Graham: US Should Consider Olympic Boycott Over Possible Snowden Asylum -- NBC
A key U.S. senator has told NBC News that the United States should consider boycotting the upcoming Winter Games if Russian President Vladimir Putin grants leaker Edward Snowden asylum — even suggesting that Putin's actions should raise the specter of the pre-World War II Berlin games hosted by Adolf Hitler's regime.
"I love the Olympics, but I hate what the Russian government is doing throughout the world," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told NBC News on Tuesday. "If they give asylum to a person who I believe has committed treason against the United States, that's taking it to a new level."
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Graham: Boycotting Olympics would get Putin’s attention -- CNN
House leader John Boehner rejects Olympic boycott over Snowden -- USA Today/AP
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John Boehner: US shouldn't boycott Winter Olympics in Russia -- Washington Examiner
My Comment: Senator Graham's suggestion of an Olympic boycott is a stupid idea .... which will probably disappear in the next day or two. But what will probably happen is a change in President Obama's trip to Russia in September .... if Snowden is still in Russia President Obama may not show up and/or decline an invitation to see Russian President Putin in Moscow.
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