Marco Rubio Tries To Lecture Obama On ISIS, Commits Epic Error

[KamaAina]

http://thinkprogress.org/world/2015/02/27/3627902/marco-rubio-tries-criticize-obama-isis-commits-epic-fail/

Potential 2016 presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) inexplicably told a conservative audience on Friday that President Barack Obama lacked a military strategy to confront ISIS because he feared upsetting Iran, a country that has actually committed itself to defeating the terrorist group.

Speaking before the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland, Rubio told radio and TV host Sean Hannity that “if we wanted to defeat them militarily, we could do it. (Obama) doesn’t want to upset Iran.”

Referring to the United States’ ongoing negotiations with Iran to contain that country’s nuclear program, Rubio continued, “In (Obama’s) mind, this deal with Iran is going to be the Obamacare of the second term, and he doesn’t want them sending military to the region because they think the region belongs to them.”

There’s just one problem: Iran has been fighting ISIS just like the United States and has publicly urged America to take a larger role in the operation. Obama has even sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei suggesting anti-ISIS cooperation.

He must have been dehydrated.

[msanthrope]

1. He needs his bottle. nt

[BeyondGeography]

6. He gets very nervous without it

[randys1]

2. Marco and the rest of the clown car are actually unaware of anything outside of their

hate bubbles.

They dont have the first clue what is happening in the ME, who the players, nothing.

Assholes, morons, every last one of them.

[central scrutinizer]

13. which is exactly why this will get a standing ovation

Any sentence containing Obamacare, Islamofascists, Iran, socialism, in any order or context will generate wild applause. And if you are Rudy Guiliani, sprinkle as many 9/11 references as possible.

[FSogol]

3. K & R. n/t

[tridim]

4. Well yes, Rubio is extremely dumb. nt

[glasshouses]

5. He's right in the fact Iran doesn't want to see another U.S occupation

and that's what it would take to defeat ISIS
Also the nuclear program is a big deal if Obama can pull it off.

[Agnosticsherbet]

7. Rubio is (1) ignorant; (2) praching to the choir; and (3) speaking to AIPAC.

I don't think the gives a flying ding dong if he is wrong. He knows his audience.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. I think it's more likely that this idiot is just stupid. n/t

[MrScorpio]

9. Every single speaker on that podium was a fucking moron

Some more moronic than others.

[KamaAina]

10. That's "moran"

[Gothmog]

11. Rubio would be weak candidate

The man is an idiot

[KamaAina]

12. Well, that didn't hurt Dubya

[Fred Sanders]

14. Lying constantly is thirsty, thirsty work. The CPAC RW extremist audience demands it be hosed with lies.

[quakerboy]

15. Epic error

only to those who are informed.

The rest of the country will lap this crap up like it was the best milkshake they ever had.

[madashelltoo]

16. This boob has O.D.'d on Dumb!

To borrow a line from Christi "Sit down and shut up!"

[lpbk2713]

17. Typical dumbshittery

Make sure brain is engaged before putting mouth in motion.

[trusty elf]

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[Rozlee]

19. Oh, c'mon, give the guy a break.

He's on the same committee Michele Bachmann was on for years and she eventually grew into the job. Even when she told a delegation from Hawaii that the nation appreciated their state's contribution in the fight for American independence.

[DFW]

20. Even McCain brought his tutor along when spouting off on the Middle East

When he got the Shiites and Sunnis confused while in Iraq, McCain had Joe Lieberman along to whisper in his ear when he said something so stupidly wrong, everyone (except McCain) caught it immediately. Lieberman whispered in McCain's ear, and he corrected himself immediately.

Rubio wasn't smart enough to do that, so he said something so incredibly stupid that everyone except himself caught it. The trouble is that, considering his audience, they probably didn't realize he was spouting nonsense, either, and Fox Noise isn't about to inform them.