Heck, he sure sounds like the left’s version of a warmonger here [1] (emphasis Red State’s):
SEN CARL LEVIN (D-MI): “Now, in terms of the weapons coming in from Syria, those weapons that you’ve described as coming in from Syria and perhaps other Sunni neighbors are killing our troops. Do we have a plan to address the Syrian weapon source — of killings of our troops?”
JOHN MCCONNELL, Director of National Intelligence: “Sir, I know the military is working that border area to close it down from not only weapons but also jihadists coming in –”
LEVIN: “It’s more than just — we’re trying to close down the Iranian border area too. The problem is that these weapons are coming from a state which is — doesn’t recognize Israel either, just like Iran doesn’t. We’ve got to try to stop weapons coming into Iraq from any source that are killing our troops. I agree with the comments about trying to stop them coming in from Iran, I think we have to try stop them that are going to the Sunni insurgents as well as to the Shia. I was just wondering, does the military have a plan to, if necessary, to go into Syria to go to the source of any weapons coming from Syria? That are going to Sunni insurgents? That are killing our troops? … I think we ought to take action on all fronts including Syria and any other source of weapons coming in, obviously Iran is the focus – but it shouldn’t be the sole focus.” (Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senate, Hearing, 02/27/07)
Hey Senator, are you “cooking up” the threats from Middle Eastern countries, too [2]? Better hope word of your rhetoric doesn’t get back to your fellow Dems in the Senate, and other ‘critics [3]‘ of the admin’s talk about those threats … Otherwise, you might be declared a:
Update: Read more via James Joyner [4], Kim Priestap at Wizbang [5], Brennan at The Political Pit Bull [6], McQ at QandO [7], Right Voices [8], Blog For All [9]