Publication Date:
Thu, 2011-04-28 20:25
The former US presidential candidate was in Libya last week and vigorously supports international airstrikes targeting Libyan leader’s Muammar Qaddafi’s forces.
McCain says that in Syria, however, “I don’t see a way that we could intervene militarily.” In an interview on France-24 television Thursday, he said, “I think it would be very risky and I don’t know if we could stop the terrible ... behavior of (Syrian President) Bashar Assad.” McCain, on a visit to Paris this week, urged sanctions and pressure by the UN Security Council.
More than 450 people have been killed across Syria in the crackdown.
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