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.
David__77
(23,402 posts)Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) said Tuesday that he opposes a U.S. military strike on Syria.
I do not believe the administrations proposal is the right answer," he said on the Senate floor.
http://huff.to/14II5y0
RedCloud
(9,230 posts)How dare he aid our enemies by criticizing the twice landslide victor president. Off to Gitmo with him!
David__77
(23,402 posts)That would be great.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)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)L0oniX
(31,493 posts)JimboBillyBubbaBob
(1,389 posts)I'm not willing to smell that asshole, are you! Just looking at him makes me fart.
beerandjesus
(1,301 posts)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)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 Bushs Decision Points memoir, however, McConnell was privately urging the then President to bring some troops home from Iraq to lessen the political risks. McConnells hometown paper, the Louisville Courier-Journal, in an editorial titled "McConnells 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
(23,402 posts)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)based on complete lies...
duh.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)Representing his pea-brained racist core supporters.
David__77
(23,402 posts)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)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
(23,402 posts)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)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)Next.