McCain says he's fine with US troops in Iraq another 100 years

[Squigglenob]

GOP contender John McCain, who about tied for third among Republicans in Iowa, had something quite startling to say about Iraq while campaigning in New Hampshire today. He interrupted someone recalling that President Bush envisions U.S. forces in Iraq for 50 more years with, "Maybe a hundred ." He continued, "That's fine with me, I hope that would be fine with you, if we maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world where al-Qaeda is training and equipping and recruiting and motivating people every single day." He later said a thousand, even a million years in Iraq is fine with him. In the video of McCain's remark in NH, notice who's standing behind him... read more here

[MADem]

1. He apparently does not WANT the nomination?

Why not just pull out a gun and shoot yourself in the foot?

[saigon68]

2. he needs another Viet-Nam moment to get himself

Back on track

[BlueManDude]

3. Romney should put this in an ad - of course Mitt probably agrees with him.

[indepat]

4. 'pukes must actually think this nation can continue its fiscal madness, like from $1T debt when the

Gipper came aboard to $9T now, in perpetuity notwithstanding the sinking dollar already has a bad nosebleed.

[TwilightGardener]

5. He's demented. He loves war for the sake of war.

[ronnykmarshall]

6. Does he plan on joining up in about 34 years?

[sinkingfeeling]

7. I strongly suggest that McCain and his supporters finance that stay in Iraq with their own money.

[Supersedeas]

8. the Bushist Regime could not be more proud of the Rovian shill