CAUGHT ON TAPE: McCain Supported ‘Precipitous Withdrawal’ From Somalia, Haiti

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/26/mccain-somalia-haiti/

CAUGHT ON TAPE: McCain Supported ‘Precipitous Withdrawal’ From Somalia, Haiti

This morning, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), gave several television interviews in which he vigorously advocated staying the course in Iraq. He told the CBS Early Show, “here is progress being made…we’ve got to at least give this new strategy a chance to succeed.”

McCain further claimed, “I don’t recall a time in history while men and women are fighting and sacrificing that one of our major leaders has said that the conflict is lost.” On two separate occasions during the Clinton administration, however, he argued for the approval of legislation guaranteeing the removal of U.S. forces from foreign engagements, regardless of the consequences:

October 1994 — McCain argued for the precipitous withdrawal of U.S. forces from Haiti: “In my view that does not mean as soon as order is restored to Haiti. It does not mean as soon as democracy is flourishing in Haiti. It does not mean as soon as we have established a viable nation in Haiti. As soon as possible means as soon we can get out of Haiti without losing any American lives.

October 1993 — McCain argued against giving any strategy the chance to succeed in Somalia: “Mr. President, can anyone seriously argue that another 6 months of United States forces in harm’s way means the difference between peace and prosperity in Somalia and war and starvation there? Is that very dim prospect worth one more American life? No, it is not.”

Watch his statements @link---

McCain has conveniently forgotten his previous statements. He now calls the position he took in ‘93 and ‘94 “precipitous withdrawal” and “surrender.”

– Ryan Powers

[kiteinthewind]

1. Nice catch that is. Let's hear him wiggle out of this one! I emailed Harry Smith

this am for letting McCain get out of answering the 'if you knew what we know now about the intelligence leading up to the Iraq war, would you have supported it?' He tried to re-ask and McCain just went on with his talking points. I shamed Harry Smith for not having enough integrity to follow through, or at least point out that he was not answering the question. Spineless. :grr:

[kiteinthewind]

2. Babylon Sister, you ought to send KO a link to those You Tube videos. That would be perfect for

Prime Time, huh?
:kick:

[babylonsister]

3. Good idea; I will! He's busy tonight, but maybe tomorrow?! nt

[MasonJar]

4. Send the above info too; insist that he say it on air.

[babylonsister]

5. Link, info, etc., all sent. nt

[az chela]

10. Great,I would put my name on there with you anytime

[The Count]

6. MR STRAIGHT TALK was a media fabrication as phony as "likable *"

These facts were there in 2000 too - when a lot of DU-ers were buying into the MSM propaganda and admiring this corrupt lying sack of shit. So glad it's all unraveling! Can't wait to see the process start for W too - and I mean, by MSM, not just us.

[kiteinthewind]

7. Kick! nt

[hvn_nbr_2]

8. Somalia and Haiti don't have anything the Big Oil Dream Team wants. nt

[az chela]

9. What a senile old bastard mccain is!!!!!!

Great post and so right on!!!!!!!!!!Thanks SISTER

[Maraya1969]

11. And he seemed so sincere when he said he didn't want any more American soldiers to die.

Lying rat bastard.

[City Lights]

12. This stuff should be sent to NBC/MSNBC/Chris Matthews/Hardball too.

And pressure should be put on Williams Matthews - assuming he'll be the moderator - to ask McCain about this during the GOP debate next week.

edited after learning that Matthews will be moderating next week.