is titled, "Advancing Interoperability through Meaningful Use: A Refresher Course," and features guest speakers from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) who will discuss how Stage 2 meaningful use measures advance interoperability.
No, seriously. My heart might stop beating of it's own accord if I listened to this call.
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Uhoh.. the wimmen folks over at Fox News are getting feisty!
In the video below, perhaps the most cringeworthy part comes around the 56-second mark, when Kelly challenges Dobbs over his comments attributing women's role in the workplace to marriages "shattering" in society.
"Why are you attributing that to women in the workforce?" Kelly said, interjecting.
"Excuse me. Let me just finish what I was saying, if I may, oh dominant one," Dobbs said.
"Excuse me?" Kelly said.
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Florida man...
And Florida for the win!
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On Thursday, a jury in Tampa, Florida acquitted 70-year-old retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ralph Wald in the shooting death of his wife’s lover. According to the Tampa Bay Times, Wald’s attorney, Joe Episcopo, invoked Flordia’s “Stand Your Ground†law in defense of his client, arguing that when Wald shot 32-year-old Walter Conley — as Conley was engaged in an act of sexual congress with Wald’s wife, Johnna Lynn Flores, 41 — Wald thought the younger man was a rapist who had broken into his home..
Flores reportedly cried tears of joy when her husband was exonerated, saying to reporters outside the courtroom, “I am elated, absolutely elated.â€
When Wald is released from jail, Flores said, the couple plan a celebration. “Because my husband puts me first,†she said, “he’s taking me to Waffle House.â€
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Uhoh.. the wimmen folks over at Fox News are getting feisty!In the video below, perhaps the most cringeworthy part comes around the 56-second mark, when Kelly challenges Dobbs over his comments attributing women's role in the workplace to marriages "shattering" in society.
"Why are you attributing that to women in the workforce?" Kelly said, interjecting.
"Excuse me. Let me just finish what I was saying, if I may, oh dominant one," Dobbs said.
"Excuse me?" Kelly said.
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Uhoh.. the wimmen folks over at Fox News are getting feisty!In the video below, perhaps the most cringeworthy part comes around the 56-second mark, when Kelly challenges Dobbs over his comments attributing women's role in the workplace to marriages "shattering" in society.
"Why are you attributing that to women in the workforce?" Kelly said, interjecting.
"Excuse me. Let me just finish what I was saying, if I may, oh dominant one," Dobbs said.
"Excuse me?" Kelly said.
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Florida man...
And Florida for the win!
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Florida TriFecta:On Thursday, a jury in Tampa, Florida acquitted 70-year-old retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ralph Wald in the shooting death of his wife’s lover. According to the Tampa Bay Times, Wald’s attorney, Joe Episcopo, invoked Flordia’s “Stand Your Ground†law in defense of his client, arguing that when Wald shot 32-year-old Walter Conley — as Conley was engaged in an act of sexual congress with Wald’s wife, Johnna Lynn Flores, 41 — Wald thought the younger man was a rapist who had broken into his home..
Flores reportedly cried tears of joy when her husband was exonerated, saying to reporters outside the courtroom, “I am elated, absolutely elated.â€
When Wald is released from jail, Flores said, the couple plan a celebration. “Because my husband puts me first,†she said, “he’s taking me to Waffle House.â€
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Florida man...
And Florida for the win!
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Florida TriFecta:On Thursday, a jury in Tampa, Florida acquitted 70-year-old retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ralph Wald in the shooting death of his wife’s lover. According to the Tampa Bay Times, Wald’s attorney, Joe Episcopo, invoked Flordia’s “Stand Your Ground†law in defense of his client, arguing that when Wald shot 32-year-old Walter Conley — as Conley was engaged in an act of sexual congress with Wald’s wife, Johnna Lynn Flores, 41 — Wald thought the younger man was a rapist who had broken into his home..
Flores reportedly cried tears of joy when her husband was exonerated, saying to reporters outside the courtroom, “I am elated, absolutely elated.â€
When Wald is released from jail, Flores said, the couple plan a celebration. “Because my husband puts me first,†she said, “he’s taking me to Waffle House.â€
... Conley, who resided on Lovers Lane in Riverview, Florida.
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Florida man...
And Florida for the win!
