McCain Gets His Iraq Facts Wrong
Posted by Michael Link on March 18, 2008 at 12:44 PM
This wasn't some little piece of trivia, either, and it undermines his argument that he somehow has his an expertise on matters of foreign policy.
For details, the WaPo:
He said several times that Iran, a predominately Shiite country, was supplying the mostly Sunni militant group, al-Qaeda. In fact, officials have said they believe Iran is helping Shiite extremists in Iraq. [...] Pressed to elaborate, McCain said it was "common knowledge and has been reported in the media that al-Qaeda is going back into Iran and receiving training and are coming back into Iraq from Iran, that's well known. And it's unfortunate." A few moments later, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, standing just behind McCain, stepped forward and whispered in the presidential candidate's ear. McCain then said: "I'm sorry, the Iranians are training extremists, not al-Qaeda."
McCain simply does not understand what is happening in Iraq, and this shows that clearly his visit hasn't helped give him any better understanding of the situation on the ground.
UPDATE: There's video, already, of McCain's poor display of what he thinks is happening on the ground in Iraq/Iran. You can watch it about 2 minutes and 10 seconds in.
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