McCain statement re: troop withdrawl from Iraq ("harmful and sad setback ")

[The Straight Story]

STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN ON THE PRESIDENT’S DECISION TO WITHDRAW ALL TROOPS FROM IRAQ


Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s decision to withdraw all American troops from Iraq by the end of this year:

“Today marks a harmful and sad setback for the United States in the world. I respectfully disagree with the President: this decision will be viewed as a strategic victory for our enemies in the Middle East, especially the Iranian regime, which has worked relentlessly to ensure a full withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. It is a consequential failure of both the Obama Administration -- which has been more focused on withdrawing from Iraq than succeeding in Iraq since it came into office -- as well as the Iraqi government.

“I share the desire for all of our troops to come home as quickly as possible. But all of our military commanders with whom I have spoken on my repeated visits to Iraq have told me that U.S. national security interests and the enduring needs of Iraq’s military required a continued presence of U.S. troops in Iraq beyond 2011 to safeguard the gains that we and our Iraqi partners have made. I am confident that no U.S. commander of any stature who has served in Iraq recommended the course of action that has now been taken.

“Nearly 4,500 Americans have given their lives for our mission in Iraq. Countless more have been wounded. Through their service and sacrifice, the possibility of a democratic state in the heart of the Middle East has been opened to millions of Iraqis. I fear that all of the gains made possible by these brave Americans in Iraq, at such grave cost, are now at risk.”

http://mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressOffice.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=27ffb3ca-b648-01cf-c793-2165792b5136

[BeyondGeography]

1. Droning predator

[msongs]

2. well those deaths were pretty much in vain - vanity of doddering old men nt

[tallahasseedem]

3. Jesus Christ on a trailer hitch...

I hate this guy.

[malaise]

5. +1,000

Stupid fuck

[louis-t]

4. Maybe McGoo can tell us how to fix it

but only if we appoint him president.

[brooklynite]

6. Surge! and Cut taxes!

[arbusto_baboso]

7. Gains? What gains, you senile old fuck?

Geez, am I glad we didn't elect this clueless fucking coot President.

[tularetom]

8. On behalf of old farts everywhere I have to say

Shut the fuck up McCain, you're givin us all a bad name.

[hifiguy]

9. Bullshit on stilts and steroids!

The usual claptrap from McGrump.

[NRaleighLiberal]

10. Success will only be with endless war and deaths for the many fools coming out against this.

We have truly entered bizarro world.....for about the zillioth time since the presidency of Ronald the Great Buffoon.

[icnorth]

11. Shshshsh Johnny, Settle down. You'll be okay.

You're just going to get yourself all worked up and soil your depends.

[wildbilln864]

12. McCain's the idiot that picked Palin!

nuff said!

[polly7]

13. What does he mean when he says troops are required for

'U.S. national security interests'? Is he still trying to say Iraq was a threat?

[spanone]

14. fuck you john. fuck you. we should have NEVER been there.

those people died because of george w. bu$h* and dick cheney.

[TBMASE]

15. Shouldn't he be pissed at Bush for signing the agreement in 2008?

[Luminous Animal]

16. What's he worried about? The State Dept. is going to have its own brigade of mercenaries.

[Enrique]

17. is he wearing black for Qaddafi? n/t

[Renew Deal]

18. McCain is reminding everyone why he lost.

Because he's WRONG! (again)

[Blue Owl]

19. Step back into your cone of silence and fuck off

n/t

[JNinWB]

20. This comment should assure McCain a dozen more Sunday morning bookings....

[mulsh]

21. what would Senator Competatively Priced know about troop

withdraws?

To quote two of my uncles, both of whom were in Japanese POW camps, on that guy "you aren't supposed to get captured" They loathe and despise senator competitively priced I merely loathe him