John McCain Recieves Hero's Welcome In Israel

Senator McCain recieves a rockstars reception in Israel as he clarified his Middle East policies:

"If Hamas/Hizbullah succeeds here, they are going to succeed everywhere, not only in the Middle East, but everywhere. Israel isn't the only enemy...They are dedicated to the extinction of everything that the US, Israel and the West believe and stand for. So America does have an interest in what happens here, far above and beyond our alliance with the State of Israel."

"Someone is going to have to answer me the question of how you are going to negotiate with an organization that is dedicated to your extinction,"

"I can't give you a good answer as to how you respond to these rocket attacks.... I can tell you that I believe that if rocket attacks came across the border of the United States of America, that the American people would probably demand pretty vigorous actions in response. I think I know my constituency in the state of Arizona, and they would be pretty exercised if rockets came across our southern border."

McCain began his two-day Israel visit with a trip to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and museum in Jerusalem. As his motorcade pulled up, a crowd of tourists greeted him chanting "Mac is back, Mac is back."

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