John McCain – Continuously and 'Critically' Wrong on Iraq

[stevenleser]

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_steven_l_061122_john_mccain__96_contin.htm

November 22, 2006 at 23:00:45

John McCain – Continuously and 'Critically' Wrong on Iraq
by Steven Leser

As was Election 2006, Election 2008 will provide voters an opportunity to voice their opinions of their elected official's actions with regards to Iraq. Presidential candidates with a record of votes or statements on Iraq will face the glare of a harsh spotlight indeed. My guess is that the bloodbath of 2006 will be nothing compared to the anger of voters at the 2008 Republican Presidential nominee since by this time nothing will be able to hide the fact that the GOP Iraq war has failed.

Senator McCain is one of those Republicans who will have a lot of explaining to do regarding Iraq. Touted as a maverick, McCain nonetheless went along with neocon and Bush administrations push for the war and then continued to support Bush in "Staying the Course". From Sourcewatch, http://www.sourcewatch.org comes an interesting compendium of McCain quotes on Iraq:

• On March 23, 2003, on MSNBC's Meet the Press McCain predicted, "I believe that this conflict is still going to be relatively short."

• On June 4, 2004, in a CNN interview, McCain said, "The terrorists know that this is a very critical time."

• On December 8, 2005, McCain said, "Overall, I think a year from now, we will have a fair amount of progress if we stay the course." When confronted by Tim Russert on Meet the Press on November 12, 2006, McCain admitted that that

The American people are demanding accountability on Iraq and no one will escape scrutiny for their actions therefrom. McCain's failure to talk straight with the American people and conceive the best course of action then and now with regards to Iraq will be regarded by the country as disqualifying him for President in 2008, as well it should. McCain and the rest of the GOP are responsible for Iraq and they bear the responsibility for its failures.

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[fairfaxvadem]

1. McCain's finger is always in the wind.

At this point, I don't know if he has a constant opinion on anything. Granted, I do appreciate that smart people are willing to change their positions when confronted with solid evidence. I don't think this is what McCain is doing, like a lot of folks on DU don't believe it, either.

This desperation to be president, at least as personified by John McCain, is bizarre and creepy. It un-nerves me, really.

[unhappycamper]

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[stevenleser]

3. Always willing to work within the DU rules, but...

... you are aware that I am the author, right?

[MasonJar]

4. If McCain does succeed in wresting the nomination from the un-

willing hands of the GOP, then we should be able to sink him with his continuous war talk.