McCain and other senators met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Tuesday, just as ISIS released a video of the Jordanian pilot’s brutal execution. McCain said he would get to work immediately with his counterpart in the House, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), to pass legislation that would speed up the process for Jordan to obtain more advanced weaponry.
“He needs some types of weapons very badly,” McCain said on CNN’s “New Day.” “We’ll be working immediately to try and achieve that for him.”
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Pentagon officials estimate the U.S. has killed more than 6,000 ISIS fighters since the start of the campaign, but the group is continuing to replenish its ranks thanks to the continued influx of foreign fighters.
McCain’s gripes about the Jordanian’s troubles in obtaining more weaponry are not the first when it comes to assisting allies with new weaponry. McCain on Wednesday again criticized the Obama administration for failing to give the Ukrainians lethal weaponry, a policy the U.S. is now considering changing in the face of continued Russian aggression.
