So John McCain "sneaked into Syria," as the Huffington Post headlined the story, to meet with the rebel commander.
McCain has been a sharp critic of the Obama administration's policy toward Syria; so what I want to know is: did McCain make this trip with the president's blessing -- perhaps even at his request? Or is McCain playing rogue foreign policy maker?
So far, media reports have not mentioned any official sanction for the trip -- either way. My guess is that it was with permission, if not outright request. But we'll know in time, I suppose.
Ralph
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On Tuesday, the White House said they had known about McCain's trip in advance and that they looked forward to hearing what he will have to say.
ReplyDeleteThis was non-committal as to whether they had wanted McCain to make the trip or not.