McCain Vents Against Obama’s Foreign Policy Strategy
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McCain’s charges met pushback from two elder statesmen on national security who were called as witnesses for a hearing billed as primer on the “global challenges” faced by the U.S.
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Brzezinski and Scowcroft also urged caution on the campaign against the ISIS in Syria, and said that an accommodation with President Bashar al-Assad might have to be reached in an overall settlement.
“Whether we like it or not,” Assad maintains significant support, Brzezinski said. “He’s still there – we have to take that into account.”
Scowcroft and Brzezinski also said they could foresee roles for China and Russia in countering the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, despite Russia’s support of the Assad regime.
“I wouldn’t rule out at some point getting some support from the Russians” against ISIS, Scowcroft said. “Among terrible choices, it’s one we should examine.”
Brzezinski favored a more confrontational stance against Russia to counter President Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine and threats against the Baltic states.
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