McCain: Iraq Is ‘A Peaceful And Stable Country Now’
McCain: Iraq Is ‘A Peaceful And Stable Country Now’
Today, Time Magazine published an interview with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) that it conducted aboard McCain’s campaign airplane. Reporters James Carney and Michael Scherer described McCain as “prickly” and “at times, abrasive” during the course of the interview.
Carney and Scherer noted to McCain that the Iraqi government is calling for a deadline for U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq even though McCain’s previously stated definition of “victory” — “a peaceful, stable, prosperous democratic state” — has not been achieved. The Arizona senator dismissed their characterization of the situation, saying that Iraq is “a peaceful and stable country now”:
Q: Some members of the [Iraqi] government have made it clear in the last month or two that they might want to withdraw before complete stability, before totally secure borders, before some of the completeness of victory as you described. Is there any change, do you think there is some wiggle room there because what you described with Petraeus was an end point that was rather complete — a peaceful, stable country.
MCCAIN: Its a peaceful and stable country now.
Listen here:
Here are some examples (from just this month) of McCain’s so-called “peaceful and stable” Iraq:
– August 9: A suicide car bomb in Tal Afar killed at least 25 people.
– August 24: A suicide bomber killed 25 people, including women and children, in Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib district.
– August 27: A suicide bomber killed 28 and wounded 45 in Iraq’s Diyala province.
Moreover, while U.S. troop deaths in Iraq reached their lowest point since the beginning of the war last month, they are on the rise again. According to icasulaties.org, 20 U.S. military personnel have been killed so far this month in Iraq — up from 13 in July.
But this isn’t the first time McCain’s assessment of the security situation in Iraq has been off. Last May he said the northern city of Mosul was “quiet” despite the fact that a car bomb had killed three and wounded nine there the very same day.
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Just read the article, mccain’s advisors have managed to shut him up and allow him to use bushies method of same 4 sentences over and over to any question…like “no child left behind, or I was a POW for 5 years.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:13 pmMcCain was wrong.
Obama was right.
McCain was wrong.
Obama was right.
McCain was wrong.
Obama was right.
McCain was wrong.
Obama was right.
McCain is wrong.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:15 pmObama is right.
Reporters James Carney and Michael Scherer described McCain as “prickly” and “at times, abrasive” during the course of the interview.
And by the looks of that picture, one could add “unstable”.
Whoops, another ad hominem attack to ruffle DaleW’s feathers.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:16 pmWell then, it should be no problem for McCain to wander around in Baghdad, outside the Green Zone, lightly armed and with no security detail, just like the Iraqis themselves.
And if he doesn’t get kidnapped, or “disappeared”, and if he’s able to do so freely, with no threats of any kind, then McCain’s blather will be proven correct.
But if he’s not willing to do the above, then obviously, McCain’s words are, once again, just meaningless, easily-debunked, hollow drivel.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:16 pmThat looks like a pretentious podium from which McCain speaks. Columns!
August 28th, 2008 at 3:17 pmYou Time reporters had better quit pointing out that McSame is a curmudgeon.
You’re going to piss the old coot off.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:19 pmCranky McClueless, not wonder he doesn’t speak for the campaign.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:19 pmTalk about moving the goal posts, that’s moving them while the ball is in the air and taking the verticle beams off.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:23 pmThe tape isn’t very clear, due to the ambient noise, but he also stated that “victory has been achieved” in Iraq now. This is all very wierd.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:26 pmMcCain: Iraq is ‘A Peaceful And Stable Country Now’
– - He’s certifiable.
The public should demand he take an Alzheimer’s Test and release the results.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:27 pmThe numbness has spread out to encompass the entire being. We were only sure about below the neck not functioning. Now he has confirmed he doesn’t have control over his mental faculties. Isn’t this enough to cause a country to demand qualified medical help and intervention?
August 28th, 2008 at 3:27 pmAre the people of Arizona okay with someone showing the symptoms of dementia on a daily basis?
