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| McCain: U.S. not winning in Iraq |
| 2006-08-20 |
| U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says the United States is not winning the war in Iraq and he still thinks more troops are needed on the ground. McCain, a possible GOP presidential candidate in 2008, appeared Sunday on NBC News' "Meet the Press." Asked whether the United States was winning the war, McCain said, "I don't think so, but I'm not sure that it's turned into a civil war ... I think it's been well documented now that we didn't have enough (troops) there from the beginning, that we allowed the looting, that we did not have control, particularly ... (in areas such as) the Sunni Triangle, which led to us paying a very heavy price." McCain said U.S. troops must be able to deal with the insurgency, particularly Shiite militias. He reaffirmed his stand that U.S. troops should not withdraw. "I want to emphasize that we cannot lose this," McCain said. "It will cause chaos in Iraq and in the region, and ... we must prevail." He concluded by chewing on a pencil and saying, "This licorice tastes funny." |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #6 Conservatives: McCain not winning in 2008. More troops won't help him, either. |
| Posted by: JSU 2006-08-20 23:26 |
| #5 Still harping about the immediate post-invasion, some 3+ years later. Did McCain ever make decisions about troop strength level when he served? I didn't think so. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-08-20 22:24 |
| #4 Well, we could of followed Ripley’s advice;“ we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.” Certainly would have saved cleaning up all the loose ends that upsets Senator McCain and others. Certainly would have avoided those 2,000+ casualties over three years everyone seems to think are soooo outrageous even though they’re less than what we lost in one day in Normandy or Antietam. We could have saved billions of dollars in rebuilding which has resulted in the fastest growing economy in the Arab world, glassed over parking lots are certainly more cheaper. We could have avoided those ugly pictures of people waving their [purple] fingers at us. I guess the regular finger salute we get from the Iran and Paleos is much more comforting for the Senator. The only question is Senator McCain are you the man to authorize such a plan the next time around? Cause if you're not part of that solution, then you're just another part of the problem. |
| Posted by: Unimble Elmomort5902 2006-08-20 21:53 |
| #3 Whahahhaa Snease, most excellent! Don't forget the free 'Rhino' taxis to Balad and Victory, and the grass carp feeding at Slayer. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-08-20 19:26 |
| #2 A neat summary, Snease Shaiting3550. :-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-08-20 18:38 |
| #1 The oil is flowing. Muslims are killing Muslims. 150,000 US troops are in range of Teheran. You can see current movies in the Green Zone. US casuality rates are low and declining. Muslims are revealing their inherently savage natures. It ain't perfect, but... |
| Posted by: Snease Shaiting3550 2006-08-20 17:17 |