By Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner:
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Sunday said he believes the Trump administration is “partially to blame” for prompting the Syrian regime to carry out chemical attacks against citizens last Tuesday.
“I think it was partially to blame,” McCain told CBS “Face the Nation” host John Dickerson when asked if the administration’s public statements encouraged the Syrian President Bashar Assad.
The Senate Armed Services chairman said the administration’s recent comments — including from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson — that the Syrian people should determine Assad’s fate likely played a role in the regime’s decision to attack its own people due to a lack of fear about foreign consequences.
McCain did express support for the administration’s missile strikes: “Taking this action I support and was important.”
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