Republican presidential front runner John McCain wants to convince the United States that the war in Iraq is succeeding...even though Northern Iraq is in complete peril. If he can't get the American people to accept the Iraq war, he says, " I lose. I lose."
Right after McCain made the statement to reporters from his campaign bus, he didn't take long to back-pedal. "If I may, I'd like to retract 'I'll lose.' But I don't think there's any doubt that how they judge Iraq will have a direct relation to their judgment of me."
McCain has been an avid supporter of the Iraq War, and makes clear that he intends on keeping U.S troops in the Middle East until the "War on Terror" is complete. He made a statement last month indicating that the troops could possibly be in Iraq for another 10,000 years, and his support of the military surge has been something he constantly boasts about.
McCain's Democratic rivals argue his candidacy would serve as a continuation of George Bush's failed policies. McCain has fought back, saying that withdrawing troops would be like waving the "white flag of surrender."
Although many Republicans still support the Iraq War, Democrats and Independents want out, and they have good reason to. The war in Iraq has been anything but a successful fight against terror. In reality, terror as only increased in the Middle East.
The Turkish military's web site says an additional 41 Kurdish rebels have been killed in a cross-boarder operation in Iraq. A total of 153 Kurds have died since the beginning of Turkey's incursion, with Turkish troops destroying rebel shelters and logistic centers.
In addition, a suicide bomber blew himself up in Baghdad on Sunday, killing 40 Shiite pilgrims and injuring 60. The bombing was the second attack of the day. Hours earlier extremists used guns and grenades to attack a group of Sunnis in another part of Baghdad. The attack killed three and wounded 36.
Bush's policies along with the Iraq war have been complete failures. McCain's denial is a great indication that if he makes it to the White House, the failures will live on.
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46. What makes Senator McCain so pathetic is that he actually believes the DUMB statements he makes!
STEVE.
Stephen Chizmar at 8:43AM on Feb 26th 2008
47. Gassett--This a free and democratic and the majority rules! If this was just and reasonable war and do anyone any good maybe more of us would agree with you.>>>
70% of Americans were all for the war in Iraq ... lest we forget. The congress voted overwhemingly to give Bush the right to use force in Iraq. Seems to me that our free and fair democracy spoke rather clearly. This is what happened.
When the going got tough, Iraq suddenly became Bush's war. When the going got tougher, Liberals had to tell their lunatic base something ... so they said Bush lied. What followed was one of the most disgusting, traitorous acts by an American political party.
May 5, 2004, Senator Kennedy of Massachusetts accused our troops of torturing prisoners in the same manner as Saddam Hussein, stating “Shamefully, we now learn that Saddam’s torture chambers reopened under new management,”
June 14, 2005, Senator Durbin of Illinois compared our troops to Nazis and genocidal maniacs, stating “If I didn’t tell you that it was an FBI agent describing what Americans had done to prisoners in their control, you would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their Gulags, or some mad regime, Pol Pot, or others that had no concern for human beings. Sadly that is not the case. This was the action of Americans in their treatment of their prisoners.”
December 4, 2005, Senator Kerry of Massachusetts alleged that our troops were terrorizing Iraqi civilians, stating “There is no reason, Bob, that young American soldiers need to be going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night terrorizing kids and children, women…”
Had we used just the money given to Halaburton we at the very least made our borders alot safer.>>>
Ah, Haliburtion. Guess what, Haliburtion is operating in Iraq on the same no bid contracts given to Haliburtion for Bosnia by Clinton.
If any one doubts this take the time to do a little research. The problem with too many people making all these profound statements is they get their imformation from comments made by an individual or individuals from one political 0r the other.>>>
This is a really stupid argument. NO one believes that our borders would be secure if only we hadn't gone to war in Iraq.
Research can be long tedious but you can get closer to the truth than listening to some flannel mouth polatican or in your favorite Bar or worse, fox news.
>>>
Not if you get your information from liberal websites with an agenda to push and no reputation to protect. Lest we forget.
Thomas J Gassett at 8:47AM on Feb 26th 2008
48. Dennis Post #7:
How about sending your kids to any "Democrat Controlled/Crime Infested" major US City. The cost of transfering Middle Class Americans Wealth to the parasites that infest these 'Bastions of Liberalism' will not only be paid by your grandkids but by yourself, your kids and your great grandkids.
Paul Sparcello at 9:47AM on Feb 26th 2008
49. Thomas Gassert
Did you know Haliburton first no bid military contract award was in Vietnam and was given to Haliburton by LBJ.
LBJ and Haliburton go way back into the late 40's when they started becoming chummy chummy.
