In a paper released today, Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) made the laughable claim that a McCain administration would pay off the enormous deficit through “savings from victory in the Iraq and Afghanistan operations.” The claim comes on the same day McCain’s campaign vowed to balance the budget in four years — while refusing to name any specifics on how to go about achieving that goal.
Update
Matt Duss notes: “In McCain’s view, ‘victory’ in Iraq means we get to stay in Iraq for 100 more years. How, exactly, does this save us money?” Visit the Wonk Room for more.
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