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John McCain Is Going To Ukraine

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Three weeks ago, John Kerry came, saw, and launched a blitz-diplomatic campaign which promptly resulted in, well, Russia annexing Crimea.

Now it is the turn of that other foreign policy titan, neo-con John McCain, to complete Kerry's job and finally launch the GDP-boosting World War III. He may have the chance to do that as soon as Thursday, when he, along with other senators, is slated to travel to Ukraine to "show support for the government there." Or, said otherwise, to show support for the government that is in power thanks to an illegitimate and deadly coup that took place just over two weeks ago, despite the formal signing of a memorandum, endorsed by all Western powers, that stipulated a peaceful transition as well as presidential elections in the coming months. When presented like that, one almost thinks back to the roaring success that was the US endorsement of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood regime (where the US too had zero involvement, repeat zero involvement) that also took over following a violent coup. As well as the largely predictable countercoup that overthrew said regime.

The Hill explains:

The meeting comes ahead of a planned referendum in Crimea on Sunday to secede from Ukraine and join Russia — something the U.S. has said would violate the country’s constitution.

 

McCain's office said the group would be meeting with members of the interim government and other stakeholders Thursday through Sunday.

 

The delegation will be made up of a group of eight senators from both parties. Aside from McCain, those traveling to Ukraine are Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.).

 

McCain and Murphy also visited the country in December as protests flared in Ukraine. In February, President Viktor Yanukovych fled the country and Russian troops invaded the Crimea peninsula.

Curious for more? Don't be. Not even McCain's office knows much:

McCain’s office said it did not have specifics on the agenda when asked which parts of the country the delegation would be visiting.

It is of course possible the McCain simply doesn't know where Ukraine is to begin with, but all that does matter is to show support for the US military industrial complex, and to show solidarity with US allies in Europe who after last year's botched attempt to get Qatar nat gas, will get some resource self reliance damn it, even if it means killing millions of innocent Ukrainians on both sides of the soon to be east-west split border.

And just in case McCain isn't senile enough to provoke the start of another world war, moments ago the Senate Foreign Relations Committee did its best to further antagonize Russia when it approved legislation granting aid to Ukraine and authorizing sanctions on Russia in a 14-3 vote. Four Republicans voted for the bill despite International Monetary Reform provisions opposed by some conservatives. Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), the panel's ranking member, and Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined the panel's Democrats in backing the bill.  “I believe we are at a defining moment right now,” said Corker, who negotiated the final draft. “Our friends and allies in the region are watching.”

Sadly, like everything else in Congress, this vote too was just for show, especially since it would involve actual work to enact it into law:

It will be difficult, however, for Congress to complete its work on the bill before lawmakers leave for a recess on Friday.

 

Legislation passed by the House does not include the IMF provisions, and the pace of action in the Senate will be slowed if conservatives, as expected, refuse to agree to move the bill forward by unanimous consent.

 

That means there would be no action by Congress on aid to Ukraine before Sunday, when a referendum in Crimea will be held on whether that region should divorce Ukraine for Russia.

By then Crimea will be officially a part of Russia, at which point our best wishes to Congress in legislating away just how Putin should promptly hand over the keys to what he quickly annexed without making more than a couple public statements and in the process once again made the US foreign policy wizards look like the proverbial pigeon playing chess.

 

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Wed, 03/12/2014 - 19:54 | 4540980 Kreditanstalt
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Take your dinosaur and shove him...

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 19:57 | 4540989 surf0766
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Does he get his pic with Putin?

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 20:02 | 4540999 Fix It Again Timmy
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I sure Putin pissed in his pants [from laughing so hard, NOT from fear] when he heard this.....

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 20:05 | 4541011 Savyindallas
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Mccain  -the stupidest, most vile , despicable person in the Senate  -possibly ever. Doesn't say much for the voters of Arizona. Of course in Texas, we have the Zio-Nazi AIPAC asskissing phony fraud John Cornyn.

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 20:07 | 4541014 Dr. Hannibal Lecter
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Personally, I don't give a rat's ass where he goes...

 

...as long as he flies Malaysian Airways.

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 20:10 | 4541025 ThisIsBob
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Putin is just lucky we didn't send Dennis Rodman.

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 20:12 | 4541030 thamnosma
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Or an entire convoy of celebrities.

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 20:17 | 4541035 Chuck Knoblauch
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I don't wish John McCain well. He's a rat bastard.

