Dick Cheney...er, I mean JOHN McCAIN: Send more troops to Iraq or we'll get hit at home

[Human Torch]

McCain says more troops needed in Iraq

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061119/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq

By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer 24 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Without additional troops to ensure victory in Iraq, the U.S. could find itself more vulnerable to terrorist attacks at home, Sen. John McCain said Sunday. Newly empowered Democrats pressed their case for a phased withdrawal of American forces. They hoped a blue-ribbon advisory panel would propose a way ahead for Iraq, while making clear the U.S. military mission shouldn't last indefinitely.

McCain, a front-running GOP presidential hopeful for 2008, said the U.S. must send an overwhelming number of troops to stabilize Iraq or face more attacks — in the region and possibly on American soil.

"I believe the consequences of failure are catastrophic," said McCain, R-Ariz. "It will spread to the region. You will see
Iran more emboldened. Eventually, you could see Iran pose a greater threat to the state of
Israel."

With about 141,000 U.S. troops in Iraq more than 3 1/2 years into the war, the American military has strained to provide enough forces while allowing for adequate rest and retraining between deployments. But McCain, who spent 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war after his Navy plane was shot down in 1967, recalled the Vietnam War's lessons. "We left Vietnam. It was over. We just had to heal the wounds of war," he said. "We leave this place, chaos in the region, and they'll follow us home. So there's a great deal more at stake here in this conflict, in my view, a lot more.

[theoldman]

1. I guess I disagree with him on this one.

If we go to our home, they will go to their home.

[teryang]

2. If we leave, the Iraqis will resolve it

After killing hundreds of thousands of Iraqis with our wars and sanctions, there is nothing we can do with active military intervention to come up with a US solution.

Colonialism (globalism) in Iraq was what we were after. We are not going to get it. But if we keep up with our delusional notions of Iraqi politics we may end up with Iraq as an Iranian satrap.

[Bear down under]

3. The bottom line:

"Eventually, you could see Iran pose a greater threat to the state of
Israel." The rest is just window-dressing.