A medical examination seems to be mandatory now if someone can sneak their numerous conditions past the press without being challenged.
MCCAIN: Its a peaceful and stable country now.
WTF? What universe is McCain living in?
My brother-in-law who is currently in Iraq would probably dispute that assessment.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:29 pmMcCain: Iraq is ‘A Peaceful And Stable Country Now’
I think McNumbNuts is confusing Iraq and Narnia again.
This is what happens when he goes out in public without Smokin’ Joe or LindseyGirl.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:31 pmYou’ve got the declare the last war “won”, before launching the next…
August 28th, 2008 at 3:33 pmWayne Says:
MCCAIN: Its a peaceful and stable country now.
WTF? What universe is McCain living in?
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I think we are talking about him residing on Planet Wingnut
August 28th, 2008 at 3:34 pmYes, and the swastika is just a Tibetan good-luck charm. McWorse is so far round the bend he can’t even see the curve any more. I’m all for him having to take an Alzheimer’s test and publicly release the results. Of course he’d probably point out that, when he was a POW, he didn’t have Alzheimer’s.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:35 pmImpeach Pelosi, Cheney and Bush and Save the Constitution!
No wonder they are keeping him under wraps in Arizona. Has he even been near a mike since the houses gaffe?
But here’s the greater issue. Whoever McStain picks for his veep will be the next president if the GOP wins. This, of course, assumes that candidate John isn’t removed from the ticket after his first debate.
PEACE
August 28th, 2008 at 3:35 pmSo, if McCain feels that Iraq is safe and stable, and that we can agree with the Iraqi requests for a timeline of pulling all of our troops out of Iraq – how is his Iraq policy any different now than Obama’s has been all along? It sounds to me like he is doing nothing more than agreeing with Obama?
August 28th, 2008 at 3:35 pmIraq is ’stable’? Guess we can bring our troops home now.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:36 pmI can’t wait for the debates. It’ll be funny to watch McCain lose it on National TV
August 28th, 2008 at 3:36 pmdeebaser Says:
I can’t wait for the debates. It’ll be funny to watch McCain lose it on National TV
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Break out the popcorn! I want to have a “McCain loses his temper” party while watching!
August 28th, 2008 at 3:38 pmSince Iraq is now a peaceful and stable place, Bush has more democracy to spread.
Here’s the logic tree in the Jerusalem Post:
Barack Obama-”The world must press diplomacy, otherwise Israel will feel need to strike Iran”
Condi Rice-”Diplomacy is dead, due to Russia Georgia crisis”
Therefore, Israel should act on their need and strike Iran.
George Bush-”We will defend Israel at any cost. Did I mention my freedom via war agenda?”
August 28th, 2008 at 3:38 pmGreat! I’m happy to hear it!
Now, let pull our troops out of Baghdad and start bring them home. Their no longer needed and the Iraqis can handle their own security.
Bring the troops home and let’s see how well the “Surge” has done when there isn’t a platoon of soldiers on each block with gunships flying overhead.
For more of the same,
August 28th, 2008 at 3:40 pmVote John McCain!
McCain’s website claims that he hates war. A lie. He loves war. McCain was a war criminal in Vietnam: he bombed civilians. McCain has been a cheerleader for Bush aggession in the war on Iraq. He supports imperial US occupation of Afghanistan. He has chanted, “Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.” He supports Saakashvili’s slaughter of the South Ossetians: an act of Georgian genocide.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:40 pm“McCain: Iraq is ‘A Peaceful And Stable Country Now’”
A broken record. McCain’s comments = A need for more nap time.
Pass the popcorn please..
August 28th, 2008 at 3:41 pmSlightly O/T
I am listening to Little Seanie Insanity today because I want to hear his desperate whiny ranting about Obama in the midst of a successful Democratic convention. He is such an amusing little p*ss-ant!
Anyway, he says that he will be reporting the ‘leaked’ name of McNumbNuts’ running-mate by the end of his show about an hour from now.
