Does McCain Understand Iraq?
Posted by Michael Link on April 1, 2008 at 01:59 PM
His failure to understand the basics of what's happening on the ground in Iraq keeps landing him into trouble. And ironically, every time he visits, it seems to get worse.
This latest example takes the cake:
And of course, this isn't the only recent example. There were also the repeated cases where McCain was claiming that Iran was "taking al-Qaeda into Iran, training them and sending them back." Then, only after being corrected, he admitted that wasn't true. Another misunderstanding.
Finally, the last time he visited Iraq, there was the famous Baghdad marketplace stroll flap. It, of course, revealed that McCain didn't understand the security threats on the very piece of land he was standing on.
Maybe he should stick to economics...
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The surge has become a success...a success for Iran. When the factions in Iraq begin fighting and things start to get out of control, they turn to Iran not to Washington for help.
Round earth to McCain's Far Right flat earth:
Our troops are irrelevant in this conflict. Bring them home. They are marking time in Iraq not making time.
The leadership in Baghdad must have been perplexed when they met with McCain. He's an older version of Bush but lives in the past...the far distance past... where Europeans didn't bathe and died of plauge because of it.
Iraq has seen the Western Crusaders come and go before. McCain is no Richard The Lionhearted. He's more like Mr. Magoo.
Posted by SandyH on April 1, 2008 at 03:05 PM
No, McCain doesn't know or care about the facts.
But, I thought Keith made an interesting point, about Iran being the go-to mediator between two shiite factions, not the US. I think that is very important to consider, and probably the reason that Bush hates Iran so much...they are going to steal his peace maker title (hahaha, like he ever had one).
In terms most in the US can understand, it would be like having Canada moderate a dispute between Dems and Repubs, instead of, say, China. Makes sense, huh?
Posted by margotb822 on April 1, 2008 at 07:35 PM
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