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Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) put on a clinic on Fox News Sunday as he called out Fox News anti-Obama Syria lies as absurd, and knocked down the claim that Putin outfoxed Obama.
ROBERTS: Let me put the final question to Congressman Van Hollen.
Do you believe, as some members of Congress do, that Putin has outfoxed President Obama on all of this?
VAN HOLLEN: Well, if outfoxing means giving the president of the United States everything they asked for and more, maybe thats kind of outfoxing we need because, look again, the president had a clear objective: stop Assad from using chemical weapons. In the last six days, we have accomplished that and more.
So, what and why? Look, Putin was sitting out there
ROBERTS: Senator Lindsey Graham believes Putin has put the president in a box. "Benghazi" !!!
VAN HOLLEN: Thats absurd. Look, Putin was out there. His big ally, Assad, is sitting there, and Putins powerless to stop a potential military strike from the United States. What kind of message does that send any other allies Russia has around the world?
So, Putin was acting from a position of weakness, and the reality, as Mike said, is he has some leverage over Assad. He did not want to see military action taken. And at the end of the day, he helped deliver exactly what the United States wanted, which is to put an end to Assads weapons of mass destruction.
There's more..
http://www.politicususa.com/2013/09/15/democratic-congressman.html
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Cha
(305,418 posts)Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)baldguy
(36,649 posts)Cha
(305,418 posts)going on fox and telling it like it is. They could learn something if they choose.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)but some people just don't want to leave their bubble.
Graybeard
(6,996 posts)When confronted with the truth they collapse like the cowards they are.
When they are lying just call them out. "That's a lie!"
Cha
(305,418 posts)"that's absurd"!
IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)I know, I know... we're supposed to keep on fighting no matter how hard the battle or hidden the possible victories. But we all like reward and encouragement, and this OP makes me feel like I just downed a pound of chocolate! How sweet!
sheshe2
(87,496 posts)The last paragraph from your link, Cha~
Rep. Van Hollen demolished Fox News talking points, and in the process demonstrated that while Republicans fear appearing on any other network than Fox, Democrats can flourish anywhere because they have the facts on their side.
Good job!
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Cha
(305,418 posts)spokesman for Pres Obama on fox screws. I'm surprised they let him speak without editing it out.
Chris VH: "So, Putin was acting from a position of weakness.." And, as I've mentioned.. President Obama was negotiating from a postition of strength.
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treestar
(82,383 posts)We need some Democrats to get a chance to talk back to the M$M
Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)Van Hollen said that Putin "helped deliver exactly what the United States wanted, which is to put an end to Assads weapons of mass destruction."
Making the most optimistic assumptions, he helped put an end to Assad's stockpile of chemical weapons. If that happens, it will be an achievement, but you can't take "weapons of mass destruction" to refer only to chemical weapons while ignoring other weapons that can kill comparable numbers of people.