I figured McNumbNuts would use his little butt-buddy this way and attempt to step all over tonight’s speech at Investco. It is the ultimate sign of the desperation he is feeling right now as he watches the democrats unite behind Obama and p*sses his pants over the coming presidential and VP debates where he and his running-mate are going to get crucified.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:41 pmWhat an AMAZING fool the Rethugs have nominated. I guess that shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. Is there anyone in the Republican Party with an IQ greater than 6?
August 28th, 2008 at 3:41 pmLast May he said the northern city of Mosul was “quiet” despite the fact that a car bomb had killed three and wounded nine there the very same day.
Well, sure it was quiet. I imagine everyone was in shock after the car bomb went off.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:41 pmWell John since you have such a “peaceful, easy feeling” head on over there like you pushed Obama to, and take a walk on the former wild side. Give us your report later.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:42 pmWe should throw a virtual debate party here, and have a drinking game where we all have to take a shot after each “my friends”
Last person typing wins! Okay, last person typing something readable wins!
PEACE
August 28th, 2008 at 3:44 pmSounds like just another McPoopy-head event to me…
Get used to it.
(O I hope not…)
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August 28th, 2008 at 3:44 pmMcCain officially equals a “noun”, a “verb, & a “pow”.
PTSD has done major damage to his psyche.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:45 pmspencers mom Says:
————————————————————-Okay, last person typing something readable wins!
That automatically disqualifies all of the trolls.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:46 pmOh, and by the way, I understand that McNumbNuts would have announced his VP choice before the DNC convention began but he suffered a bit of a setback when his staff had to inform him that Ronnie RayGun was dead. It’s taken the rest of the week to come up with a second choice.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:46 pmChris LeJeune Says:
deebaser Says:
I can’t wait for the debates. It’ll be funny to watch McCain lose it on National TV
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Break out the popcorn! I want to have a “McCain loses his temper” party while watching!
I want to see that “fist pumping” thing he is famous for when he throws his hissy fits, on national TV during the debates. It will be all downhill from there, hehe.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:47 pmDid he preface it with “Once upon a time”? And how did the kids do with Gramps reading that bedtime story?
Did they like it better than “My Pet Goat was Eaten by an Azure Chupacabra (Blue Dog) Democrat”? oh, the stories politicians tell!
August 28th, 2008 at 3:48 pmtom Says:
…his staff had to inform him that Ronnie RayGun was dead. It’s taken the rest of the week to come up with a second choice.
His second choice was no good either, as Calvin Coolidge is also dead.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:50 pmEvery time you think Republicans can’t top the last clown they ran…They find away to prove you wrong.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:52 pmThe photo looks like he is in fear the people aren’t going to believe the latest B.S.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:53 pmWhat fist-pumping thing? I never heard ’bout no fist-pumping thing…
Got any pictures? I need teh lulz
August 28th, 2008 at 3:53 pmPerhaps McCain is redefining “peace” and “stability” the way his friend Goodman is redefining “uninsured.”
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/212/story/50988.html
August 28th, 2008 at 3:54 pmMcCain is a lyin’ sack of crap. This is the news from Iraq
over the last 24 hrs (from icasualties.org) :
08/28/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb wounds 5 people in eastern Baghdad
August 28th, 2008 at 3:54 pmA roadside bomb struck a police patrol in eastern Baghdad, wounding five people including three policemen, police said.
08/28/08 Reuters: Mortar fire wounds 2 people in eastern Baghdad
A mortar shell landed on a residential compound in the al-Baladiyat district of eastern Baghdad, wounding two civilians, police said.
08/28/08 Reuters: Gunmen kill off-duty policeman in western Mosul
Gunmen shot dead an off-duty policeman in front of his house in al-Mishahda neighbourhood of western Mosul, 390 km (240 miles), north of Baghdad, police said.
