John McCain: while Trump tweets on Twitter, the US loses the war in Afghanistan
In the last issue of the program “Face the Nation” on the TV channel "CBS" Senator John McCain formulated a series of theses that, in his opinion, prevent the United States from moving forward.
The channel reminds that President Trump recently visited the G20 summit in Europe, spoke with the “difficult” US allies, and for the first time since taking office, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Armed Forces of the United States, John McCain, twisted an imaginary globe together with the CBS TV show host John Dickerson. Two John in the studio for a short time, covered the whole range of global problems in which Washington put his nose.
Naturally, they began with Russia. “We do not have a globe, but let's start with Russia,” said Dickerson.
The first topic was “the consequences of Russia's interference in the elections”. The moderator recalled that the Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN Security Council recently recalled this, stingingly, “Do not think this is over.” She also warned about the possible consequences for the Russians. But what is Mr. Trump doing there? It turns out that he is tweeting on Twitter! And what did you do? "It is time to move forward, working constructively with the Russians." Oh, apparently, Trump does not imply "any consequences" for the Russians, Dickerson said.
McCain confirmed: “We know that Russia tried to change the outcome of our elections last November. And they failed. But it was a very difficult attempt. So far they have not paid for it. ”
However, the senators prepared a “very good bill” on new sanctions. There are also “other ideas”.
However, the Russians have not yet received any specific punishment. Therefore, McCain believes, if anyone were in Putin’s place, he would not have given up trying, he would have dealt not only with the American elections. McCain mentioned the French election, "an attempt to overthrow the government of Montenegro, this small, beautiful country." And yes, "no punishment."
“Time to move forward? Yes, it's time to move forward. But there must be a price to pay, ”the senator firmly stated. If Putin does not pay, he will want to do it again and again. "This is obvious," says McCain. “Does anyone doubt his intentions to undermine American supremacy, to undermine democracy, the principles of freedom and everything that personified Europe and the world after the end of World War II?” Over the past seventy years, we have a new world order. And now he is under strong pressure not only in Europe, but also in the whole world, ”the US senator is convinced.
The presenter quoted Trump, who announced that his meeting with Putin was a significant achievement. He wrote on Twitter: “Putin and I discussed the creation of an impenetrable cybersecurity unit, the purpose of which would be to protect the election from hacking and many other negative things.”
John McCain ridiculed such an idea. “I’m sure,” he said, “that Vladimir Putin can be of great assistance in these efforts: he is a cracker.”
From Russia, two John turned to Syria. More precisely, turned to the actions of Russia in Syria.
McCain described Russians as people who "use high-precision weapon for the attacks of hospitals in Aleppo, where the sick and wounded lie. It's just ... "(McCain did not talk). Further, the senator mentioned terrible pictures of the massacre, “White Helmets” and added: “I know: the Russians knew that Bashar Asad would use chemical weapons. And after that, to say that maybe [we have the US] the wrong approach? ”The last statement was addressed to Secretary of State Tillerson, who, according to McCain,“ is at odds with fundamental American democracy. ” McCain "sometimes" regrets voting in the Senate for his candidacy. But the current president is even more angry with McCain.
From Syria, two John virtually flew to Afghanistan. According to the senator, the United States is losing here, because they have no strategy.
“We have no strategy,” said the politician. - And we lose. When you do not win, you lose. And the ANA, the Afghan National Army, bears unacceptable losses. And we should have a new strategy. You know, they come to us and ask for additional funds, additional people and additional missions. ”
However, how to give all this to the Afghans? The United States will not be able to give this without developing a strategy. McCain asked questions to General Mattis and General McMaster: “Where is the strategy? Where is the strategy? ” He received no answers. In his opinion, a policy can only be carried out where a strategy is developed. Hence the financing, and the troops, and Tanks, and weapons.
At the end of the interview, Mr. McCain summarized everything said.
“And you know ... we all know what the problem is. She is in the White House. They [the White House team] should combine their efforts, announce a strategy. By the way, this should be done by the president. And tell the American people: “We have to win there [in Afghanistan]. Don't forget 9 / 11. And this is what we need to do in order to achieve victory there. ”
In conclusion, McCain said that the United States of America is the best and most powerful country on earth. Another John agreed with him.
The topic of "losing" the United States in Afghanistan, we add, has surfaced uneasy.
John McCain recently visited Afghanistan. Looking at the "successes" of the army there, he stated: the efforts that Washington and its allies have been undertaking here for sixteen years have not yielded the desired result.
“The previous efforts did not work. The Taliban will not negotiate until they realize that they are failing. Therefore, we need to win and have an advantage on the battlefield, and then enter into a serious negotiation process to resolve the conflict, ”McCain quotes Utro.ru.
McCain and his colleague Senator Lindsay Graham, who also visited Afghanistan, have a specific proposal for the White House. As Mr. Graham explained, it is necessary to increase the number of American troops and NATO forces in Afghanistan. This will allow "to turn stagnation into success." According to the senator, the contingent in 8,6 thousand troops "will not be able to perform the task."
The proposals of the American military-industrial complex appointee Mr. McCain and his friends in the Senate are always predictable: the arms race and the war - from hot to cold. McCain does not hide this: first, military strategy, then politics. And money, of course, money!
The increase in the number of troops and armaments in Afghanistan is the very money for the military-industrial complex that McCain is seeking. The active phase of the war in Syria, which McCain craves, is also money for the military-industrial complex. Confronting Russia in the Cold War and getting Europeans filled with soldiers and equipment is another way to enrich the US military-industrial complex. You can make a lot of money in the Cold War: the military-industrial companies in the United States did it in the days of Reagan. And Mr. Trump, a big fan of the arms race and Reaganomics, is more likely to be an ally to McCain than an opponent. They would have to build the “Star of Death” together, and they quarrel.
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