tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post8033129742321331339..comments2024-01-11T07:40:01.736-05:00Comments on The Stopped Clock: McCain's 100 Years WarAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-62643219661185543392008-04-16T08:26:00.000-04:002008-04-16T08:26:00.000-04:00Taking a sound bite, then distorting and exaggerat...Taking a sound bite, then distorting and exaggerating it? So you're accusing them of acting like the <A HREF="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/12/politics/main4011339.shtml" REL="nofollow">McCain</A> <A HREF="http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/02/19/michelle-obama-takes-heat-for-saying-shes-proud-of-my-country-for-the-first-time/" REL="nofollow">camp</A>? I guess that's politics.<BR/><BR/>But you're wrong about one thing, and it's a big one. Unless and until McCain explains how long he's willing to stay in Iraq despite the continued loss of American lives, it's fair to assume he would give the same answer. I am perfectly willing to take him at his word, if and when he gives it - but you and I both know the most likely reason he won't clarify his comment, and it's <EM>not</EM> because the Democratic candidates are incorrect in their inference.<BR/><BR/>In any event, as somebody suggested, it's 100% accurate to say "McCain would be <EM>happy</EM> to have the U.S. military in Iraq for a century or more."Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-41970975815180642292008-04-15T23:39:00.000-04:002008-04-15T23:39:00.000-04:00The guys at RBA do a nice analysis of what McCain ...The guys at RBA do a nice analysis of <A HREF="http://redblueamerica.com/truthornot/2008-04-10/did-john-mccain-really-call-a-100-year-war-iraq-2498" REL="nofollow">what McCain really said about 100-years in Iraq</A>. The democrats are just trying to take a small soundbite to try and sink McCain without understanding the full argument. What they don't realize is that the American public is not going to trust cut-and-run dems when it comes to national security and foreign policy.RedBlueAmericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811322088731208996noreply@blogger.com