08/28/08 Reuters: Civilian killed by IED in southern Kirkuk
A roadside bomb killed a civilian and wounded another seven in the Ras Dumeez in southern Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
08/28/08 Reuters: IED kills shepherd in southeastern Baquba
A roadside bomb killed a shepherd in southeastern Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, police said.
08/28/08 Reuters: Iraqi colonel and his wife killed in western Baghdad
Gunmen killed an army colonel and his wife in a drive-by shooting in the al-Adil district in western Baghdad, police said.
08/27/08 Reuters: 22 people wounded by car bomb in Mosul
A suicide car bomber wounded 22 people in Tal Afar, some 420 km (260 miles) northwest of Baghdad, according to Sabih Hussein, chief physician at the Tal Afar government hospital. A police source in nearby Mosul said that only two people had been wounded.
08/27/08 LATimes: Iraq runner is haunted by tragedy
Insurgents attacked his family’s compound and killed everyone there. Athletes often are targeted because they are considered un-Islamic or supportive of the U.S.-backed government.
08/27/08 KUNA: Six Iraqis injured in explosion in Mosul
Six Iraqi civilians, including one policeman were injured Wednesday in an explosion which occurred in Mosul city, northern Iraq. Iraqi police told KUNA that an improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated in a patrol for the Iraqi police east of Mosul.
08/27/08 Reuters: Gunmen kill civilian in eastern Mosul
Gunmen shot dead a civilian in a shop in the al-Nur area of eastern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
08/27/08 Reuters: Car bomb kills 1, wounds 7 in eastern Baghdad
A bomb in a parked car killed one person and wounded seven others when it exploded in the New Baghdad district of eastern Baghdad, police said.
08/27/08 Reuters: Womans body found in Numaniya
Iraqi police found the body of a woman in the town of Numaniya, 120 km (72 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
08/27/08 Reuters: 3 suspected militants dead, six detained in Diyala province
Three suspected militants died and six more were detained in U.S. operations in Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, a U.S. military statement
said.
McCain will announce his VP pick and nobody will care. How much thunder can he take from anybody? He’s as relevant as the trolls around here and as impotent.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:55 pmGo to youtube and look for “mccain temper” and “mccain cursing” and you can see that this new prickly abrasive side is nothing new.
A hair-trigger temper and nuclear weapons do not a good mix make.
PEACE (!)
August 28th, 2008 at 3:55 pmHe forgot his third choice Teddy Roosevelt is also dead.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:56 pmDRxJ Says:
“Reporters James Carney and Michael Scherer described McCain as “prickly” and “at times, abrasive” during the course of the interview.
And by the looks of that picture, one could add “unstable”.”
and constipated.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:57 pmSo, is McCain for, or against, occupying peaceful & stable countries?
August 28th, 2008 at 3:59 pmWayne Says:
I want to see that “fist pumping” thing he is famous for when he throws his hissy fits, on national TV during the debates. It will be all downhill from there, hehe.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
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I think we have the makings of a new McCain-Obama Debate Drinking Game here:
- Every time McCain says “my friends” – 1 sip of beer/wine/beverage of choice
August 28th, 2008 at 4:00 pm- Every time McCain loses his temper – 3 sips of beer/wine/beverage of choice
- Every time McCain switches positions on an issue – 5 sips of beer/wine/beverage of choice
- Every time McCain uses his terrorist fist-pump – chug beer/wine/beverage of choice
- Every time McCain says something false or moronic – breathe (If we tie this to drinking, people may die of alcohol poisoning)
I suppose we should feel bad about the old coot self destructing before our eyes. And maybe if he wasn’t airing some vile ads including one with the word “hang” against Obama we would. Unfortunately he has earned all the wrath he incurs.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:00 pmYou should really think about the fact that suicide bomber after suicide bomber is attempting to destroy the people and nation of Iraq. AQI and company know the stakes and the existential threat majority government is to their very existence. Do you?
August 28th, 2008 at 4:01 pmShayne, I almost feel sorry for the old guy. Almost.
