People Will Die Unless Senate Acts on Afghan Proposal, McCain Says

[enhanced_deficit]

McCain pushing for increases in visas for Afghans, news from last week:

People Will Die Unless Senate Acts on Afghan Proposal, McCain Says
Senate Republicans feud over detention policy, protecting Afghan translators

Jun 9, 2016 6:16 PM
Niels Lesniewski

Sen. John McCain (left) and Sen. Lindsey Graham oppose Sen. Mike Lee's efforts. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Armed Services Chairman John McCain said Thursday that a fellow senator was "signing the death warrants" for Afghan interpreters by blocking an amendment allowing them to immigrate more easily.
In a fiery speech on the Senate floor, the Arizona Republican berated Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, for holding up the special immigrant visa program for Afghan translators until the Senate agrees to consider Lee's own amendment on detention of U.S. citizens.
"Now we're talking about the lives of men who have put it on the line for the men and women who are serving," McCain said. "Don't we have some sense of perspective and priority here? People are going to die, I tell the senator from Utah. They're going to die if we don't pass this amendment and take them out of harm's way. Don't you understand the gravity of that?" "This is a matter of life and death," McCain said. "I appeal to the senator from Utah's humanity."
Lee argued that his amendment, requiring Congress to declare affirmatively when an American citizen can be detained indefinitely on U.S. soil, was also important.

http://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/senate-republicans-feud-detention-policy-protecting-afghan-translators (http://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/senate-republicans-feud-detention-policy-protecting-afghan-translators#sthash.D7HXx9xo.dpuf)

[pcosmar]

Wonder if Omar Mateen's Father is known to McCain.?

[terlinguatx]

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[DaninPA]

I didn't read the OP, just wanted to say


Fuck John McCain!

[Brian4Liberty]

"We have to fight them over there so we can bring them over here. Then we can fight them here too. Global war on terrorism must be global."

[wizardwatson]

So the one place we've consistently had "boots on the ground" since 9/11 is so unsafe, that people that work for our military must be evacuated for fear of assassination because neither the government we've installed or our own troop presence can protect them sufficiently?

Sounds like "mission accomplished". Stick a fork in it.

http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/ALLPOLITICS/10/28/mission.accomplished/vstory.bush.banner.afp.jpg

[Brian4Liberty]

So the one place we've consistently had "boots on the ground" since 9/11 is so unsafe, that people that work for our military must be evacuated for fear of assassination because neither the government we've installed or our own troop presence can protect them sufficiently?

Sounds like "mission accomplished". Stick a fork in it.

http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/ALLPOLITICS/10/28/mission.accomplished/vstory.bush.banner.afp.jpg

Should be considered proof of utter failure. But McCain and his neocon buddies will probably claim it's a victory.

[enhanced_deficit]

Wonder if Omar Mateen's Father is known to McCain.?

Media reporting on this affair is not completed yet but McCain is a puppet of neocon.

Also, McCain is a war hero.

[Ronin Truth]

Hey John, breaking news flash for ya: "People will die regardless." :rolleyes:

[phill4paul]

So the one place we've consistently had "boots on the ground" since 9/11 is so unsafe, that people that work for our military must be evacuated for fear of assassination because neither the government we've installed or our own troop presence can protect them sufficiently?

Sounds like "mission accomplished". Stick a fork in it.

http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/ALLPOLITICS/10/28/mission.accomplished/vstory.bush.banner.afp.jpg

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[jllundqu]

McCain pushing for increases in visas for Afghans, news from last week:

People Will Die Unless Senate Acts on Afghan Proposal, McCain Says
Senate Republicans feud over detention policy, protecting Afghan translators

Jun 9, 2016 6:16 PM
Niels Lesniewski

Sen. John McCain (left) and Sen. Lindsey Graham oppose Sen. Mike Lee's efforts. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Armed Services Chairman John McCain said Thursday that a fellow senator was "signing the death warrants" for Afghan interpreters by blocking an amendment allowing them to immigrate more easily.
In a fiery speech on the Senate floor, the Arizona Republican berated Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, for holding up the special immigrant visa program for Afghan translators until the Senate agrees to consider Lee's own amendment on detention of U.S. citizens.
"Now we're talking about the lives of men who have put it on the line for the men and women who are serving," McCain said. "Don't we have some sense of perspective and priority here? People are going to die, I tell the senator from Utah. They're going to die if we don't pass this amendment and take them out of harm's way. Don't you understand the gravity of that?" "This is a matter of life and death," McCain said. "I appeal to the senator from Utah's humanity."
Lee argued that his amendment, requiring Congress to declare affirmatively when an American citizen can be detained indefinitely on U.S. soil, was also important.

http://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/senate-republicans-feud-detention-policy-protecting-afghan-translators (http://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/senate-republicans-feud-detention-policy-protecting-afghan-translators#sthash.D7HXx9xo.dpuf)

Like McCain give a rat's ass about some middle easterners lives in Afghanistan... He's largely responsible for the death of thousands over there. What's this supposed to be? Conscience cleansing??? LMAO

[jmdrake]

Like McCain give a rat's ass about some middle easterners lives in Afghanistan... He's largely responsible for the death of thousands over there. What's this supposed to be? Conscience cleansing??? LMAO

^This. I mean for once McCain is actually right. Translators who worked for the U.S. are in special danger. Of course they could have gone to Syria and be safe if morons like John McCain hadn't decided to destabilize that country as well.