He was summoned to save President Obama’s re-election campaign, and now Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has suggested summoning Bill Clinton to step into Obama’s shoes to salvage any hope of peace in the Middle East.
“Remember, the president’s first priority in 2009 was the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Obviously, there was no progress there. And there are various reasons for it. We won’t waste the time,” McCain said this morning on CBS’ Face the Nation.
“I would find someone even as high-ranking, frankly, as former President Bill Clinton to go and be the negotiator,” he said. “I know he’d hate me for saying that, but we need a person of enormous prestige and influence to have these parties sit down together as an honest broker. But we have a lot of work to do to regain some credibility because we’re crumbling all over the Middle East.”
McCain noted that al-Qaeda is “on the comeback” with new footholds in Mali and western Iraq, Kurds and Iraqis are fighting, and Iran barrels toward nuclear weapons capability.
“You look at the whole Middle East and it has been a significant failure, not to mention our reset with the Russians,” he said.
The senator said that Obama’s lack of attention to the region has also contributed to the instability in Libya after the fall of Gadhafi.
“This goes back to the beginning, this ‘light footprint’ policy of this presidency. After we helped the Libyans oust Gadhafi, they needed a lot of help, and they could pay for it, by the way, with an army, secure their borders, get rid of these militias. It was in a country that was basically chaotic, and we did almost nothing,” McCain said.
“On September 25th at the United Nations, the president said a crude and disgusting video sparked outrage throughout the Muslim world. I mean, even on the 25th, after it was well-known this was an al Qaeda-affiliated attack and not a spontaneous demonstration, there still was this obfuscating, and that is not appropriate for the American people.”
Regarding Obama’s lashing out at McCain and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for their opposition to a promotion for UN Ambassador Susan Rice, he said, “I wish the president wouldn’t get mad at me.”
“I wish he would spend our time together in finding out what happened, what caused it, and what we need — four brave Americans died,” McCain said.
“Their narrative of the president, I got bin Laden, al Qaeda is on the run, that narrative of reelection campaign. He hasn’t gotten them. Al Qaeda is not on the run. Al Qaeda is making a strong comeback all over the Middle East. They’ve got terrorist training camps in Iraq. They’ve taken over a country, Mali, in North Africa. They’re all over Libya. And so it may interfere with that narrative.”
McCain is an old fool. Bill Clinton is as useless as teats on a bull. An aging degenerate and grinning old satyr who is cut from the same old marxist cloth as the rest of the democrat party.
It is unrealistic to think that Obama would relinquish the region to anyone we would really like. Politics is the art of the doable. The old fart, as much as I despise his character, at least understands the world, and the art of negociation better than Obamba. By the way, I wonder how Hillary is doing. The last time I saw a photograph of her, before she went on her extended tour of the inaccessible regions of the world, she looked like she had been crying nonstop for two weeks. Will she ever return to face the cameras?
Junuis, you are way too polite, but at least you point out the highlights.
It is akin to choosing between two devils; one who wishes Israel to disappear now, the other who is willing to allow her to bleed slowly.
Well, this blogger tells McCain – go suck lemons and retire already!!
As to ‘peacemaking’ and all that nonsense, here’s the deal – the most that can be expected is a long-term ‘quiet’ period. But that will only happen after Israel goes for the jugular, without ANY interference from Washington’s mischief makers!
So, for an update on how their latest operation is going, see here -http://adinakutnicki.com/2012/11/19/hamasnick-terror-chiefs-dropping-like-flies-idfiaf-on-the-hunt-faster-faster-commentary-by-adina-kutnicki/
You don’t ‘negoiate” with religious zealots waging war and conflict! You do what it takes to defeat them in battle regardless of collateral damage. Wipe out Iran, Syria and Eygpt in addition to a publically announced “next list” and the whole world will be thinking differently. Of course we and most of our allies are a war drained entity with little to no resources to do such a thing now. We’ve been busy for the past 11 years exhausting our treasury and losing troops for the purpose of nation building in the Muslim Arab regions of the world. What a great return on our investment, huh?
So Grampy Mack admires the “prestige” of a convicted perjurer, impeached president, and serial groper. Perfect.
Well, whadaya know. McCain has a sense of humor. That was a good one.
I think McCain wants Clinton to be the next ambassador to Libya too.
If nobody takes the time to understand fundamental issues in the mid east, then today’s solution will always tomorrow’s problem. For example;
The idiots that thought a great idea to Invade Iraq and upset balance in the Middle east..today not so great. The ” wave of democracy” that would be unleashed by freeing Iraq has turned into the “middle east crisis”. Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it.
The Saudi Royal family funding terrorism and Sharia law, and the Petro – Dollar system providing Saudi’s with unimaginable wealth to promote their unique brand of terror is the problem.
Hillary Clinton Admits the U.S. Government Created al-Qaeda Published on Apr 10, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifZK6SVlQ1Y&feature=related
Hilary is reliable?
Old, old, old news.
And no, Hillary didn’t “admit” this, in the sense that this was some dramatic revelation.
This has been well known since long before 9-11. It’s not a secret. Hasn’t been for a loooong time now.
