Republicans Offer Syria Strategy: “We Must Defund Obamacare”

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WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—As the debate over Syria moves to the United States Congress, a leading Senate Republican said today that the only way to resolve the crisis in the war-torn Middle Eastern country is by “defunding Obamacare at once.”

Appearing on the Fox News Channel, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told host Sean Hannity, “If we’re trying to send a strong message to [Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad, I can think of no better way to do that than by defunding Obamacare.”

Elaborating on his strategy, Sen. Cruz added, “By defunding Obamacare, we would basically be saying to Assad, ‘This is how we attack our own President, so just imagine what we’ll do to you.’ That would make him think twice before he pulls another one of his stunts.”

“You can fire off as many Tomahawk missiles as you want,” said Sen. Cruz. “But they won’t have the same impact on Syria as defunding Obamacare.”

Shortly after his appearance, Sen. Cruz’s statements drew a sharp rebuke from a fellow Republican, Arizona Senator John McCain, who called the prospect of bombing Syria “the only thing I have to live for.”

more satire that rings true:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/09/republicans-offer-syria-strategy-we-must-defund-obamacare.html

[DURHAM D]

1. omg I thught it was The Onion. nt

[Nuclear Unicorn]

2. The only strategy for Syria is to stay out.

[Thinkingabout]

3. Crazy Cruz is just an old 45 lp with the needle stuck. He has absolutely nothing to offer but he

keeps trying to show just how stupid he is. I hope when the voters of Texas return to vote in an election with Cruz running they remind him we don't need to re-elect Stupid to represent us anymore.