Glenn Beck: Impeach Obama and GOP stars

By C. J. Refsland on September 18, 2013 • ( 1 )

(Text By WND) Media giant Glenn Beck is now calling for the impeachment of President Barack Obama as well as some of the biggest names in the Republican Party for “arming known terrorists.”

Beck is reacting to a White House announcement Monday that waives part of the Arms Export Control Act to allow “non-lethal assistance” to rebels in Syria.

“I called today for the very first time in my career … I personally am calling to impeach the president of the United States. This is impeachable. He is arming known terrorists, and people like John McCain should be impeached as well,” Beck said on his broadcast this week.

“We know some of the arms are going to fall into the hands of al-Qaida. And how do we know that? Because the president just had to waive the law saying that we are going to arm known terrorists,” Beck said. “If that’s not an impeachable offense, for Lindsey Graham, for John McCain, for John Boehner, for the president of the United States, I don’t know what an impeachable offense is.”

“This president, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and John Boehner, and anyone else who stands for giving aid and comfort, military support to al-Qaida in Syria, should be impeached,” Beck continued. “Notice there’s Republicans and Democrats, so it’s clearly not about party.”

“We did not get into bed with Hitler to defeat Japan. We did not do it,” Beck added. “It’s the height of insanity. But I also believe it is impeachable. I believe it is treason.”

Beck noted a disturbing irony when it comes to Obama’s treatment of U.S. citizens compared to terrorists.

“He’s taking guns away from the people while giving guns to al-Qaida,” Beck said. “What else do you need for impeachment?”

National Security Council spokesman Caitlin Hayden issued a statement on the action, according to the Washington Examiner:

“This action will allow the U.S. Government to provide or license, where appropriate, certain non-lethal assistance inside or related to Syria. This includes: 1) chemical weapons-related personal protective equipment to international organizations, including the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, for the conduct of their operations; 2) chemical weapons-related life-saving assistance for organizations implementing Department of State or U.S. Agency for International Development programs to strengthen local Syrian health care providers’ ability to prepare for and respond to any use of chemical weapons; and 3) defensive chemical weapons-related training and personal protective equipment to select vetted members of the Syrian opposition, including the Supreme Military Council, to protect against the use of chemical weapons. This action is part of longstanding and ongoing efforts to provide life-saving chemical weapons-related assistance to people in need in Syria.”

Glenn Beck isn’t the only major voice calling for impeachment.

Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano says Obama would be a candidate for removal if he bombs Syria, with or without congressional approval or a Russian disarmament plan.

WND separately has reported on members of Congress who have talked about impeachment.