" Here are 10 Republicans who have done a complete 180 on Syria now that Obamas not president..."

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Storm Stockton • an hour ago


Here are 10 Republicans who have done a complete 180 on Syria now that Obama’s not president...can you say hypocrites????

1.) President Donald Trump. Trump is, of course, the most notable person to change his mind on the merits of attacking Syria. In 2012 and 2013, he regularly attacked Obama for his desire to get involved with the Syrian conflict, and even suggested at one point that Obama would go to war with Syria to boost his flagging poll numbers.

2. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI). Although Ryan gave Trump his approval for Thursday night’s airstrikes, in 2013 he said that Obama’s proposed military strike “cannot achieve its stated objectives” and could make things worse.

3. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT). On Thursday evening, Chaffetz sent out a tweet that read, “God bless the USA!” But in 2013, he said he would oppose the use of force in Syria on the grounds that he saw “no clear and present danger” to the United States that would justify using force.

4. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). Blackburn announced in 2013 that she would oppose Obama’s Syrian airstrike after being briefed. On Thursday evening, she approvingly re-tweeted President Trump’s quote that “no child of God should ever suffer such horror.”

5. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). Although Rubio has been blanketing the airwaves praising Trump’s airstrikes, in 2013 he said that “I have long argued forcefully for engagement in empowering the Syrian people, I have never supported the use of U.S. military force in the conflict.”

6. Sen. Orin Hatch (R-UT). Hatch gave Trump’s actions an “amen” on Twitter Thursday evening, but in 2013 he said that he had “strong reservations about authorizing the use of force against Syria.”

7. Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX). Olson cited his experience as a Navy veteran as a reason for opposing the use of force against Syria in 2013. Now, however, he is cheering on Trump by praising the president for doing what Obama would not.

8. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL). The congressman on Thursday night gushed about Trump’s airstrike, but in 2013 he worried that Obama had not done enough to seek a “diplomatic” solution to the crisis.

9. Rep. Larry Buschon (R-IN). In 2013, the congressman opposed intervention in Syria on the grounds that he hadn’t met a single person in his district “who believes we should fire missiles into Syria.”

10. Sen. Corey Gardener (R-CO). In 2013, Gardener expressed “skepticism” of striking Syria and argued that he didn’t see “a compelling and vital” national interest in such an attack. On Thursday evening, he called Trump’s strike against Syria a “long-overdue action.”
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https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/04/global-reaction-syria-strike/522264/#article-comments

[66 dmhlt]

1. Wrong Link! NOT the Atlantic ...

It's from Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/here-are-10-republicans-who-have-done-a-complete-180-on-syria-now-that-obamas-not-president/?comments=disqus

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. I got if from the Comments Section at the Atlantic, hence the markings.

The person I cited should have provided a link.

[meow2u3]

2. GOP unwritten rules: It's not what's done, but who does it

The repuke politicians said it was wrong for Obama to request an air strike to contain Assad's WMDs, but now they're OK with the Marmalade Maniac's doing the exact same thing--without authorization from Congress!

The repigs can take their flagrant double standards and shove them up their asses!

[malaise]

4. But you see we aren't discussing the job numbers, the packing of the court

Nunes or the Trump-Russia election theft

[progressoid]

5. Likely there are a lot more than just 10.