Bugsy McGurk
President
Bashing Obama and Kerry for not doing more to handicap the government and boost the rebels.
Of course, the regime is trying to fight off the Islamists, so Grumpy is basically arguing that Obama should do more to help the Islamists.
Good thing this crazy old coot ain't president, eh?
;-)
Sen. John McCain slammed the Obama Administration on Thursday, saying the president did not go far enough in responding to the outbreak of violence in Egypt.
“No, of course not,” the Arizona Republican told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer when asked if the president responded adequately this afternoon by cancelling joint military exercises with Egypt. “We violated our own rule of law by not calling it for what it is because our law clearly states that if it’s a military coup, then aid is cut off. So initially we undercut our own values…That’s a blow to credibility.”
The veteran politician said that Secretary of State also did not help the problem when he gave a statement at the beginning of the month saying that the generals of the Egyptian military “restoring democracy,” when Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and McCain were in Egypt at the president’s request.
He argued that Kerry’s statement gave a “degree of legitimacy to a non-elected government that was appointed by generals,” and that the statement might have been interpreted as “a green light to take whatever action necessary to put down any opposition.”
Of course, the regime is trying to fight off the Islamists, so Grumpy is basically arguing that Obama should do more to help the Islamists.
Good thing this crazy old coot ain't president, eh?
;-)
Sen. John McCain slammed the Obama Administration on Thursday, saying the president did not go far enough in responding to the outbreak of violence in Egypt.
“No, of course not,” the Arizona Republican told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer when asked if the president responded adequately this afternoon by cancelling joint military exercises with Egypt. “We violated our own rule of law by not calling it for what it is because our law clearly states that if it’s a military coup, then aid is cut off. So initially we undercut our own values…That’s a blow to credibility.”
The veteran politician said that Secretary of State also did not help the problem when he gave a statement at the beginning of the month saying that the generals of the Egyptian military “restoring democracy,” when Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and McCain were in Egypt at the president’s request.
He argued that Kerry’s statement gave a “degree of legitimacy to a non-elected government that was appointed by generals,” and that the statement might have been interpreted as “a green light to take whatever action necessary to put down any opposition.”