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Florida TriFecta:On Thursday, a jury in Tampa, Florida acquitted 70-year-old retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ralph Wald in the shooting death of his wife’s lover. According to the Tampa Bay Times, Wald’s attorney, Joe Episcopo, invoked Flordia’s “Stand Your Ground†law in defense of his client, arguing that when Wald shot 32-year-old Walter Conley — as Conley was engaged in an act of sexual congress with Wald’s wife, Johnna Lynn Flores, 41 — Wald thought the younger man was a rapist who had broken into his home..
Flores reportedly cried tears of joy when her husband was exonerated, saying to reporters outside the courtroom, “I am elated, absolutely elated.â€
When Wald is released from jail, Flores said, the couple plan a celebration. “Because my husband puts me first,†she said, “he’s taking me to Waffle House.â€
Raine, you didn't even mention this!... Conley, who resided on Lovers Lane in Riverview, Florida.![]()
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Florida man...
And Florida for the win!
:does elaborate victory dance in the endzone of the blog football field:
Florida TriFecta:On Thursday, a jury in Tampa, Florida acquitted 70-year-old retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ralph Wald in the shooting death of his wife’s lover. According to the Tampa Bay Times, Wald’s attorney, Joe Episcopo, invoked Flordia’s “Stand Your Ground†law in defense of his client, arguing that when Wald shot 32-year-old Walter Conley — as Conley was engaged in an act of sexual congress with Wald’s wife, Johnna Lynn Flores, 41 — Wald thought the younger man was a rapist who had broken into his home..
Flores reportedly cried tears of joy when her husband was exonerated, saying to reporters outside the courtroom, “I am elated, absolutely elated.â€
When Wald is released from jail, Flores said, the couple plan a celebration. “Because my husband puts me first,†she said, “he’s taking me to Waffle House.â€
Raine, you didn't even mention this!... Conley, who resided on Lovers Lane in Riverview, Florida.![]()
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Florida man...
And Florida for the win!
:does elaborate victory dance in the endzone of the blog football field:
Florida TriFecta:On Thursday, a jury in Tampa, Florida acquitted 70-year-old retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ralph Wald in the shooting death of his wife’s lover. According to the Tampa Bay Times, Wald’s attorney, Joe Episcopo, invoked Flordia’s “Stand Your Ground†law in defense of his client, arguing that when Wald shot 32-year-old Walter Conley — as Conley was engaged in an act of sexual congress with Wald’s wife, Johnna Lynn Flores, 41 — Wald thought the younger man was a rapist who had broken into his home..
Flores reportedly cried tears of joy when her husband was exonerated, saying to reporters outside the courtroom, “I am elated, absolutely elated.â€
When Wald is released from jail, Flores said, the couple plan a celebration. “Because my husband puts me first,†she said, “he’s taking me to Waffle House.â€
Raine, you didn't even mention this!... Conley, who resided on Lovers Lane in Riverview, Florida.![]()
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Florida man...
And Florida for the win!
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Florida TriFecta:On Thursday, a jury in Tampa, Florida acquitted 70-year-old retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ralph Wald in the shooting death of his wife’s lover. According to the Tampa Bay Times, Wald’s attorney, Joe Episcopo, invoked Flordia’s “Stand Your Ground†law in defense of his client, arguing that when Wald shot 32-year-old Walter Conley — as Conley was engaged in an act of sexual congress with Wald’s wife, Johnna Lynn Flores, 41 — Wald thought the younger man was a rapist who had broken into his home..
Flores reportedly cried tears of joy when her husband was exonerated, saying to reporters outside the courtroom, “I am elated, absolutely elated.â€
When Wald is released from jail, Flores said, the couple plan a celebration. “Because my husband puts me first,†she said, “he’s taking me to Waffle House.â€
Raine, you didn't even mention this!... Conley, who resided on Lovers Lane in Riverview, Florida.![]()
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Florida WON THE DAY!
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Gives a whole new meaning to Scattered, Smothered and Covered ...
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Uhoh.. the wimmen folks over at Fox News are getting feisty!In the video below, perhaps the most cringeworthy part comes around the 56-second mark, when Kelly challenges Dobbs over his comments attributing women's role in the workplace to marriages "shattering" in society.
"Why are you attributing that to women in the workforce?" Kelly said, interjecting.
"Excuse me. Let me just finish what I was saying, if I may, oh dominant one," Dobbs said.
"Excuse me?" Kelly said.
Lou we so don't want to know about your skeevy fantasies you have about Ms Kelly.
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In one single article we have stand your ground law, marital infidelity, alcoholism, erectile dysfunction and Waffle House. What more could you ask for? Not much!