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McCain shames Fox's Brian Kilmeade

Sen. John McCain criticized Fox & Friends's Brian Kilmeade on Tuesday after the co-host said he had "a problem with helping out" members of the Syrian opposition who were shouting "Allahu Akbar" as rockets rained down in a government-held district of Homs.

During an interview with Sen. McCain, Kilmeade played the clip of the Syrian opposition fighters in order to suggest that McCain's plan to deliver weapons to opposition groups could ultimately backfire, putting rockets in the hands of terrorists.

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“I have a problem helping out those people screaming that after a hit,” Kilmeade said.

Sen. McCain fired back, “Would you have a problem with an American person saying ‘Thank God! Thank God!'?"

“That’s what they're saying. Come on!" Sen. McCain said. "Of course they're Muslims, but they're moderates. I guarantee you that they are moderates. I know them and I've been with them. For someone to say 'Allahu Akbar' is about as offensive as someone saying 'Thank God.'"

(h/t Think Progress)

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