McCain, Durbin urge Obama to send weapons to Ukraine

[jakeXT]

U.S. senators John McCain and Dick Durbin, two of eight American senators visiting Ukraine this weekend, say they will urge U.S. President Barack Obama to immediately send arms and other military supplies to Ukraine's government for defense against a broader invasion of the nation beyond the already Kremlin-occupied Crimean peninsula.

However, McCain and Durbin's request met with resistance from another visiting U.S. senator, Chris Murphy, who said that Obama is right to carefully consider any decision to send weapons to Ukraine. McCain is a leading Republican and former presidential candidate, while Durbin and Murphy are Democrats.

If he were president, McCain said Ukraine would have already been given weapons and the senator urged Obama to immediately grant the new government in Kyiv the military help that officials are desperately seeking.

"To make it happen, all the president has to do is order it tomorrow," McCain said. "He can have it done tomorrow."

McCain: Ukraine's military needs 'everything'

http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/mccain-durbin-say-they-will-urge-obama-to-send-weapons-to-ukraine-339474.html

[newfie11]

1. McCain & Durbin need to take a flying leap in a lake

And stay there permanently!

[PearliePoo2]

2. It's a given that McGrumps is always antsy to get his war on, but...

COME ON...Durbin? WTF?

[jakeXT]

3. What was his position on Syria? I know on Libya he talked about the war powers act /nt