Steve Benen of Washington Monthly takes issue with U.S. Sen. John McCain’s complaints that the Obama administration didn’t do more to topple Libyan dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi:

Here are three things I’d encourage McCain and Graham to keep in mind. First, complaining about getting the outcome they wanted is just cheap. When the fear of Obama getting some credit for success is stronger than the satisfaction that comes with a tyrant’s fall, there’s a problem.

Second, the fact of the matter is, the efforts of U.S. forces in are being cited as “a major factor in helping to tilt the balance after months of steady erosion of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s military.”

And third, if McCain and Graham really want to complain about why “this success was so long in coming,” maybe they can talk more about their trip to Tripoli two years ago, when both McCain and Graham cozied up to Gaddafi, even visiting with him at the dictator’s home, discussing delivery of American military equipment to the Libyan regime. Both senators shook Gaddafi’s hand; McCain even bowed a little.

I’m curious if McCain and Graham have simply forgotten about this, or if they’re just hoping everyone else has.

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This article appears in Aug 18-24, 2011.

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6 replies on “McCain: For Qaddafi Before He Was Against Qaddafi”

  1. Steve Benen is a left wing muck raker and part time journalist with a reputation for distortion. That is why the best job he can get is for a sparsely read monthly. He relys on George Soros for living expenses.

  3. Yes, McCain visited Qaddafi, one of many Americans over the years, There is no record, however, of McCain supporting him verbally, in print, or materially. He was fact finding, as Obama has done through out the mid east.

  5. McCain is just another troll, that needs to be put out to pasture…He doesn’t represent Arizona, that’s for sure. He cowers when in the presence of lesser persons, namely, Obozo and his cronies, and has made a mockery of the people of Arizona…He may have been a good rep, once upon a time, many moons ago, but he no longer represents our needs, as a state. he should just bow-out and go away…He’s a liability, not an asset. It’s all about the “Cain”….He’s certainly not for us, here in Arizona…

  6. So, NO Democrat ever supported Gadafhi, ever? IS that what you are saying?

    WOW.

    You may need to up your meds, seriously.

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