I see a huge build-up in war because of McCain ... he's one person who should retire!!! I do not think the younger less hawkish folk will have a voice, I hope I am wrong, but doubt it!!!
On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 5:16 PM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > I think that this upcoming Congress could make it difficult for President > Obama to close Guantanamo....I also think that we will see insistence (and > money!) to draw a line in the sand with IS(IS).... > > Don't kid yourself! This new Senate, (re: Mitch McConnell and a host of > others!) as well as the House have most definitely been influenced by the > Tea Party! > > As I have stated, buffoons Lindsey "Chinless" Graham and John "Tornado > McNasty" McCain will hold very little sway with their new and much younger > Republican compatriots! None of which as a taste for getting the U.S. in > any formidable, entangling "Police Action/War!" > > > > > On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 4:39 PM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> *Hawks Triumph in Senate; Will Push More Aggressive US Policy * >> *Ernst, Cotton Lead Incoming Class of Hawks *by Jason Ditz, November 05, >> 2014 >> >> The Republicans took control of the Senate >> <http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/04/politics/election-day-story/index.html> >> in Tuesday’s elections, but much more important than which party took >> control is the nature of the incoming Senators from the new ruling party. >> >> It’s not an influx of Tea Party members, reluctant to waste US funds on >> overseas adventures and suspicious of federal power, but rather a series >> of hawks <http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=68811> in the >> model of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R – SC) that seized the reins of power last >> night. >> >> The new senators are typified by Jodi Ernst (R – IA) and Tom Cotton (R – >> AR), who campaigned >> <http://theweek.com/article/index/271203/the-rise-of-joni-ernst-mdash-and-the-return-of-the-bush-era-gop> >> heavy on escalating the ISIS war in Iraq and Syria, as well as being more >> hawkish at essentially every opportunity. >> >> Turkey in particular is expressing hope that this new Senate will push >> the administration toward dramatic escalations >> <http://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2014/11/05/democrat-losses-in-senate-might-be-good-news-for-turkey>of >> the war, particularly in Syria, where Turkey has been hoping that an >> outright US invasion will happen and gift them with all the foreign policy >> goals they had in mind when they started backing Islamist rebels against >> the Assad government. >> >> The new senators are seen as even more hostile toward Iran as well, and >> while some are presenting this as a victory for Israeli Premier Benjamin >> Netanyahu, others in the Israeli press wonder >> <http://www.haaretz.com/misc/article-print-page/.premium-1.624896> how >> well Netanyahu will be able to balance the increasing US-Israel split in >> the new political environment. >> >> Still Iran negotiations are the one thing the Senate can most easily >> sabotage, as it would likely just take a new round of sanctions >> <http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=68811> aimed specifically >> at killing the talks to get the job done. >> >> That’s the silver lining elsewhere, as presidents have become so >> dictatorial in foreign policy in recent years that Congress has little >> direct say in wars and such, and can’t directly force escalations of >> conflicts. >> >> But President Obama’s commitment to any particular level of escalation in >> his assorted wars is paper thin, and in the face of a more confrontational >> Senate he’s liable to agree to trade war escalations for other issues >> without much thought. >> >> The victory of Senate hawks has also put NSA reforms and the CIA torture >> report in serious doubt, with Senate Intelligence Committee member Mark >> Udall (D – CO) losing his seat. Udall was one of the most public critics of >> government surveillance and intelligence community abuses, and the >> committee’s pending reshuffle with more pro-surveillance, pro-torture >> figures could spell the end to a push for reform. >> >> >> >> http://news.antiwar.com/2014/11/05/hawks-triumph-in-senate-will-push-more-aggressive-us-policy/ >> >> -- >> -- >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >> >> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >> * It's active and moderated. 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