"To promise a withdrawal an entrenchment of our forces from in Iraq, regardless of the calamitous consequences to the Iraqi people, our most vital interests, and the future of the Middle East, is the height of irresponsibility," he said. "It is a failure of leadership."

there — all fixed.

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McCain's Speech On Progress In Iraq Interrupted By News Of Mortars Hitting The Green Zone

Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) spoke to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, making the case for the "unmistakable progress" in Iraq.

A telling moment in his remarks came when he was arguing why President Bush's surge "dramatically turned around the situation in Iraq." Just as he reached this point in his speech, MSNBC cut away to report on escalating violence in Iraq.

Just another day at the office in the Green Zone.

"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity"

Why do I always get the feeling that McCain wants a replay of the ending of the Vietnam War? His actions lack a larger perspective and seem to circle back to how we pulled out of Vietnam. I grant him his personal trauma but it has indeed censored his perspective on this war.

that position's going to be a tough sell given the attitude of the general public vis-a-vis iraq; to wit:

"If you had to choose, would you rather see the next president keep the same number of troops in Iraq that are currently stationed there, or would you rather see the next president remove most U.S. troops in Iraq within a few months of taking office?"

Keep Same    Remove most    Unsure   
    33 %                    61%                        4 %           

[cnn/ rcp 3/14-16/08]

more polls re: iraq at pollingreport.com

bring it on...do indeed.

st. john suffers from an advanced case of foot in mouth disease.

the revolution will not be televised...

But what if, in tinfoil-hat reality, the Powers That Be (PTB) are still pro-Occupation?

I am still predicting President McCain until I see evidence that occupying ALL Oil producing regions is no longer PTB policy. There is just going to have to be a very interesting election cycle to justify that outcome.

A coming hint that the fix is in: McCain selects a Dem, Independent or Bloomberg as VP.

Declaring the bottom is the only way back up..

Yeah when you have to live away from the homeland you get to hear a lot of different opinions to those you would at home. Well when we reelected Bush, the warmongering idiot, a hell of a lot of foreigners thought we were crazy and feeling for us and our country became more negative. Well guess what is going to happen if we elect old hundred years war man - Yeah our prestige and popularity are going to be even further lowered. While some at home may talk about McCain being a moderate and mention bi-partisan...... Abroad he is seen as another warmonger. In fact he is even more outspoken about having wars than Bush was before he was elected. Then add in the fact that McCain looks like he is about to die and looks like twenty years older than his age plus he comes across as even more idiotic than Bush when he talks and lacks the "guy I'd like to have a beer with" appeal of Bush and you wonder why any of us would ever vote for this "politcal corpse".
Of course many or even most of our great people dont give a ** about what foreigners think and McCain stands a good chance of winning the presidency especially after the Republican swift boaters get after Obama, and the republican bias media build him up as somethign he never was and certainly will never become. The sad thing is if this outcome occurs we will have not just missed an opportunity to change our own politcal culture but also an opportunity to reenter the world community with our pariah status at least reduced.

If the United States buys a continuation of the Iraqi War and elects John MCCain, I think we shall enter a new dark age where all bets are off regarding the future welfare of this nation.

I think also that a clear majority of the voters of our republic sense this same danger and that they will elect the Democratic candidate by significantly large majorities.

This is one of those rare times in our history(1940, 1932, 1912, 1860, 1844 being others) when the issues facing us have a vital import.  I feel the voice of the people will make itself heard and that it will speak loudly and clearly against what McCain represents: a program fraught with danger and overwhelming peril.

Long live liberty.  Long live the repbulic.  Let peace prevail.  Viva Obama.

Suppose you scrub your ethical skin until it shines, but inside there is no music, then what? Kabir