Tweety: "McCain has left it up to the Iraqi politicians how long we stay. It's not their call!"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Chris_Matthews_Victory_means_Americans_come_0324.html

Chris Matthews, who joined the program from Washington, pointed out that Vice President Cheney recently replied "So?" when asked about popular opinion being against the war. "That is their attitude towards the public," Matthews stated. "A decent respect for the opinions of mankind? Forget it." He emphasized, however, that "at some point, the opinion of the American people matters."

Buchanan commented that the Democrats in Congress were elected in 2006 to bring an end to the war but have failed to do so. He asked whether Barack Obama might also conclude by next fall "that we can't really do it because we don't want to risk a disaster."

Matthews, however, did not see that sort of backtracking as an option. "You have to make it clear to the Iraqi government ... eventually Americans come home," he stated. "They're going to have to get that message clear as heck from the voters."

Matthews went on to criticize Republican presidential candidate John McCain for not presenting that kind of clear message to the Iraqi government. "The message from McCain is 'we'll stay as long as you folks make it necessary,'" Matthews said. "I think McCain ... has left it up to the Iraqi politicians how long we stay. ... It's not their call!"