John McCain: "I think the president laid out a clear exit strategy"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Sen. John McCain (search), R-Ariz., said that many of the terrorists are coming from outside Iraq and are very persistent. That, he said, is all the more reason for U.S. troops to remain in Iraq.

"I think the president laid out a clear exit strategy, and that is when the Iraqis are able to take on their security responsibilities without the United States, which we are making progress on. Agonizingly slow? Yes. Did we make mistakes? Yes, but we've got our best general in the Army, General Petraeus, his training program, we are gradually succeeding in attaining that goal. The key to it is not the time and date of withdrawal, it's American casualties. When the Iraqi forces can assume all responsibilities, security responsibilites, then I think you will see a successful strategy implemented and that's really what it's all about and we can not cut and run."

Responding to calls to bring the troops home, Bush said he recognized that Americans want them to return as soon as possible, but that a premature withdrawal will only invigorate terrorists and demoralize Iraqis.

"Setting an artificial timetable would send the wrong message to the Iraqis — who need to know that America will not leave before the job is done. It would send the wrong message to our troops — who need to know that we are serious about completing the mission they are risking their lives to achieve. And it would send the wrong message to the enemy — who would know that all they have to do is to wait us out. We will stay in Iraq as long as we are needed — and not a day longer," he said.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,160974,00.html

[LynneSin]

1. What fricking speech in what alternate universe was he listening to?

I didn't watch the speech but I read it today and personally I found nothing except the concept that if we say 9/11 enough times hopefully people will start believing again.

McCain is another republican dumbass. Just because he supports a few progressive causes does NOT make him presidential

[WhoWantsToBeOccupied]

10. Not dumb. Just their "justification" for perpetual occupation of Iraq

Dominating Iraq until it runs out of oil and we have used it as a launching pad to invade Syria, Iran, etc. has always been their intention. Now that their earlier "rationales" have been discredited, they're rolling out their ultimate "rationale."

Same "logic" applies to 9/11 as the beginning of a perpetual terror threat "justifying" the revocation of civil liberties and the intrusion of government into our personal lives. The (unconstitutional) Patriot Act helps them dredge up extortion material on virtually anyone who has ever done anything embarrassing in their life. Very useful for muffling the press and politicians.

[sunnystarr]

13. That picture of him and Bush in the original post

will insure that McCain will NEVER appear presidential. Every time I see it I laugh and get nauseated simultaneously.

[Pacifist Patriot]

2. When are people going to stop clinging to the notion that McCain

is a rational moderate Republican?

[LynneSin]

9. Amen and Alleluia

Hell people wanted him to be John Kerry's VP. I found road kill more appealing that McCain for that position

[Liberal Veteran]

Exit strategy = when the hell ever we think it's done?

I'm not sure it qualifies as even a "mission statement", much less a "strategy".

[havocmom]

3. And Tucson Daily Star cartoonist Fitzsimmons has illustrated it for us all

[peace frog]

4. Yes, McCain has gone over to the Dark side

Amazing the depths to which a man will allow himself to sink when he so desperately wants to be president... and of course the Bushies have turned it to their advantage. Feh! George and John, two peas in the same rotton pod.

[SoFlaJet]

5. he never left the dark side

any man that'll hug a guy whose minions would say that stuff that they did in SC in 2000 about McCains wife is not worthy of any respect from me.

[GalleryGod]

6. Smokin' that Arizona Peyote, Again, John

Your friggin' 15 minutes are up, John Boy!:argh:



PS: That's the pic I'll never forget!:puke:

[Double T]

7. John McCain Makes Me Want To....

:puke:

What A Total Sellout!!!!!

[Algorem]

8. "I want more slobbery hugsee-wugsees with my pwecious Bushy-wushy"

Wadda twerp.

[Gyre]

14. Yup, I too think Cheney's pet chimp needs a hug.

You go for it John!:)

Gyre

[leesa]

11. For those who respect McCain. He's a tool among tools!

[vickie]

12. This once admirable man has become pathetic.