Two senior Republican senators criticize Tillerson comments on Russia

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

Sun Jul 9, 2017 | 8:32pm EDT


By Valerie Volcovici | WASHINGTON

Two senior Republican U.S. senators criticized Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday for saying that Russia may have the "right approach" on Syria and for what they called his lack of focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan.

"His statements about Syria really disturb me. No, (Russian President Vladimir) Putin does not have it right when it comes to Syria," Senator Lindsey Graham said.

In separate television interviews, Graham and Senator John McCain, prominent Republican foreign policy voices, took aim at Tillerson's remarks last week that Russia may have "got the right approach" and the United States the wrong approach to Syria.

Russia has backed President Bashar al-Assad in Syria's civil war, while the United States supports rebel groups trying to overthrow him.


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[Hieronymus]

1. Tillerson drank the Kool-Aid.

[Dustlawyer]

5. To the tune of $500,000,000,000 from Russia to Exxon to get their oil!

That is why he is Sec-O-State!

[Hieronymus]

7. Uh huh

[SergeStorms]

9. Russia's oil has nothing to do with it.

[bluestarone]

2. yep and what do they do about it??

vote for everything trump wants. bunch of idiots

[Still In Wisconsin]

3. Oh, my! Time for a strongly worded letter!

Yawn.

[ProudLib72]

4. I place as much value on anything McCain or Graham say

as I do in a plug nickle. In other words, they are completely worthless.

[murielm99]

6. I think they may be the designated criticizers.

Fake opposition, to make it look like the repiggies consider respect all opinions within their party. Then, they see the light and vote right along with all the rest of the republican scum.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

8. How did I know it would be these 2 worthless ass carrots by just reading the headline? nt