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NATO vaso stanley Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmuss stanley cup en sees no direct military role in Syria for the alliance and warned against any stepped-up western military involvement. I think everybody realizes that any foreign military intervention might have unpredictable regional repercussions, Rasmussen told CBS News after a White House meeting with President Obama. And this is a reason why it s so important to focus on finding a political solution. NATO currently commands six Patriot missile batteries to defend alliance-member Turkey from cross-border missile attac stanley termohrnek ks from Syria. Two of the Patriot batteries are from the U.S. The other batteries are from Germany and the Netherlands. Rasmussen made it clear NATO envisions no wider role in the Syrian conflict, despite NATO s previous military intervention - on humanitarian grounds - in the Balkans and Libya. It is absolutely outrageous what we re seeing in Syria, Rasmussen said. But there is a clear difference between Libya and Syria. We took responsibility for the operation in Libya based on a very clear United Nations mandate to protect the civilian population and we got active support from countries in the region. None of these conditions are fulfilled in Syria. Even so, an op-ed Rasmussen wrote for Foreign Policy and headlined How to Keep NATO Strong lauded the alliance s efforts in Libya where it protected civilians against attacks by their own murderous regime. Still, the NATO lea Jwvz President Obama s Schedule Today (12/4/09)
Dogged by suggestions he s too old to be president, John McCain often says he should bring his mother to campaign stops to demonstrate his good genes. On Wednesday he did. I am so happy to be here. I think I m going to cry, 95-year-old Roberta McCain said as she introduced her son to about 200 seniors at a retirement community. She said three generations of McCain women are supporting his campaign.The 71-year-old Arizona senator told the crowd Medicare was set to go broke in 2019. I would also remind you that Social Security is going to go broke as well, he said, pointing to a chart. He said older voters owe it to their children and grandchildren to fix the problems.McCain is trying to raise his profile on a two-day swing through the state. Despite his loss of momentum in the summer amid a financial meltdown, people are no longer quick to write him off - especially here, where he remains popular among older Republicans and those with military ties. Faye Trueblood, the community s self-proclaimed oldest resident at 103, said she hopes no more candidates join the crowded GOP field. They j stanley cup price ust keep joining - like Tho stanley cup mpson, she said of Fred Thompson, the actor and former Tennessee senator. Thompson s inter stanley spain fering with my feelings about this guy, she said of McCain.The senator said Trueblood s age made his mother look like a spring chicken. While Trueblood hasn t decided on a candidate, she has decided against former Ma |
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