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McCain: US handling of Syria ‘shameful’ and disgraceful

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US Sen. John McCain of Arizona on Sunday sharply criticized the United States’ handling of the ongoing crisis in Syria and called on the Obama administration to take further action.

“The United States of America, its performance so far has been shameful and disgraceful,” McCain said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”

His comments came in a response to a question about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who said in a Tokyo press conference Sunday that “the days are numbered” for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

McCain, however, said the U.S., along with the international community, was not doing enough.

“My question to the secretary of state and the president of the United States is, how many more have to die before we take action to help these people with other nations?” he said.

The United Nations has said more than 10,000 people have been killed since the Syrian crisis began in March 2011. What started as peaceful protests against the regime spiraled into a bloody government crackdown and armed uprising.

McCain has long been lobbying for U.S. intervention in the unrest. He emphasized Sunday he was not suggesting that the United States send troops to Syria, but called instead for the issuing of arms to Syrian opposition groups, saying the current situation is “not a fair fight.”

The 2008 Republican presidential nominee also said the U.S. needs “to establish a sanctuary” so the opposition can “organize” and “resist.”

“It is shameful, the total lack of leadership that the United States has displayed for the last 14 months,” he said.

CNN

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5 responses to “McCain: US handling of Syria ‘shameful’ and disgraceful”

  1. 73Corty77 Avatar
    73Corty77

    On one hand this Zionist pig speaks of innocent people dying, and on the other says the US should arm the opposition. As if this dog face really gives a shit about Syria or any other country in the ME for that matter.
    As Putin said about this animal. Being a POW in Vietnam has made him medically insane.

  2. 73Corty77 Avatar
    73Corty77

    On one hand this Zionist pig speaks of innocent people dying, and on the other says the US should arm the opposition. As if this dog face really gives a shit about Syria or any other country in the ME for that matter.
    As Putin said about this animal. Being a POW in Vietnam has made him medically insane.

  3. josephphdman Avatar
    josephphdman

    dear maccain :
    what is happenning in syria is a  human tragedy and there is no dought that is very sad to see innocent people dies anywhere in the world ; but the issues here is very sensetives and syria conflict is internal and middleastern more than anything is a sectarian conflict sunnis against alawishia,s , and it involves the entire middleast including iran;
    there are an estimated 350 milions shias in the world and estimated 1 bilion sunnis ;  its not in the us interrest to be seen as supporting one sect againt the other , at this strategy will back fire negatives reaction againt the us ; t it is an islamic problem they should resolve it alone , and better yet let turkey and saudi arbia handel it instead, and the us could help by providing humanitarian aids; food and medicin; etc…
    the us should,nt support any radical muslims wether its shia,s or sunni,s if any support the us  wants to offer in my opinion , should be to the moderate democratic muslims , from any sect , or any part in the middle east ,
    at this time  i would put turkey to handle syria militarly if its needed , i would,nt risk american lives in syria , that is my opinion.

  4. josephphdman Avatar
    josephphdman

    dear maccain :
    what is happenning in syria is a  human tragedy and there is no dought that is very sad to see innocent people dies anywhere in the world ; but the issues here is very sensetives and syria conflict is internal and middleastern more than anything is a sectarian conflict sunnis against alawishia,s , and it involve the entire middleast including iran;
    there are an estimated 300 milions shias in the world and estimated 1 bilion sunnis ;  its not in the us interrest to be seen as supporting one sect againt the other , at this strategy will back fire too may negatives issues againt the us ; t it is an islamic problem they should resolve it alone , and better yet put turkey and saudi arbia to handel it instead of us could help humanitarian aids food and medicin;
    the us should,nt support any radical muslims wether its shia,s or sunni,s if any support the us  wants to offer in my opinion , should be to the moderate democratic muslims , from any sect , or ay part in the middle east ,
    at this time  i would put turkey to hadle syria militarly , i would,nt risk american lives in syria , that is my opinion

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