NSA is looking for a few good hackers By Tabassum Zakaria, Published: August 2, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nsa-is-looking-for-a-few-good-hackers/2011/08/02/gIQAXZAbqI_story.html
Published on Aug 23, 2012
William Binney is among a group of N.S.A. whistle-blowers, including Thomas A. Drake, who have each risked everything — their freedom, livelihoods and personal relationships — to warn Americans about the dangers of N.S.A. domestic spying; A top-secret program he says is broadly collecting Americans’ personal data.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OemwW60VxDY&feature=plcp
Will these politicians ever learn, the muslim world does not want peace with Israel or the Western world. Let Israel do what they have to do. Then Obama can take credit for it.
Al Qaeda Never Existed
An excerpt from the documentary, “The Power of Nightmares” Robin Cook, a former British MP and Minister of Foreign Affairs wrote that Al-Qaeda, “literally ‘the database’, was originally the computer file of the thousands of mujahideen who were recruited and trained with help from the CIA to defeat the Russians.” Thus, “Al-Qaeda” was born as an instrument of western intelligence agencies. The creation of Al-Qaeda was facilitated by the CIA and allied intelligence networks, the purpose of which was to maintain this “database” of Mujahideen to be used as intelligence assets to achieve US foreign policy objectives, throughout both the Cold War, and into the post-Cold War era of the ‘new world order’.
http://tv.globalresearch.ca/2010/12/al-qaeda-never-existed
A Britsusjh MP? And what leads you to believe, a British MP, specially a Labor British MP would never lie to make Aùerica look bad?
Really? Acting as a child shows that you are not a serious thinker. I do not consider this as an insult, just an observation from your reaction!
McCain’s greatest accomplishment was in being shot down. Clinton’s greatest accomplishment was in surviving impeachment. Both are worth approximately f**k in my humble opinion.
Let it all burn. And them with it.
You got that right.
No, Bozos. McCain’s greatest accomplishment was refusing early release from the Hanoi Hilton, thereby commiting himself to more years of inimaginable brutality, in order not to betray his fellow POW’s and not to hand the enemy a propaganda victory. Would you do as well? How well he has performed as a senator is a question for legitimate debate, but crows like yourself do not deserve the freedom you now possess.
I think McCain might be slipping into dementia.
How did we ever nominate this idiot?
Although I appreciate his speaking out about Libya.
“Regarding Obama’s lashing out at McCain and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for their opposition to a promotion for UN Ambassador Susan Rice, he said, “I wish the president wouldn’t get mad at me.””
It’s that demure attitude that cost you the election John. You should have gotten mad as hell over what Obummer and co. painted you up to be – which I have to admit was partly true. You wish Obummer wouldn’t get mad at you? Why the hell would you care – politics is a big boy’s sport. Get over it.
I think he’s right. I’d trust Bill Clinton over any of the apologists in the Obama admin.
Once again, and convincingly, John McCain proves he is, at best, a blithering idiot.
On his good days.
BBBBBBut he’s a WAR HERO!
Almost sinking your own ship and then, defying a direct order, got shot down.
When he was finally released, he lost not a minute in dumping his long waiting wife for a rich floozie.
What a hero!
This must have been the moment when America forgot the difference between a victim and a hero. A hero must willingly risk his life in a hopeless quest. He must embrace a fatal choice with his life. He must make a conscious decision to die, if required, to accomplish his task.
A victim has a wall fall on him. There were heroes on 9/11 in plenty. Men who understood the risks and took them anyway. The vast majority were victims, which is bad enough, but trying to portray victims as heros is just stupid, and cheapens heroism.
One would think we could still discern the difference.
Guess not.
Now we know where daughter Meghan gets her smarts and wisdom. Asked about her personal life, she gushed, ” I love sex. I’m very dickly”
Term limits. Kill the Republican Party and start anew. Michelle Bachmann suggests calling it the Constitutional Conservative Party
Clinton suckered Yitzhak Rabin. Netanhayu will know better.
I wish Netanyahu was OUR President.
Then again, I often have, for many, many years.
I hear every bust of Churchill in existence smiles when Benjamin passes it.
I believe Bill Clinton would make an excellent emissary to the Middle East. He does know how things work; can speak into the situation and has a kinetic intellect that goes into overtime for compromise. Something this present Prez doesn’t have a clue about. Clinton does not lay the blame game on anyone and for that I have to admire him. Besides, he is a former Arkie and we stick together. Almost all of the time.
Not to mention a paragon of Veritas!
It’s on his family crest: I promise I won’t (BLANK) in your mouth!
(Just all over your blue dress!)
What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
Dear McShame,
Here’s an idea, let’s have our ELECTED officials do the country’s bidding. And, while we’re at it let’s have them do what is in our best interest (hint: arming and helping muslime cultists extremest overthrow our allies or more moderate regimes ISN’T).
Now, do us all a favor and quiet so the people of AZ can start living down their shame. Maybe consider moving to Mexico since you’ve worked so hard to bring it here.
Bill Clinton Compared With Barack Obama:
what IS IS & what ISlam IS !