US Senator McCain: Libyan rebels need arms

(John McCain [can you still believe he was the Republican nominee for President?? in '08, lol!] wants to get more American armament in the hands of Al-CIAda . . . when the destruction of America is involved, there always seems to be bi-partisanship . . .)

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PARIS (AFP) - The revolt against Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi could stall unless the rebels battling his regime receive weapons and increased air support, influential US Senator John McCain warned Wednesday.

"There is a possibility if not a probability of a stalemate, and that should be of deep concern to us," the former presidential candidate and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee told AFP.

"The United States needs to recognise the TNC as France and Italy have done. They need to get supplies and equipment into the liberation forces, and we need to get American air power back into the fight," he said.

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