Howard Dean: GOP Trying To Weasel Out Of McCain "100 Years" Comment

Howard Dean's trying to weasel out of jacking up the Democratic primaries.

Democrats should pay extremely close attention to everything Howard Dean says and follow all of his suggestions to the letter. Please.

100 years is easy if you do it 6 months at a time. That's the GOP plan.

The only weasel here is Howard Dean twisting and distorting McCain's statement. He knows full well all you sheep are just eating it up. These Democrat leaders don't respect their voters, they continually insult your intelligence and most of you don't even see it.

Reading the entire story, the response by RNC chair Mike Duncan was a classic attempt at the "big lie"....ok it was more like wishful thinking. Seeing Senator McCain's attitude about continuing involvement in Iraq as a character attack, which lessens the importance of it, is wishful thinking taken to absurdity. There are two issues in this campaign - Iraq and the Economy. Senator McCain is hanging his hopes on Iraq as an issue, so his statement that we could be in longer than 50 years, perhaps 100 is certainly an issue to those that feel that 100 days is really too long.

More to the point, there is a character point that is an issue. Senator McCain's temper and lack of control makes him a very dangerous person. The press is finally admitting that there have been "outbursts" and perhaps he has gotten "carried away". Well, I understand that everyone respects the man for his dedication and his record, but that is not an excuse for ignoring the truth. As a Senator, McCain's reckless lack of control did not put the country in harm's way, though it did put some of his associates in danger; as president that character trait would put us all in harm's way.

So if you want the issue-issue, Iraq or the character-issue, McCain's anger management, either way he is the most ill considered candidate.

It's time for the adults to take over this prcess and stop listening to the childish chicken-hawk worshippers of Sergant Rock. It's obvious from Petreaeus's testimony that every single life and limb lost is a waste and that every day we have any troops or contractors in Iraq is harmful to US interests and helpful to the interests of Iran.

The only thing left to do after listening to Petraeus and the lies of those who lied us into the war and their subsequent predictions for why we must stay in Iraq is just get out.

This is not complicated. If you want to get out -- and I mean all troops and contractors -- you get out. You put together a plan so that our troops are safe while they're rapidly exiting and exit -- now -- and you make the contractors get out too.

It's the only way -- immediate, safe withdrawal.

It's time to stop listening to the childish chicken-hawk worshippers of Sergeant Rock coming up with ever more stupid, dishonest reasons to remain in Iraq and make the pols get our troops and contractors out of there now -- safe and sound. The next Petraeus testimony, in say the beginning of June, should be about how efficient we were in getting all of our troops and contractors out of Iraq.

It also means we have to shut up Dems who say "the war was wrong, but we must remain" -- Dems like Obama and Clinton.

I think John McCain sees Iraq as his chance to refight the Viet Nam war (in the same way that Cheney, Rumsfeld et al saw the Bush Presidency as their chance to "fix" what they think was wrong with the Nixon administration. That being that they got caught). Nevermind that the two countries couldn't be more different, nor could the tensions and dynamics that exist.

To McCain, I think they're all just "gooks", and that isn't the type of world view that we need in the White House, imo.

GOP & WEASEL in headline thoughtfully provided by the Dept. of Redundancy Dept.

OBAMA 08

Howard Dean ,is by far the most under rated politician in either party , he might not ever be president because of his rant, and i never really knew much about him in (2004) to want him to be . but i do know behind the scenes. , he is the master , The man who took congressional seats from parts of the country that that know one thought possible , A great organizer, Fund raiser and a chairmen who will unite his party. so laugh at him if you want. he will just be picking off those seats in 2008 and will be laughing right back with majorties in the house, senate , and of course the white house. keep up the good work mr .Dean peace out ,Dotorfats

The Bush REGIME have shuttled Generals and Ambassadors in and out of Iraq until they finally settled on 2 Regime mouthpiece to propagate their lies and defend their policies even if it means destroying their credibility like it did Colin Powell.

