McCain: "We're gonna run out of targets soon with no boots on the ground to identify new ones"

[Miles Archer]

Just now on the Andrea Greenspan Comedy Variety Hour.

He's very concerned.

VERY.

Really banging that drum to send ground troops into Syria.

[liberal N proud]

1. I recommend that McCain head on over and put his boots on the ground

And he can take Lindsey Graham with him.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

2. Andrea Greenspan Comedy Variety Hour

that phrasing earns you a virtual gold star.

As to McCain, I didn't think he was too discriminatory about who we bombed.

[calimary]

3. Okay, fine, pal. YOU FIRST, then.

After YOU, pal.

[unblock]

4. i would think eyes would be more useful, but,... boots. ok.

[NV Whino]

5. Well, John, pull on those old boots.

[City Lights]

6. By all means, Johnny Mac, head on over! It's your patriotic duty!

What a clown.

[catbyte]

7. Oh, just STFU.

[Erose999]

8. In other John McCain news:

[Chan790]

9. He says that like it's a bad thing. n/t

[Andy823]

10. I have an idea.

Since Boehner and the rest of the republicans in the house aren't working, and they seem to have a lot of time on their hands, why not just send them over their to "spot" targets. Of course McCain and Lindsay can go with them.

[Hutzpa]

13. + 10

the only problem is he can't fly the planes, might crash them before he gets there which means we'll need someone else to fly with him stuck to the front of the plane.

[ladjf]

11. Aerial reconnaissance, satellites and UAV's. nt

[Wellstone ruled]

12. Johnny Boy needs to

zip up his pants and move along. Bye bye Johnny.

[Dreamer Tatum]

14. Put your boots on, dude. nt

[CJCRANE]

15. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps

in that case.

[JaneQPublic]

16. Then let's cut funding for all that expensive DoD recon technology.

If McGrumpy is right, then it's a rotten shame the U.S. taxpayer has been spending billions to bankroll all these highly advanced military capabilities to do such things as ID targets, when apparently the only thing that works is a few 18-year-old privates on foot looking around.

[karynnj]

17. Two excellent points there

It is really hard to believe that American soldiers, knowing little or no Arabic, could even identify friend vs foe. If sent in, ground troops are unlikely to be identifying targets, but attacking already identified targets.

Not to mention, there are many reasons why Obama does not want US ground troops there - including the fact that there are troops from the region whose fight it is. That alone could make them better than US troops. In addition, they would there to stay.

[JaneQPublic]

21. Someone should ask McCain about these issues.

Instead, they just let him blather on, unquestioned.

If he wants to go on news shows and play the game "If I were Commander in Chief," then he should face the same scrutiny as the current CinC.

[DetlefK]

18. Or... we bomb everything that looks like a parking-lot, gas-station, metal-workshop...

ISIS' army is suited around cavalry-tactics: Lightning-raids with fast vehicles.
* They need vehicles they can outfit with machine-guns.
* They need gas.
* They need workshops for maintenance.

Gas is their greatest weakness. If they can't move their army, there is enough time to amass firepower to wipe them out and they are sitting ducks.

[kentuck]

19. Yep. Bad news...

if we have no targets.

[spanone]

20. lace up your boots john and get your warmongering ass over there.