McCain admits his "plan" for Iraq is just politics.

[Barack_America]

McCain is pulling his "New and Improved!" plan for Iraq out of his ass, and he admits it!

On a conference call yesterday with bloggers, when he was asked about his new plan (or shall I say "hope") that we will "win" the war in Iraq and withdraw the majority of combat forces by 2013, McCain had this to say:

Erin: Isn’t this a troop withdrawal timeline?

McCain: You either didn’t read or understand my speech, Erin, and I’ll try to clear it up for you. We are winning in Iraq. Is it long and hard and difficult? Yes. I know that we’re going to win in Iraq, just like we won World War Two and the Persian Gulf War and other conflicts. I selected 2013 because that would be the end of my first term, I think that’s fairly apparent. So of course we would be able to have further troop withdrawals as we are winning. It would be based on recommendations of the generals and facts on the ground.

http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YzczYWQwZTFiNmU2MzA1ZWE2ODk5N2NjMzgxNzM0Mzg=

Really John?

Not 2013 because you understand that the vast majority of Americans are against the war?

Not 2013 you understand how badly it's taxing our economy?

Not 2013 because you've thoroughly studied the situation and that's the earliest you think we could get out?

2013 because it would be politically expedient?


Here’s another perspective on McCain's so-called "plan".

McCain's "Miss America" Promise on Iraq

Moira Whelan
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This is nothing short of a catastrophic miscalculation of the American people by John McCain. Thanks to Bush's consistent lies, voters have had enough of politicians who tell them one thing, and do another. We heard Bush promise every year in his State of the Union address that he would aggressively deal with global warming issues. We were told that we were going to war in Iraq because of al Qaeda, then weapons of mass destruction, and now, Iran.

What John McCain misses--besides the obvious desire that most Americans have to get out of Iraq quickly--is a plan to tell us 1) why he wants to stay in Iraq in the first place, and 2) how, exactly, he plans to achieve the things that he promises. Instead, he stands up with great poise, smiles, waves, crosses his fingers, and hopes it will all be over in 4 years.

For a guy who claims to know foreign policy issues, it shouldn't be asking much to lay out the answers to these questions. After all, he wouldn't just say what he thinks voters want to hear...right? He'd be responsible, and base his speech in...reality...right? Sadly, no. McCain simply does not, and cannot, tell us how any of these things can happen. He attempts to mask the fact that he has no plan for Iraq, by simply hoping that it will be over by the end of his administration and thinks that this will be enough for the American people.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20080515/cm_huffpost/101914

Edited: shorten title.

[ladjf]

1. Campaign mush. Nothing more.

[Barack_America]

2. Kicking with edited title.

:hi:

[Barack_America]

3. One last kick.

Have a good weekend, all.