Sen. McCain: Obama Playing A "Difficult Game" In Syria
"I think it’s a very tough call, but to do nothing, as I said, would have consequences throughout the world," Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said on NBC's "Today Show" on Tuesday. "But to do something that really doesn’t change anything, in other words some token strikes, and then some time later, Bashar Assad uses those chemical weapons again. What then? Go through the same routine?"
"The President of the United States put himself in a very difficult position when he said two years ago that Bashar Assad should leave, a year ago that there was a red line on the use of chemical weapons, and now, after saying that he would launch strikes, is now referring to Congress for their approval or disapproval. It’s a very difficult game that he’s playing and the stakes are incredibly high," McCain said.
"I can’t support something that I’m afraid may be doomed to failure in the long run," McCain told host Savannah Guthrie. "If this resolution does not do what we discussed with the president of the United States yesterday... then this resolution will not have the desired effect."
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