McCain: The Iraq Invasion = A Matter For Historians; The Surge = A Matter For The Voters

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http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/

In recent interviews on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos and CNN’s Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer, John McCain showed that he really still does not grasp, or at least is not willing to admit, the numerous negative and far-reaching consequences of the US war in Iraq.

Challenged by both Stephanopoulos and Blitzer on his support for the 2003 invasion, McCain continued to insist that Saddam Hussein “did pose a long-term threat to the security of the United States of America,” but then suggested that truly answering that question is “a job for the historians.”

To Stephanopoulos:

MCCAIN: I said that Saddam Hussein caused a — imposed a threat to the United States of America and our security. And the Oil for Food scandal, the $12 billion he was skimming, the fact that he had said that he had in operation and he wanted to have weapons of mass destruction, the fact that this society that he ruled in such a brutal fashion was really awful. And he did pose a long-term threat to the security of the United States of America.

But that’s a job for the historians.

To Blitzer:

MCCAIN: I’d be more than happy to go through all of that again, and historians will. The fact is that Saddam Hussein was bent on the development of weapons of mass destruction, and I’ll be glad to discuss that.


Got that? Support for the Iraq invasion = a matter for historians. Support for the surge = a matter for the voters.

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1. The MSM doesn't hold him accountable for these rediculous statements