Ugh: McCain slips into Syria to meet with rebel leaders

Ugh. McCain doesn’t know his elbow from his posterior in the Middle East. The last thing we need to do is arm the rebels in Syria, which are really Al Qaida. It’s a no win for the US in Syria so we might as well leave them alone and let them fight it out.

NBC NEWS – Sen. John McCain, one of Congress’ strongest advocates for increasing America’s role in Syria, on Monday became the highest ranking U.S. official to visit the country since a bloody civil war broke out there more than two years ago, NBC News has confirmed.

The Arizona Republican crossed the Turkey-Syria border with Gen. Salem Idris, the leader of the Supreme Military Council of the Free Syrian Army, The Daily Beast first reported.

McCain stayed in the country for several hours during the unannounced trip and met with rebel leaders, who called on the United States to increase its support of the Syrian opposition by providing weapons, a no-fly zone and air strikes on forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.

“The visit of Sen. McCain to Syria is very important and very useful especially at this time,” Idris told The Daily Beast. “We need American help to have change on the ground; we are now in a very critical situation.”

McCain has been one of the most vocal critics of how President Obama’s administration has handled the civil war that has claimed more than 70,000 lives, according to U.N. estimates. McCain has shied from calling for U.S. boots on the ground there, but has advocated for the U.S. to enforce a no-fly zone and further arm the rebel groups.

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