PEACE
August 28th, 2008 at 4:02 pmSince it is apparent that the Iraqi’s have taken control of their fate, the righties have to say that we have won and everything in Iraq is in perfect order. Otherwise, they will have to admit that they blew it. Look for the meme to be coming out of the right in the coming weeks and months to be that we have achieved victory in Iraq so we can now safely leave.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:02 pmReally if McCurmudgeon does get elected how long will it take his “my friends” spiel to make us all go postal. It’s like nails on a chalkboard every time he says it.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:03 pmDo you know there were no suicide bombers or terrorist attacks in Iraq before we invaded? DO YOU?
August 28th, 2008 at 4:04 pmspencers mom, GET OVER IT! :)
August 28th, 2008 at 4:05 pmrobert verdi Says:
You should really think about the fact that suicide bomber after suicide bomber is attempting to destroy the people and nation of Iraq. AQI and company know the stakes and the existential threat majority government is to their very existence. Do you?
Suicide bombers in Iraq are more about Sunni vs. Shiite than with AQ in Iraq (if they even exist). Once we leave Iraq, the Iraqi’s will take care of any AQ that may be there because they hate foreigners in their country and AQ is not there at their invitation. They may have used AQ for a while when they were fighting us, but once we are gone, so will AQ be gone.
You need to get on the new right wing band wagon and start spreading the word that we have achieved victory in Iraq and can now safely bring our troops home. If you don’t, it will look like you guys lost and are being kicked out of Iraq by the Iraqi government and the people of Iraq.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:06 pmAs usual, John McCain is living in a parallel universe!
WHY O WHY O WHY does the MSM totally overlook his madness? Do they REALLY want this man to be President, or do they think we’ll just figure out he’s a kook all by ourselves? For those of us who have been following the campaign closely, it’s VERY obvious this man has no business being POTUS, but what about the ‘low-info’ voter? Are they buying his POW rhetoric and will they elect him on that basis alone?
God I hope not but if they do, I will blame the MSM. They are NOT DOING THEIR JOB!!
August 28th, 2008 at 4:07 pmReally if McCurmudgeon does get elected how long will it take his “my friends” spiel to make us all go postal.
In the extremely remote and highly unlikely event that McNumbNuts were to steal this election, he will quickly dispense with “my friends” and adopt the phrase “my subjects” (except, of course, for his handlers whom he will call “my masters”).
p.s. — regarding the debate-watching drinking game rules . . . I can see right now that I am going to have to set up a television in my bathroom
August 28th, 2008 at 4:08 pmrobert verdi Says:
AQI and company know the stakes and the existential threat majority government is to their very existence. Do you?
August 28th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
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That all depends. If the Shi’ite-led government continues to crack down on Sunni frenemy groups such as the Sons of Iraq, it may drive these former insurgents back to groups such as AQI and ISI. So a strong majority government may actually be helpful to AQI rather than hurtful.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:08 pm“McCain: Iraq is ‘A Peaceful And Stable Country Now’”
I have a son-in-law over there right now that begs to differ with you McCain.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:10 pmThis guy is unbelievable!
You want to withdraw troops? No! No! No! Okay, we’ve succeeded. Let’s go home!
August 28th, 2008 at 4:10 pmWorth repeating -
McCain’s medical records are not available to physicians. He did not “release” them for the campaign; he only allowed hand-picked reporters to examine them quickly without making copies. And there were no results of an Alzheimer’s test, because McCain has never had one – even though he has 6 of the 10 warning signs.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:11 pmLast May he said the northern city of Mosul was “quiet” despite the fact that a car bomb had killed three and wounded nine there the very same day.
Hey, car-bombs are quiet, compared to, oh, i dunno, B-52 raids, innit?
August 28th, 2008 at 4:11 pmrobert verdi Says:
You should really think about the fact that suicide bomber after suicide bomber is attempting to destroy the people and nation of Iraq. AQI and company know the stakes and the existential threat majority government is to their very existence. Do you?
