McCain: 'We’re succeeding'

Pat Huntington NY — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:36:06 GMT

“We're succeeding. I don't care what anybody says. I've seen the facts on the ground," the Arizona senator insisted....
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McWar, McNasty, McAlzeimers....there's a river that runs through Eqypt you should see...its called Denial!

McCain: 'We’re succeeding'

Jmp, Northern MN — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:36:10 GMT

In agreement with BIN LADEN???

Did you ever consider that Bin Laden WANTS the US to stay in Iraq? The Bush policies have been VERY distabilizing; I would think Bin Laden wants to see this distabilization continue.

McCain: 'We’re succeeding'

Doug, Kansas City, MO — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:38:29 GMT

“While Bin Laden Urges Followers To Fight In Iraq, Clinton And Obama Deny That It Is A Key Terrorist Battleground.”

You'll notice that the two statements in this sentence are not mutually exclusive. Nor does Bin Laden begging for support in Iraq prove that it is the central battleground in al Queda as McCain claims - in fact, it seems to imply the exact OPPOSITE of that. After all, he's not exactly asking for more support in Afghanistan, but he DOES want to find supporters to back him in Iraq? Does that really say "Iraq is where our HQ is?" This is a baffling interpretation of the facts.

McCain: 'We’re succeeding'

turnip — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:41:14 GMT

I'm no military expert, but the whole country of Iraq seems to be a giant boobie trap, that Bush led us into, and noone in the Republican party seems to understand will be a shooting gallery with American soldiers as the target for as long as we stay there.

It's a war that we CANNOT win, because there is no definition of winning. The Iraqi people don't want U.S. invading forces to run their country or to create a figure head government.

Yes, there may be some chaos when withdraw. How is that any different than the everyday chaos now with American troops in the crossfire, and actually a force for the opposing groups to unite against.

The most staggering thing to me is that 97% of American casuaties have occured SINCE G.W. Bush declared mission accomplished.

GET US OUT NOW!

McCain: 'We’re succeeding'

John, Morgan Hill, CA — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:43:16 GMT

The last thing we need is a person from a long line of US military men at the head of our government. Military men necessarily think along military lines.

McCain: 'We’re succeeding'

Lisa, New Britain, CT — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:44:53 GMT

This McCain is going to show himself to be a trainwreck throughout the rest of Spring, Summer, all the way to November.

Clinton and Obama are bloodying each other in this campaign...McCain has only himself to blame. Sheesh.

He's scary. (he must have a false sense of security but guess what John, we still have an eye on you)

Obama 08

McCain: 'We’re succeeding'

A Charles, LA, CA — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:45:48 GMT

Here's the question the press won't ask."If we stop paying the insurgents will they start attacking again?" Should we pay them forever?

McCain: 'We’re succeeding'

Scott — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:49:02 GMT

How many of our tax dollars are going to bribe the insurgents to tamp down the violence? How long can America keep that going?

McCain: 'We’re succeeding'

Brother Odd — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:50:37 GMT

"I don't care what anybody says!" Spoken like a true Bushist. This McWar is a real threat to continue America's down fall started and lead by Bush/Cheney.

McCain: 'We’re succeeding'

sozzi, mamaroneck, ny — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:52:08 GMT

Why are we in Iraq for in the First Place? Any answers?

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Ed Mc - Atlanta — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:52:48 GMT

I'll believe McCain's message that we are succeeding when he takes a stroll through the streets of Baghdad by himself. I know he's seen the facts on the ground in Iraq. It seems like half the assets we have in country are mobilized to protect his sorry butt so that he can have a photo op and lie to the American electorate about how "improved" things are while gunships fly overhead and snipers are positioned all around him.

"We're succeeding, I don't care what anybody says" is the mantra of the Bush/McCain war. Too bad so many people buy into their vision of success.

McCain: 'We’re succeeding'

Houston — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:59:36 GMT

[[McCain told reporters after his town hall, "Gen. Petraeus and I and Osama bin Laden are in agreement. It is hard to understand why Senator Clinton and Senator Obama do not understand that [Iraq is the central battleground].]]

McCain doesn't understand that Bin Laden _wants_ Iraq to be the "central battleground" for a good reason. He'd much prefer it to be in Iraq, where the Bush/McCain holy war is generating a continuing supply of fresh al Qaeda recruits rather than Afghanistan and Pakistan, where Bin Laden himself is hiding out.

McCain is not bright enough to see that he's fighting on the battleground of the enemy's choosing. I guess that's not surprising since he's shown with his asinine comment about Shia Iran training Sunni al Qaeda taht he doesn't even know who the enemy is.

[[A Los Angeles Times poll had McCain over Clinton on the war by 51 to 35, and Obama by 47 to 34. Democrats view those numbers with suspicion, noting that McCain's views on Iraq are more hawkish than the public realizes, since they haven't been much in the news.” ]]

The public doesn't realize it because the media won't give them the facts. The media is selling the public another turkey as bad or worse than Bush -- Dan Abrams excepted. I was glad to see that Abrams has added a "Teflon John" segment to his program to point out McCain's blunders, lies and cheap shots. Unfortunately, it seems that MSNBC is the only media outlet that's spending much time giving the facts on McCain rather than fawning over his mythical foreign policy "exptertise."

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Nolawi — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:19:27 GMT

Does he know that Osama wants the war in iraq to continue... so that the US wastes resources instead of looking for him....

McCain: 'We’re succeeding'

juan,ft lauderdale,fl — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:22:38 GMT

McCain comes from the same arrogant "I don't care what anybody says" as well as the Darth vader school of "So". If the U.S majority votes for this angry throwback to the cold war mentality this country will suffer gravely politically and economically for a long time come. We have no one to blame but the clueless/ignorant masses who have the same mind set as the latter two and unfortunately the rest of the sane informed population in this country and the world will suffer.

McCain: 'We’re succeeding'

Fred Shelton, Brenham, Texas — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:28:25 GMT

I am very concerned about Senator McCain's support from Reverend John Hagee. Although I am a Catholic, and am aware of Hagee's anti-Catholic remarks and sermons, that is not the big deal. It is his "Christians United for Israel" movement, and their desire to continue and widen the conflicts in the Middle East, with the supposed hope of hastening the "rapture". Am I the only one concerned?

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Brother Odd — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:28:58 GMT

sozzi, We are in this war because Bush wanted it before he was ever elected. His reasons are:

He wanted to be better than his Dad. He is worse.
For the oil. $4.00 a gallon.
To boost the economy. Recession.
To save Americans. 4,000 killed.

Yes there will be chaos when we pull out. There will be chaos whenever we pull out, even if after 50 years. Bush is not a very smart man. He couldn't see that this war can never be what he calls WON.

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TEXAS-THE LONE STAR STATE. — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:33:35 GMT

REALITY CHECK.

DEMOCRATS ARE DIVIDED.

OBAMA IS UN-ELECTABLE IN NOVEMBER.

McCain: 'We’re succeeding'

Hussein — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:39:07 GMT

Is he trying to give this election away?

"Gen. Petraeus and I and Osama bin Laden are in agreement."

Really?

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nuanced — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:41:51 GMT

we have met the enemy and he is us

Is winning defined as collapsing like Roman Empire? Maybe we should stop winning before it is too late.

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Rick, NC — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:58:52 GMT

Mccain couldn't even stroll through the same market he did a year ago, even with the blackhawks and body armor..so how is it better now?

PS: when are the chickenhawks hiding their kids under their beds going to send them off to fight in Iraq? Jerry? Dave? any other republican apologists have an answer? I didn't think so