As an American, i don't believe the General and the Ambassador were very truthful. John McCain's questioning was a total disgrace. He was not asking questions like Senators who represent the people do. He was a personal cheerleader for his and the Bush Regime failed policies in Iraq.

He will never get my vote. This war hero turned war monger needs to step aside. He is not fit to be president or for that matter, a member of the Senate!

The United States has occupied the Philippines since 1898 ... We even tried our hand at Nation Building there for 46 years while the Philippines were a US Colony then Commonwealth ... Believe it or not, Filipinos carried around coins in their pockets that read "Filipinas" on the heads and "United States of America" on the tails ... Filipinos learned American History ... Filipinos lived under the Stars and Stripes until they were granted Independence on July 4th 1946 and were moved into a neocolonial relationship with the United States ...

Everyone learned in their history books what an outstanding success the Philippine Colonial period was ... right? Anyone who attended High School or College History knows that President William Howard Taft was the first Governor General of the Philippines as well? Right? That was part of American History lessons, wasn't it? Of course Americans learned that in the 1930s the War Department knew in the event of a Pacific War with Japan there was no way to defend the Philippines, its American Garrison, and the American Civilians in Philippines and planned to abandon the defense of Guam and the Philippines in the case of War, right? That War Plan Rainbow, the retreat into Bataan with followup reinforcements from the States in 2 months was a pipe dream ... right? We all learned that.

The idea that McCain is trying to sell to Ameirca is that we can afford to have another "outpost" for our military, like we've had elsewhere.

That's the insanity: thinking that Iraq is like anywhere else. Because of Bush, Israel is less safe. Because of McCain, our nation and the whole world will be less safe. If America has some goal other than pissing people off, continuously, our foreign policy needs to CHANGE.

Obama-Webb '08

Does the US control their domestic & foreign policies?: "Moody's: U.S. rating could be pressured in long term"
http://thiscanadian.typepad.com/this_canadian/2008/01/is-the-us-contr.html

The fact is...
unless there is some sort of concerted effort to *not require natural gas or oil* the US will try to extort oil & gas pipelines through that region for as long as they can afford to do so...

or worse... until they can no longer afford to do so.

& THAT is the only 'criteria' for Iraq 'stepping up': SIGNING THE PETROLEUM SERVICE AGREEMENTS.
*ta DAH*

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Senator George Voinovich, an Ohio Republican, broke with the party line, declaring, "We've kind of bankrupted this country" with the war spending. "We're in a recession," he added, "and God knows how long it's going to last." " BostonGlobe

Republican Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio, a longtime critic of the administration's war strategy, told Petraeus: "The American people have had it up to here." " AP
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"The End of Suburbia": 'war for the remainder of our lifetimes'...
http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.endofsuburbia.com/previews.htm

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Far from weaseling out of the 100 years in Iraq meme, the Republicans should embrace it. It is their only chance of keeping the White House and McCain is smart enough to know it. The Dems own the get-out-of-Iraq issue, so the Pubs are stuck with staying there essentially forever. That is precisely what Petraeus and Crocker said yesterday: there is no light at the end of the tunnel. This is exactly what Bush and Cheney want. They are carefully setting up the conditions for a permanent presence in Iraq. For McCain to change that message is fatal...he is stuck with it, and it is his only chance to win. If he becomes the peace dove now, he will essentially run a campaign without money support, and he knows it.

Sometimes I wonder if people have ever actually read his comments or seen the video, if they have it wouldn't be a headline at all. It's actually kind of sad to see Obama take the bait and start using one liners.

MCCAIN: Maybe 100. We have been in Japan for 60 years. We have been in South Korea for 50 years or so. That would be fine with me as long as long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed. Then it's fine with me."

You may not like it, you may not agree with it but I have yet to see any Democrat acknowledge that this is what the USA does. Fight wars, setup bases.