Does he still have to be the Media Suck-Up? m/r

Down but not out: McCain sends out blistering statement accusing the Trump administration of 'playing into the hands of Putin' on Syria hours after former POW reveals cancer diagnosis

The Trump administration is ending a CIA program to arm and train rebels battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
The covert program began under the Obama administration and was aimed at pressuring the dictator
Senate Armed Services chairman John McCain is one of the foremost Russia critics in the Senate
McCain issued a statement accusing the administration of playing into Russian President Putin's hands
Making 'any concession without a strategy is 'short-sighted'
'There is still no new strategy for victory in Afghanistan either'
Also tweets: 'I'll be back soon, so stand-by!'
Trump has pushed improved ties with Russia as an overarching goal, and touted a recent cease fire over part of Syria
Putin in 2015 ripped the program as providing 'aid to illegitimate organizations' and said it 'contravenes the principles of international law'

Published: 15:01 EDT, 20 July 2017

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