I thought establishing timetables and then pulling out of Iraq in less than 100 years was nothing more than defeat in the eyes of Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain? I thought all of this meant the Democrats were weak on terror, pansies, for wanting to leave? Here’s what he said in February according to CNN:
"And both Sen. Obama and Clinton want to set a date for withdrawal -- that means chaos, that means genocide, that means undoing all the success we've achieved and al Qaeda tells the world they defeated the United States of America.
"I won't let that happen."
Apparently, he’s changed his mind about setting that date for withdrawal. I guess the Democrats were not for genocide, chaos, and defeat all along. Go figure. Late last week McCain’s speech was a bit different:
“By January 2013, America has welcomed home most of the servicemen and women who have sacrificed terribly so that America might be secure in her freedom,” Mr. McCain said at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. “The Iraq war has been won. Iraq is a functioning democracy, although still suffering from the lingering effects of decades of tyranny and centuries of sectarian tension. Violence still occurs, but it is spasmodic and much reduced.”
He goes on to predict that with him in the White House that Bin Laden will be captured and the US will not see any major terrorist attacks.
I must say, though, I am glad that he is considering a date of victory less than 100 years. That gives some comfort that he may not be as much like Bush as he has appeared as of late.
"And both Sen. Obama and Clinton want to set a date for withdrawal -- that means chaos, that means genocide, that means undoing all the success we've achieved and al Qaeda tells the world they defeated the United States of America.
"I won't let that happen."
Apparently, he’s changed his mind about setting that date for withdrawal. I guess the Democrats were not for genocide, chaos, and defeat all along. Go figure. Late last week McCain’s speech was a bit different:
“By January 2013, America has welcomed home most of the servicemen and women who have sacrificed terribly so that America might be secure in her freedom,” Mr. McCain said at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. “The Iraq war has been won. Iraq is a functioning democracy, although still suffering from the lingering effects of decades of tyranny and centuries of sectarian tension. Violence still occurs, but it is spasmodic and much reduced.”
He goes on to predict that with him in the White House that Bin Laden will be captured and the US will not see any major terrorist attacks.
I must say, though, I am glad that he is considering a date of victory less than 100 years. That gives some comfort that he may not be as much like Bush as he has appeared as of late.
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...then pulling out of Iraq in less than 100 years was nothing more than defeat in the eyes of Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain?
Senator McCain never said we would be fighting in Iraq for 100 years but rather he could see us having troops there like we do in Korea. The war was never supposed to be 100 years long. Below is a link to a post on this and the video of the context of what he actually said.
http://simplethoughts-complexmind.blogspot.com/2008/04/political-comment-comparrision.html
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