Thought you would like to know
robert okane at 12:14PM on Feb 26th 2008
50. 49. Thomas Gassert
Did you know Haliburton first no bid military contract award was in Vietnam and was given to Haliburton by LBJ.
LBJ and Haliburton go way back into the late 40's when they started becoming chummy chummy.
Thought you would like to know>>>
I didn't know they went back that far. I bring up Clinton's ties to Haliburtion because liberals want us to believe that Bush gave no bid contracts to his buddies, not that Haliburiton is the ONLY company with the clearance and the knowhow to do these sorts of jobs. It's just one red herring after another with these liberal pukes. You have to refute them or liberals keep telling the lie until people believe it.
Thomas J Gassett at 12:43PM on Feb 26th 2008
51. McCain said it was getting better and that skinny chick, Elizabeth on the View confirmend it. So all it's well folks. Nothing to see here, get back to work and shut up!
Solo at 7:36PM on Feb 26th 2008
52. Thomas Gassert
ur info
Fall 2000-Haliburton got massive no bid contract to build Gitmo Prison
1995-While Cheney at Haliburton 500 no bid contract for logistical support for Natp and US Forces/. LOGCAP Contracts then 6.3 no bid Air Base NO Bid
1997 LOGCAP Haliburton lost on Bid. Then 405 mil contract no bid cost over given to Haliburton then got 2 yr renewal at 180 mil
1999Halliburton got 200 mil no bid cost over in Balkans. Fraud exposed -Plywood-$89.98 a sheet, charged Govt for cleaning offices 4 times daily.etc etc
In this Balkans time span Haliburton had numerous allergations of Sex Harassment and Racial Discrimination and Rape. Haliburton and Clinton and US Justice did nothing
robert okane at 9:45PM on Feb 26th 2008
53. Did you know Haliburton first no bid military contract award was in Vietnam and was given to Haliburton by LBJ.
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even if that were true, and most of what you post is foxfart, what conclusion do you draw from it? Does it justify more of the same? If LBJ jumped off a building, would you jump off too?
this guy is winning the democratic nomination so far because he's agaist that sort of thing.
So am I and I don't give a shit who was responsible. I want a president and congress who will be responsible for putting an end to it. I think obama will, and I know mccain won't, so screw mccain.
Clif Kuplen at 1:28AM on Feb 27th 2008
54. In this Balkans time span Haliburton had numerous allergations of Sex Harassment and Racial Discrimination and Rape. Haliburton and Clinton and US Justice did nothing
xx
and that happened because you say so, right? And if it did, what's your conclusion? Does that make it ok to you, so it's fine if they rape people now or whatever, is that it?
Clif Kuplen at 1:31AM on Feb 27th 2008
55. Cenk,
I was listening to the radio this morning (no, not Air America, but rather a country station. I wouldn't let my 4-year old son listen to liberal drivel).
Kellie Pickler just got back from a USO tour of Iraq, and she couldn't believe how much the military is doing in terms of building schools, clinics, and the like, as well as repairing infrastructure. She also said that it's too bad that the media focuses on the hostilities and ignores the good things that our men and women in uniform are doing.
So, Cenk, you are part of the problem.
I bet after WWII, you would have been reporting about the Nazi sympathizers who were killing government and business leaders who were cooperating with the Allied occupation forces, and calling for the U.S. to get out to stop the bloodshed, without mentioning that we were rebuilding West Germany under the Marshall Plan and turning the country into one of the major economic powers of thw world.
Kent at 10:25AM on Feb 27th 2008
56. When "I" was THERE, 2006 - 2007, the surge was just begaining and WORKING! THAT MEANS WE "ARE" WINNING!! But then I'm just a Iraq war vet and I wouldn't know anything about it, "WOULD I"? This Is WWIII and you sheepole had better wakeup to it. The Muslims fundamentist are in it to win. They think you are all weak and yellow. When you yellow belly left wing kooks wave the white flag, YOU PROVE THEM RIGHT! Every intel in the world said that Sadam had WMDs. So stop with the Bush lied BS. All you do is incourge the enemy. Will, my enemy anyway. You left wing kooks are their friends, even thould you would be the FRIST ones they would take to the killing fields. Your hate of Bush has blinded you. Stop the hate and give love a chance. Bush will be gone this time next year so get over it. And when I was there, I could have sworn that 500 chemical warheads from pre 1991 WHERE FOUND! But since it was pre 1991 you left wing kooks poo poo it. Sadam addmited that he plan on restarting his WMD program in a years time before he was overthrown.
Dan at 1:12AM on Jun 6th 2008