Bob Green, if AQI is doing anything, it’s what they did to keep bush elected in 04, trying to scare you idiots into voting for another facist warmonger. bush is their best recuiting tool and mcgramy will be just as good.
Maybe you should thing about the old adage about stopping the digging when you find yourself in a hole. idiot.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:13 pmSeig Hiel Verdi! march in lockstep with der fuherer bush, and when he’s gone, follow his grandpa. Don’t think for yourself just repeat the talking points over and over and over until you fall asleep.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:17 pmHe will take many rides on the Straight Jacket Express(TM)by the time Election Day rolls around :)~
August 28th, 2008 at 4:18 pmBilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
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Once we leave Iraq, the Iraqi’s will take care of any AQ that may be there because they hate foreigners in their country and AQ is not there at their invitation.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Nor are we……………No matter what Dickhead Morris claims.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:19 pmWith the economy and war going so well, McCain’s speech next week will have to focus on that topic he’s oh, so reluctant to discuss — his 5 years without a kitchen table.
Meanwhile, I’m prepping for Kristol to respond to Cheney and Rove’s direction and call tonight’s speech by Obama “generic,” “uninspiring,” “short on details, heavy on celebrity.”
August 28th, 2008 at 4:26 pmAnd little red elephants flutter outside his window every night singing him lullabies to sleep.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:31 pmDefense contractor accused of human trafficking
August 28, 2008 3:03 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES – The families of 12 Nepali men killed by Iraqi insurgents have filed a federal lawsuit accusing defense contractor KBR Inc. and a Jordanian subcontractor of human trafficking, saying the men were sent to work in Iraq against their will after being promised jobs in a posh hotel in Jordan.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:36 pmWell — I looked up the words “peaceful” and “stable” in my handy-dandy unabridged version of The Conservative’s Dictionary and this is what it says:
peace·ful /?pisf?l/ Pronunciation Key [pees-fuhl]
–adjective
causing horror.
sta·ble /?ste?b?l/ Pronunciation Key [stey-buhl]
–adjective
completely confused or disordered.
So – I guess McShame is right.
Just saying . . .
August 28th, 2008 at 4:38 pmrobert verdi Says
August 28th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
You should really think about the fact that suicide bomber after suicide bomber is attempting to destroy the people and nation of Iraq. AQI and company know the stakes and the existential threat majority government is to their very existence. Do you?
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Ah, so you agree that McCain is either delusional or lying his pants off when he says “Its a peaceful and stable country now.”
I seem to recall McCain pulled this “peaceful and stable” crap once before, and punctuated it with a stroll in a Baghdad marketplace to prove it. Of course, he was accompanied by many armed troops, helicopters hovering overhead, and a bullet-proof vest.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:42 pmMcCain: Iraq is ‘A Peaceful And Stable Country Now’
How many “peaceful and stable” nations have suicide and roadside bombings on a daily basis ?
Guess McMoron will next claim that Darfur is “terrific”…….
August 28th, 2008 at 4:45 pmF uck off pixel
August 28th, 2008 at 4:52 pmIs he ignorant or just stupid? Maybe he thinks we are stupid or he knows his base and potential voters are ignorant enough to believe his lies. Anyone who reads the news knows that the general in Anbar Province has just admitted that things are not good. Iraq wants us out. It was a mistake to ever invade. It was a bigger mistake to occupy. Staying against the will of the Iraqi people is a mistake. McSame has been wrong from the beginning. This is not about being stupid and tough. W tried the cowboy tactics and look where it got us.
Elect Obama
August 28th, 2008 at 4:53 pmdeebaser Says:
What fist-pumping thing? I never heard ’bout no fist-pumping thing…
Got any pictures? I need teh lulz
Can’t find any pictures, but it is well know.
