McCain denies he misstated timing of Iraq surge

[margotb822]

Source: AP

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Republican John McCain is pushing back against Democratic criticism that he misstated the timing of the buildup of troops ordered by President Bush in early 2007. He says parts of the new strategy began months earlier.

The Arizona senator has told reporters during a stop at a super market in Bethlehem, Pa., that what the Bush administration calls "the surge" was actually "made up of a number of components." McCain says some components of the surge began before Bush ordered more U.S. troops into Iraq.

McCain says U.S. Col. Sean MacFarland started carrying out elements of a new counterinsurgency strategy as early as December 2006.



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Too bad the Anbar Awakening still happened before Dec 2006. That doesn't help his timeline problem. But, I supposed we're to infer that McCain was somehow involved in these high level strategic talks?? Haha, yea, right. The Straight Talk Express takes a huge round-about detour...destination unknown.

[The Magistrate]

1. How Obliging Of Him, Ma'am....

"Never apologize; never explain."

[KittyWampus]

9. you'd think he wouldn't want this story to keep going...

[margotb822]

10. He's just trying to stay in the news

any way he can.

[polichick]

2. Straight talk my ass!

[Frances]

3. It depends on the definition of surge

BUT if you can have a surge without adding more troops, then why did we need more troops?

[damntexdem]

12. Maybe he meant a splurge, not a surge.

[KansDem]

18. No, maybe he meant "Serge"

...as in "Serge Chaloff," well-known jazz baritone saxophonist.

[la la]

21. no-

I'm thinkin' it's one of those new-fangled sewing machines--a serger.

:silly:

[opihimoimoi]

4. Another DENIAL??? Thats a Classic sign of being a BULLY.

I am never wrong...I always blame others....I only whine, never give important input in solving...only band aids...what am I?

A Bush Clone....

[tanyev]

5. A campaign stop at a supermarket?

Did he give a food demo in aisle 5?

[Richardo]

7. I know! That jumped right out at me.

To-do list, July 23, 2008
Obama: Holocaust Museum, Israeli Leadership, Palestinian leadership
McCain: Campaign Rally - Supermarket

:rofl:

[Dr.Phool]

8. Hey, cut the guy some slack.

There's probably a logical explanation.

The Straight Talk Express ran out of Kleenex and Depends.

It was Phil Gramms job to keep them stocked.

[damntexdem]

13. Was it a supermarket or a WalMart?

If the latter, was he acting as the greeter?

;-)

[elehhhhna]

14. No demo, but he DID take forever writing the check at checkout.

[eleny]

6. The surge started in March of 2003 and McCain is a frikkin' putz

[damntexdem]

11. Did it start in 2003 with the invasion?

'what the Bush administration calls "the surge" was actually "made up of a number of components."'

Or did it start when Dubya did his "Mission Accomplished" photo op on the aircraft carrier?

[chelsea0011]

15. McCain is the kid in class who asked if we needed to know dates for the test

[xxqqqzme]

16. we all know he is full of shit, what's the shocker?

What I find appalling is cbs editing the tape to cover his sorry, sagging ass.

[KansDem]

17. "...some components of the surge began before Bush ordered more U.S. troops into Iraq."

So the "surge" began before it was even called the "surge?" I'm very confused about this. Wasn't the ordering of more troops into Iraq by Bush referred to as "the surge?" And, if so, then how could we have a "surge" before we had a "surge?" :crazy:

[ecstatic]

19. Right. Just like how Novak didn't see the pedestrian he struck

:eyes: Aren't Americans tired of the blatant lies yet?

[Waiting For Everyman]

20. Oh, so McCain excuses himself from admitting what IS true about the surge

But Obama is supposed to admit (because McCain says so) what ISN'T true about it.

Both CBS and McCain need to be pinned to the mat on this.

Also, I'd like to see someone bring up McCain's sellout of the POW/MIAs at the 1992 hearings. And his support for torture. How does that wash with his acclaim as a POW? He's the opposite of a hero to me, and I'm the recent widow of a 100% disabled VN vet who was briefly a POW too. I watched with my husband, every minute of those hearings, and McCain is no hero.

See below what Rep. Bob Dornan (R-CA) and Sen. Bob Smith (R-NH) and the top hearing staffers, and POW families have to say about his obstruction then... while he was in the safety of a Senate hearing room, in no danger whatsoever...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vFM1xqqTX_g