Nov 16, 2016

McCain to Trump: Don't You Dare Make Peace With Russia! (w/ VIDEO)

US Senator John McCain on a “secret” visit to Syria in 2013 to meet the armed opposition to the Assad government

Daniel McAdams writes in The Ron Paul Institute:

Sit down. This is going to shock you. (Not). We reported yesterday on the telephone call between US president-elect Trump and Russian president Putin, where the current and future presidents discussed the need to set aside differences and look to more constructive future relations. With serious observers of this past year’s increasing tensions between US and Russia openly worrying about a nuclear war breaking out, with some 300,000 NATO troops placed on Russia’s border, with sanctions hurting average businesspersons on both sides, a normal person might look at the slight thaw in Cold War 2.0 as an early positive indicator of the end of the Obama Era.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) begs to differ.
In a blistering statement he released today responding to the Trump/Putin telephone call, Sen. McCain condemned any efforts by President-elect Trump to find common ground with Putin.
Any claim by Putin that he wants to improve relations with the US must be vigorously opposed, writes McCain. He explains:
“We should place as much faith in such statements as any other made by a former KGB agent who has plunged his country into tyranny, murdered his political opponents, invaded his neighbors, threatened America’s allies, and attempted to undermine America’s elections.”
Interesting that Republican McCain has taken to using the Hillary Clinton campaign line (the one that lost her the election) that somehow the Russians were manipulating the US electoral process. The claim was never backed up by facts and Hillary’s claim that some 17 US intelligence agencies agreed with her was shown to be a dangerous and foolish lie.
Why is Putin not to be trusted, according to McCain?
“Vladimir Putin has rejoined Bashar Assad in his barbaric war against the Syrian people with the resumption of large-scale Russian air and missile strikes in Idlib and Homs. Another brutal assault on the city of Aleppo could soon follow.”
What McCain doesn’t say is that unlike US troops in Syria, the Russians are invited by the Syrian government and operate according to international law. Oh yes, and they are also fighting al-Qaeda and ISIS, which has sought to overthrow Assad for the past five years.
Maybe McCain is just really sensitive after meeting with al-Qaeda and ISIS in Syria?
As rumors swirl from Washington about neocons sniffing out top jobs in the incoming administration, it would serve president-elect Trump well to reflect on he true nature of the neocon beast…

Related:

A Facebook video produced by a US “liberal left” content producer, Now This, explaining how a US/Russia rapprochement is “a scary reality”.

A connection to Facebook is required to see the video

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deschutesmaple

Nov 17, 2016 5:10 PM

McSame never misses a chance to bloviate loudly and self-righteously, as reported here. He’s also renowned for his nasty temper and lashing out at anybody who questions his political views. Here’s a quick youtube video of McCain back in 2013 telling a reporter “Russia and China will not act if the U.S. invades Syria”-

Well…erm….he was wrong. Russia did act.

Greg Bacon

Nov 17, 2016 9:20 AM

Mighty bold talk from a self-admitted Vietnam War criminal and a ‘canary’ who sung so sweetly for his N. Vietnamese captors to get better treatment.
And let’s not forget McCain’s role in setting off the tragic USS Forrestal fire.

McCain all by himself nearly sank a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier…
McCain, when a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy was a Navy pilot (they call themselves aviators). July 29, 1967 while on the deck and in his plane on the carrier U.S.S. Forrestal he managed to screw up procedures (officially denied and covered up by him and the Navy and also even promoted on Wikipedia if you care to look–reason to follow). He did a smart ass punk attention getting trick by doing a “wet start” up of his jet.
When a pilot wants to be a wise ass or show off, this type of engine start creates a large startling flame and lots of surprise noise from the rear of a jet engine on start up–this was no accident. This and the large subsequent electrical surge and apparent (incorrect and against policy) weapon arming (by the pilot) caused the launching of a powerful Zuni rocket across the carrier’s deck hitting other parked planes (photo below) that were packing 1,000 high-explosive pound bombs. The subsequent massive explosions, fire and destruction went several decks below and nearly sunk this major 82,000 ton U.S. aircraft carrier.
This stunt and aftermath caused the deathof 134 sailors and seriously injure (blow off arms legs, cause blindness and burns to another 161 sailors) and took the ship off the battle line for extensive repairs. Any other Navy pilot causing this type of death and destruction the Navy would have raped him and he would probably still be in the brig. Why not McCain? Well, first with many powerful connections this “little infraction” was covered up by the Navy (our most politically involved/connected service by the way).
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2015/07/no_author/john-mccain-is-no-hero/

lovelight888

Nov 17, 2016 1:35 AM

I saw that earlier. Absolutely wonderful, and said with heart!

Enyalion

Nov 16, 2016 11:21 PM

Hopefully Trump’s intelligent enough to ignore this idiot.

Brian Harry, Australia

Nov 17, 2016 1:18 AM

Reply to Enyalion

I imagine when McCain issued the statement about Putin Joining Assad in the brutal war on the Syrian people, there was a Picture of Beni Nutjobyahu on the wall above his head beaming the mantra through the back of McCain’s mostly empty skull.
A lot of America’s politicians are simply puppet spokesman for Israel’s leader, and any consideration of the negative impact it is having on the USA does not come into consideration, such is ‘Nutjob’s’ hold on their shrunken testicles.
When is someone in America going to put the USA FIRST?