Three of the Senate’s most enthusiastic hawks, Sens. John McCain (R – AZ), Joe Lieberman (I – CT), and Lindsay Graham (R – SC) have issued a joint statement on Thursday demanding that President Obama publicly order Syrian President Bashar Assad to resign immediately.
The statement made copious references to Libya, which the United States launched a war against last month, and insisted that President Obama should take the same stance that “it is time for Assad to go.”
Whether this is an explicit call for a war is a matter of some debate, as Sen. McCain was rejecting the notion earlier this week. Sen. Lieberman, on the other hand, has been calling for a war in Syria since late last month, saying Libya set a precedent for such an attack.
The White House’s response was vague, as indeed most of its responses have been lately. Spokesman Jay Carney would say only that the White House is considering a “range” of possible options against Syria.
Give the three Senatorial Stooges (McCain, Graham, and Lieberman) AK's, parachutes, and drop them into the dark heart of Damascus and they can win the day. Oh yeah.
Ummm, do any of the Stooge children actual serve in US military?
McCain's son served in Iraq as a member of the Marines (enlisted), I think he also went on to Annapolis. Graham is not married and has no children but he did serve in Iraq as a reservist. I think Lieberman has a daughter. Still, it would be better if the three Stooges volunteered themselves to fight in Syria; get them out of the Senate.
If I'm not mistaken, and I could be…Graham served his reserve time in Doha, Qatar. When he was there things were still a little too violent in the Iraqi Occupied Zone for his soft South Carolinian lawyers tush.
Lieberman wants to do ANY harm he can to Arabs and Muslims……..
When talking about any program that actually benefits any Americans, we are constantly told how important the deficit is and how the American people can't have a dime from their government.
Yet, when the topic is starting yet another useless war, suddenly it seems we have unlimited money.
There is no way that attacking Syria improves the lives of any American. Its just a giant waste of money. Right now, they are telling us our children have to give up their chances at a decent retirement so that these monsters can afford to start war after war after war.
I agree with you. The useless wars, the empire of bases, and the gazillion dollar military budget should be eliminated before programs that subsidize Americans are eliminated. First, the US government should stop murdering innocent people whose only crime is to be born in the wrong country, then a full scale assault should be lauched on the welfare state.
Three stooges…, I wouldn’t pay a penny to see their movies.., I mean these three not the other ones.., these guys are not even funny. They are dead serious.., so as we.., drop them somewhere in middle east and let them start their own terrorists groups.., and if they survive that long then we see if they are just a talking figure head or they truly have some bone in them. The US politics has come to this.., I mean please have a life or better yet get a life stay out of politics you just making it worse for everyone even Hillary Clinton.
Look you three stooges.., this war is for Muslims Brotherhood you want to support.., is not about democracy nor is about what the Libyan people want. Dont you get it…, I guess not the three stooges never get it.
This is going way too far! We need to pull out of the Middle East and stop promoting wars that are clearly not helping. In fact wars cause debt as well as moral conflicts. What ever happened with trying to be diplomatic? We do not need to use force causing many innocent people to die. I know they may think they are doing what is right, but clearly this is getting our of hand! And quickly. We are going to have an economic collapse for sure. I'm so sick of pro-war it just makes me sick. War will never fix the problems. War creates them.
Oh boy oh boy! Just what we need. Invade another moslem country and kill lmore brown people,. Oh the hearts and minds we will win,
If the government contiues bankrupting the US it's evey citizens job to over through that government.Witch is the worst government in the world.I'm Canadian and disagreee with the endless amouts of proof they are all illegal wars.In American kids are being made dumb by desighn.Freedom is gone we are left thinking we are free but we are no more than slaves to the military industrial complex ands the corperations that control the world because we don't stand for the constitutional laws that at one time made us free.
They might find a bit of Blowback, Pushing Syria might hae the Syrian Leaders say stuff it we are about to lose power attack ISRAEL.
Lots of Jets suddenly and unexpectedly attacking either Jewish Jerusalem, the Knesset and other Israeli targets would be a desperate act for the current Syrian Regime, but one that woul leave a very bitter taste in Israels Mouth and it would be difficult for the Israelis to return the attack if there was a Civil war taking place!
and it would be the three stooges fault
These three little grumpies, are a perfect example of our so-called democratic system. They are on the verge of senility, being at present in the second childhood stage. The memory of a natural, passionate woody is long-gone, (if the little weasels ever had one). They should be run out of Washington on a greased pole, naked and tarred and feathered. Then we find and strip the rest of the weasels, while we board up Capitol Hill…………..Take our army and country back from these crooks!!!!! One World Bullshit is killing all local economies……..
McCain, Lieberman, and Graham should ALL resign from the US Senate and move to Israel, the country of their first loyalty.
I propose a law that you can’t start another war, conflict, or whatever until the last one is absolutely over and you have brought ALL troops home.
One war at a time is the limit. Our government is nuts and endangers us all with their escapades.
Yeah, won't be long now before the US is going in with its drones and planes and bombs and mercenaries to "help" the Syrians in need.
I think these guys saw too many gladiator movies.