If we send a message to the world, especially the Iranians and the North Koreans, that we are allowing Bashar Assad to use chemical and slaughter those 1,000 innocent women and children, then we are making a terrible mistake.
John McCain: “If we send a message to the world, especially the Iranians and the North Koreans, that we are allowing Bashar Assad to…”
On the recordSeptember 4, 2013
Source
transcripts.cnn.comEditor's note · Context
Senator McCain warns against the consequences of inaction regarding Bashar al-Assad's use of chemical weapons.
Share
More from John McCain
Mar 7, 2018
The United States faces a new strategic reality in Europe. The first step in addressing it is to recognize the scope, scale, and seriousness of the challenges Russia presents to our national security and to the international order.
Aug 21, 2018
I have to recognize that it has been this body, this Senate Committee, very important Committee on Indian Affairs that has been helping us.
Aug 23, 2018
I'm the luckiest guy on earth. I have served America's cause, the cause of our security and the security of our friends, the cause of freedom and equal justice all my adult life.





