Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said he fears that al Qaeda may attempt to increase attacks in Iraq in September or October in order to try to tilt the U.S. election against him:
“Yes, I worry about it,” McCain said. “And I know they pay attention because of the intercepts we have of their communications … The hardest thing in warfare is to counter someone or a group of individuals who are willing to take their own lives in order to take others.”
McCain’s fearmongering is a common right-wing tactic. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Dick Cheney, John Bolton, and the White House all suggested al Qaeda was rooting for Democrats in 2006 and 2008.
(HT: TPM)
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