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CJR: The U.S., Iraq, and 100 Years
Ever since John McCain said at a town hall meeting in January that he could see U.S. troops staying in Iraq for a hundred years, the Democrats have been trying to use the quote to paint the Arizona senator as a dangerous warmonger. And lately, Barack Obama in particular has stepped up his attacks on McCain’s “100 years” notion.
But in doing so, Obama is seriously misleading voters—if not outright lying to them—about exactly what McCain said. And some in the press are failing to call him on it….
To be clear, if Obama wants to take issue with McCain’s willingness to keep U.S. troops in Iraq for a hundred years in any capacity, that’s obviously his right. But that’s not the same as misleading voters about what McCain is proposing,
This matters. Obama has given every indication that his general election strategy on Iraq and foreign policy will be to portray McCain as dangerously bellicose. If he’s going to do so by distorting McCain’s words, the press should forcefully call him out on it each time.
“Questioner: President Bush has talked about our staying in Iraq for fifty years…”
“McCain: Maybe a hundred. Make it one hundred. We’ve been in South Korea, we’ve been in Japan for sixty years. We’ve been in South Korea for fifty years or so. That’d be fine with me as long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed. Then it’s fine with me. I would hope it would be fine with you if we maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world where Al Qaeda is training, recruiting, equipping and motivating people every single day.”
Are you in agreement with McCain’s statement?
Why not? We’ve got bases in all these places, and look at this list. What would be wrong with keeping a presence in Iraq under similar circumstance? Hell, the US base at Mannheim is probably the only thing keeping that burg from looking like an EU version of Detroit.
The one thing I’d like to see if this comes into play is the USA closing down all their installations in NATO countries who have refused to honor their treaty commitments, per deploying troops in Afghanistan, particularly in France and Germany. We provided them a shield against the Soviets, and they “thanked us” by allowing their military capability to atrophy to the point they are irrelevant when it comes to NATO membership. Fucking Poland has stood up better than “Old Europe” (UK excluded).
“Hell, the US base at Mannheim is probably the only thing keeping that burg from looking like an EU version of Detroit.”
You are an absolute, total moron.
My family is FROM Mannheim…I have LIVED there…and if anything CAUSED parts of Mannheim to RESEMBLE Detroit, it was some of YOUR so-called “better specimens”…yeah, you know it.
Here’s a newsflash….the barracks cleansed of your patriotardic filth had to be thoroughly cleaned up and renovated after your charges were “evacuated” to more appropriate facilities (like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait)….gut renovations and repeated paint jobs were required in order to make “Park Hill On The Rhine” habitable as HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS, Tee!
That’s the impression you motherfuckers leave…worldwide!!
Tell us what Yon feeds you about dog adoption schemes, while you ignore the bastard who hurls a puppy off a cliff, in your name!
Wait for the rape videos, dude! Direct, from the scene, of the SURGE, (just in time for everyone to get their economic stimulus checks, ha!)
“”The one thing I’d like to see if this comes into play is the USA closing down all their installations in NATO countries who have refused to honor their treaty commitments…”
There is, NOT ONE COMMITMENT on ANY SOVEREIGN NATION’S PART to honor YOUR rogue fuckup douchebag miltardic wars for your kike masters, and…YOU KNOW IT.
“…per deploying troops in Afghanistan, particularly in France and Germany….”
Your douchebag quisling Gates was told where to go with his “requests” and this will not change. The nations of Europe have responsibilities to THEIR nation’s people, not your incompetent fuckups (google “Basra” for a sweet, refreshing sip….)
“We provided them a shield against the Soviets, and they “thanked us” by allowing their military capability to atrophy to the point they are irrelevant when it comes to NATO membership….”
You, the mighty keyboard warrior provided SHIT, from the time you recognized the Oder-Neisse line….NATO maneuvers were thoroughly unimpressive to Gorbachev when they were never conducted west of Strasbourg and east of Stuttgart….if you want to jerk off nightly to photos of Bonzo and delude yourself that the collapse of the Iron Curtain had anything more to do with the US than the total inability of the USSR to continue propping up the Eastern Bloc nations, you go right ahead, while the rest of the thinking world has a good cackle at your expense.
“Fucking Poland has stood up better than “Old Europe” (UK excluded).”
Yes, Tee. Suck off the Polacks and your former oppressors and see EXACTLY how that all works out for you!
I’m gonna LOVE watching it!!
My family is FROM Mannheim…
Hmm… explains a lot.
“That’s the impression you motherfuckers leave…worldwide!!”
Explains even more.
My family is FROM Mannheim…
Hmm… explains a lot.
“That’s the impression you motherfuckers leave…worldwide!!”
Explains even more.
Why? They’re YOUR troops, serving your interests, not mine.
They have nothing to do with what America is really about.
I’m only expected to foot their bills.