McCain: A Question of Temperament
By Michael Leahy
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, April 20, 2008; Page A01
John McCain cupped a fist and began pumping it, up and down, along the side of his body. It was a gesture familiar to a participant in the closed-door meeting of the Senate committee who hoped that it merely signaled, as it sometimes had in the past, McCain’s mounting frustration with one of his colleagues.
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From what other Senators have said, the madder he gets the faster the fist pumps lol
August 28th, 2008 at 5:02 pmHeh. Turns out that the only thing I regret about Hillary Clinton not getting the nomination is that, inevitably, John McObscenity would lose his temper at the debate and call her a “c*nt”…
Now, I’ll just have to imagine it. ;o)
August 28th, 2008 at 5:13 pmI think by any measure the amount of violence in Iraq is still far out of line. For example, the last car bomb with significant casualties detonated in the United States was in Oklahoma City in 1995.
August 28th, 2008 at 5:14 pmrobert verdi Says:
You should really think about the fact that suicide bomber after suicide bomber is attempting to destroy the people and nation of Iraq. AQI and company know the stakes and the existential threat majority government is to their very existence. Do you?
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I know more about this situation than a hivemind dittobot is ever likely to. I was saying AQ was never a threat to have any real power in Iraq back when THAT was you guys talking point. YOU should think about the FACT that there had never been a suicide bombing in Iraqi HISTORY before the invasion.
If the Nuremberg trial standards were applied Bush and Cheney would be HANGED. There was NEVER a morally justifyable reason to invade Iraq, the Iraqis want us gone and have for quite a while,its long past time to bring the troops home.
August 28th, 2008 at 5:18 pmCSPAN is talking about McCain’s VP declaration from Ivesco Field. Mike Allen from Politico said if McCain did it before the speech was over, it would be political malpractice.
He thinks they’ll reveal the name as soon as Obama’s speech is over.
August 28th, 2008 at 5:19 pmThe agenda of the rightwing Neocons is trasparent. They will try to rewrite history like they did with Vietnam. They will STAY as long as they can then when a Democratic President brings the troops home they will start whining that we were just about to WIN in Iraq, whatever that is supposed to mean, as if you can WIN an occupation.
August 28th, 2008 at 5:22 pmHmm. then any chance we could send McCain back over on a fact finding tour without a guard or body armor?
August 28th, 2008 at 5:57 pmRepublican doublespeak has been especially obvious over the last year or so… What’s up with that?
August 28th, 2008 at 6:00 pmWell, good..Senator! Then what’s your rational for staying at all if it’s so peaceful and stable?? Time to bring them HOME!!
August 28th, 2008 at 6:44 pmOh, I’m so glad. That means we can withdraw all the troops and leave Iraq.
August 28th, 2008 at 6:49 pmJohnny boy wants them to head to Iran, since they’re in the neighborhood and all. Check out his latest attack ad against Barack. Iran is front and center.
August 28th, 2008 at 7:21 pmHumm, let’s see…is Iraq on ….don’t tell me let me think….duh…duh…duh…. Saturn??..Nope that’s not right….let me think….no, please don’t give me a hint…duh..duh…duh…another solar system?…no, thanks not right, dang it…uh..let me think…no…. I’ll have my staff get back to you with an answer for that…Next!!
August 28th, 2008 at 8:16 pmTravel Warning
United States Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington, DC 20520
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This information is current as of today, Thu Aug 28 17:14:09 2008.
IRAQ
June 13, 2008
This Travel Warning updates the current security situation and reiterates the dangers of the use of civilian aircraft and of road travel within Iraq. This supersedes the Travel Warning of July 23, 2007.
The Department of State continues to strongly warn U.S. citizens against travel to Iraq, which remains very dangerous.
August 28th, 2008 at 8:18 pmDespite recent improvements in the security environment, Iraq remains dangerous, volatile and unpredictable. Attacks against military and civilian targets throughout Iraq continue, including in the International (or “Green”) Zone.
adj.
August 29th, 2008 at 4:20 am1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of old age.
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