Posted on 01/05/2007 4:05:24 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
The 2006 election has not changed Sen. John McCain’s support for victory in Iraq one iota.
While some Democrats have interpreted their party’s triumphs in last November’s balloting as a call by voters to end the U.S. deployment in Iraq, McCain, a leading contender for the 2008 GOP presidential nomination, made it clear Friday he doesn’t see it that way.
McCain seems to be launching his 2008 campaign by taking the role of foremost advocate of sending significantly more troops for long-term deployment to Iraq.
“There are two keys to any surge of U.S. troops: to be of value, it must substantial and it must be sustained,” he declared in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a think tank that is home to some of the most hawkish strategists on Iraq.
Just to make sure everyone in the overflow audience got the point, McCain repeated that phrase: “it must substantial and it must be sustained.”
McCain “is taking a position that is not based on putting his finger in the air and gauging the direction of the political winds,” said his ally, Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent Democrat from Connecticut who just won re-election. “He is doing what he sincerely believes is best for the national security and safety of our country…. John’s taking a gutsy position”
Lieberman added, pointedly, “I just finished an election campaign. If rumors are correct, he may be starting one. And he’s not taking the easy way out here.”
The pro-surge stance of McCain and Lieberman is sharply at odds with the letter sent to President Bush Friday by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who said an increase in U.S. forces "will only endanger more Americans" and would lead to "no strategic gain.”
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He's playing each of his lobes against the other.
man I'm tellin ya- if dems get the presidency- it will be THE most shameful time in our history when we are forced to turn our backs on the iraqis. http://sacredscoop.com
"McCain calls for substantial, sustained surge...."
Something he'll never see in his support from conservatives.
The credibility of this country is at stake. When we commit to support a cause, and don't see it through, others can draw the conclusions that we can't be trusted. We really can't be trusted.
The great United States and it's moral and physical power, are things of the past, and it hurts me to say that. As one who roamed the world, believing the best of our nation while wearing the uniform, it is a hard conclusion to reach.
The world knew a better US when it really was United.
Why do I get the feeling McCain calls for more troops for a surge right now and after Pres Bush sends in more troops, McCain will be criticizing the Presdent for doing so?
SEN. JOHN McCAIN: THE ULTIMATE "RHINESTONE HERO"
SEN. JOHN McCAIN: THE ULTIMATE "RHINESTONE HERO" Part II
U.S. Sen. John McCain is no War Hero
John McCain: The Manchurian Candidate
McCain Is Booed by Labor Activists
McCain Rides to Kerry's Rescue: "John Kerry is Not Weak on Defense" (Today Show alert)
John McCain SCREAMS AT 9/11 FSA MEMBERS FOR OPPOSING HIS BILL TO GIVE AMNESTY FOR ILLEGALS
A number of articles on McCain. (some the same as above)
McCain/Soros by Rabbi Areyh Spero
Soros' "Reform" (an article about Soros‘ instrumental hand in McCain/Feingold)
Not Child‘s Play [McCain/Schumer bill could effect FR?]
McCain's Letter (McCain aligns with Global Enviro activists)
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