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 20:16 | 4541046 goldenbuddha454
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Thoroughly embarassing.  First he wants to get us stuck in Iraq/Afghanistan, then Libya, then Syria, now the Ukraine.  Could someone tell him he's a complete asshole for me.  Throw in Boehner, McConnel, Lindsey GrAmnesty, Mike Rogers, Peter King etc... All the Rinos and then some. 

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 20:39 | 4541132 Emergency Ward
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Sounds like they are bucking for positions in the Obama Adminstration.....

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 20:18 | 4541053 yellowsub
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The Maverick rides again!

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 20:26 | 4541086 tony wilson
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mcstain is america

look in the mirror

close your eyes

can you not see the little girl running towards you

her skin agent orange napalm burnt.

can you not see the iraqi boy arms and legs white phosphorus burnt  off

gone.

a little worm who will grow up into a big brown iraqi one.

mcstain is you and your exceptionalism.

no goodnight john boynight ma and pa

hey granny made us apple pie.

mcstain is amerika butt fucked by the ever hungry jew

hate of the man is hating yourselves.

 

nothing is left in the skill set or toolbox for london,tel aviv and new york all they have  is rape,theft and death

 

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 20:26 | 4541094 Atomizer
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Mr McCain, don't forget your Bagdad bullet proof vest when walking thru Ukraine. Central Planning PR works better for MSM Mouth droolers. 

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 20:44 | 4541147 Angus McHugepenis
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Atomizer: Hopefully the snipers still straggling around there don't aim for his head. The bullets will bounce off the golf balls he carries around in his cheeks.

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 21:03 | 4541204 WTFUD
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@ Angus Mc
aka post traumatic blow-job syndrome

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 21:05 | 4541214 Atomizer
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He's a RHINO working for a global seat. This statement is endorsed by a conservative voter. 

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 20:30 | 4541113 yogibear
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Maybe Putin can give a chop to the head and would have one less useless senator.

Although it's hard to tell what side he works for.

The North Vietnamese really messed up McCains brain. How many Vietnamese hookers visited him while he was a POW? 

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 20:43 | 4541146 22winmag
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McCain gives the term "doddering old fool" a whole new meaning.

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 20:59 | 4541197 kw2012
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Dude is Senile

 

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 21:02 | 4541202 ronron
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hey guys and gals, only been here for a week. no junks. was hoping for 13. help me out.

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 21:13 | 4541228 Atomizer
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I rarly vote. Are you a attention whore? 

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 21:03 | 4541203 Less than Zero
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Can his approval rating as a Senator go even lower?

Thu, 03/13/2014 - 00:59 | 4541890 e_goldstein
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Let's see what it is after he starts WW3.

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 21:12 | 4541229 jtg
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If I see any more of the odious disgusting McCain I am going to puke.

McCain is brain damaged. He is stuck on vengence for being tortured in Vietnam.

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 22:12 | 4541415 americanspirit
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I thank whatever gods watch over this country ( I know you're there even if it often seems like you've given up on us) that this foul piece of slime from the swamps of DC didn't become president, even though the one we've got could hardly be worse.

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 22:51 | 4541561 vanderleun
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"John McCain Is Going To Ukraine"  

 

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

 

Be afraid they don't mulch him and he actually gets to come back.

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 23:13 | 4541635 SubjectivObject
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This is a great opportunity for somebody there.

Nodamene?

Thu, 03/13/2014 - 00:13 | 4541798 mrmister
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I never could figure out why John was so eager to make friends with China and Vietnam after all they were the ones who beat him to the point he cannot move his arms. But he is determined to declare war on other people. Its like all these American guys growing Taliban beards, long square beards that no one ever wore in this country before.

Thu, 03/13/2014 - 00:20 | 4541817 SilverFish
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Well good for ol John! I hope he stays there and chokes on a dick.

Thu, 03/13/2014 - 02:05 | 4541964 pachanguero
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Hanoi could offer him refuge from treason charges....just saying!

Thu, 03/13/2014 - 02:06 | 4541965 pachanguero
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So how often does Linsey boy Graham lick his boots?

Thu, 03/13/2014 - 04:54 | 4542093 dreadnaught
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jeez if only we could get him and Kerry to STAY over there-the waste of taxpayer money might be worth it-both are CFR LIARS

Thu, 03/13/2014 - 05:31 | 4542123 goldenbuddha454
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McCain should be the posterchild for termlimits.  Just his face underlined by the heading "Term Limits America!".  Pelosi, Reid, Boehner, McConnel, Graham etc... are close seconds

Thu, 03/13/2014 - 10:45 | 4542826 Vin
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McCain going to the Ukraine?  Fantastic.  I hope he's happy there.

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