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Replying to Syria - Looks like it's on

[quote name='leia' timestamp='1340043091' post='3453312'] WSJ - excerpt June 18, 2012 - 2:02 pm eastern [left][size=4]U.S. Sen. John McCain on Sunday characterized the lack of American aid to Syrian rebels as "shameful" and said helping their cause would deal "the greatest blow to Iran in the Middle East in 25 years." His remarks sought to maintain political pressure on U.S. President Barack Obama as violence in the region escalates.[/size][/left] [left][size=4][color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The fact that the United States of America is not helping these people—and we can—is shameful," Mr. McCain, who ran against Mr. Obama in 2008, said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."[/font][/color][/size][/left] [left][size=4][color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]So far, the U.S. has refused to arm Syrian rebels, in part to avoid a proxy fight with Iran and Russia, which both back Mr. Assad's regime.[/font][/color][/size][/left] [left][size=4][color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][url="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303379204577474681700229296.html?mod=googlenews_wsj"]http://online.wsj.co...=googlenews_wsj[/url][/font][/color][/size][/left] [/quote]