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CAITLIN MACNEAL MARCH 3, 2014, 2:45 PM EST
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Monday said that the U.S. should refrain from using its military to intervene in Ukraine.
"Military action is off the table right now," McCain told CNN's Wolf Blitzer. "But let's go back to peace through strength. What kind of a message are we sending when we're slashing our military and at the same time, the world is as disruptive and dangerous as any time since the end of the war?"
McCain said that the U.S. should instead pursue economic sanctions against Russia. When Blitzer asked the senator if sanctions would have an immediate impact on Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions, McCain admitted that it wasn't likely.
"In the short-term, probably not, because we have to regain our credibility, which we have none," he answered. "And, by the way, again, there are significant Russian populations in many countries -- in Poland, in Romania, in the Baltic countries. Does this mean that we will now acquiesce to Putin acting on behalf of the Russian population in parts of all these countries in the region?"
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Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)we barely have enough to fix the potholes after the freezing weather here.
quinnox
(20,600 posts)Or maybe someone sat him down and gave him a good talking to.
riversedge
(69,708 posts)TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)or something new came to light. Or he's trying to be "good cop" for GOP political reasons. I dunno.
Brother Buzz
(36,212 posts)Bank on it.
FarCenter
(19,429 posts)seveneyes
(4,631 posts)There is a pasture calling his name.
Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)Journeyman
(15,001 posts)jsr
(7,712 posts)reformist2
(9,841 posts)All that talk about deficit reduction... never mind!
Raine1967
(11,589 posts)cause he had a different tune earlier in the morning.
The man has no idea of what is happening over there -- hell, looking at global media reports, it appears ho one knows what is really going on.
He needs to sit down and be quiet. SoS Kerry is going to Kiev to figure it out today.