Britain’s Daily Telegraph says the White House held a briefing for Republican and Democrat Senators Saturday morning, at which Kerry, Hagel and National Security Adviser Susan Rice argued the case for action.
Sen. John McCain of Arizona salutes before addressing the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012 (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
It quotes John McCain telling American TV, in the wake of Britain’s “no” vote, “I feel badly about the British. They are our dear friends but they are no longer a world power, it’s just a fact of life.”
McCain also said: “My heart breaks for these people who are being massacred. We have stood up for people all over the world and shed our blood in defense of somebody else’s freedom. We’re an exceptional nation, and only we can lead. I know American’s are war weary – Iraq, Afghanistan – but I believe we can prevail without putting American lives in danger.”
The report notes that over 200 members of Congress, mostly Republicans, had signed letters rejecting military action without the explicit permission of Congress.
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