John McCain: I Know How To Catch Bin Laden

With reporting by Rachel Weiner

Last week, John McCain proclaimed that he knew how to win wars. Today, he's taking it a step further, telling voters that he not only knows how to capture and bring to justice Osama bin Laden, but is going to do it.

Appearing on the Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, the Arizona Republican was reminded that he had vowed to bring Osama bin Laden to justice and was asked how he would differ in that task from President Bush.

Initially saying that he would not "telegraph" the specifics, McCain declared, "Look, I know the area, I've been there, I know wars, I know how to win wars, and I know how to improve our capabilities so that we will capture Osama bin Laden -- or put it this way, bring him to justice... We will do it, I know how to do it."

Proclaiming that he will capture the elusive terrorist leader -- and knows how to do it -- is a fairly bold assertion and leads to the question: what information is McCain holding back from the Bush administration?

But the Senator has made broad foreign policy promises before. This past week he told a crowd in Albuquerque, New Mexico: "I know how to win wars. I know how to win wars... And if I'm elected President, I will turn around the war in Afghanistan, just as we have turned around the war in Iraq, with a comprehensive strategy for victory, I know how to do that."

In today's CNN interview, McCain suggested that a Nuremberg Trial-style hearing for bin Laden would be appropriate upon his capture.

"We have various options. The Nuremberg Trials are certainly an example of the kind of tribunal that we could move forward with. I don't think we'd have any difficulty in devising an international -- internationally supported mechanism that would mete out justice. There's no problem there."

Early in the campaign, it should be noted, McCain went hard after Barack Obama for saying that Bin Laden should not be a "martyr." Obama also suggested Nuremburg as a model -- to which McCain replied that Obama didn't understand the reference.

Comments

[JiminNC]

Desperate Des"per*ate, a. [L. desperatus, p. p. of desperare. See Despair, and cf. Desperado.­]

1. Without hope; given to despair; hopeless. [Obs.]

I am desperate of obtaining the presidency.

2. Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous; irretrievable; past cure, or, at least, extremely dangerous; as, a desperate disease; desperate fortune.

3. Proceeding from, or suggested by, despair; without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious; as, a desperate effort. ``Desperate expedients­.'' --Macaulay.

4. Extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous; -- used to mark the extreme predominance of a bad quality.

A desperate offendress against nature. --Shak.

The most desperate of reprobates. --Macaulay.

Syn: Hopeless; despairing; desponding; rash; headlong; precipitate; irretrievable; irrecoverable; forlorn; mad; furious; frantic.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

[aznurse]

So that's why he was in the cheese aisle the other day! he was buying some for his trap.

[JLee]

It's the cheesy path to national security!

[MadJeffersonian]

Kind of sounds like Wily E. Coyote.

[Perla]

And just why are we to believe that McWarrior "knows how to win wars"? Seems to me he didn't win the one he was in. This guy is SO out of his league, I find myself almost feeling sorry for him. (Of course, so was Dubya, and he managed to steal two elections.­)

[BEHM777]

Clouds without water...a perfect description of the presumptive Republican nominee for POTUS.

BEHusseinM777

[OBAMAthePRESIDENT]

I believe him.. He'll use Bobby Brown wearing a Yamacha as bait!! LMAO..
This little ant brain man is disturbing on many levels!!

[voting4BO]

Ok, so if he knows how to catch Bin Laden, then do it now. Why wait???? sounds like empty promises to me!!!!

[TheNuff]

Cotton Hill

[Kodachi]

I never realized the resemblance by, by God, you're right!

[TNT2008]

Tiny little man......y­ou couldn't catch a cold!

[LiberTLover]

And if he becomes Prez he will tell us that he 'forgot' what his plan was, right?

[SouthFloridaDem]

He already forgot.

[JiminNC]

Still fighting Viet Nam?

[RobtBrock]

Still LOSING Viet Nam?

Fixed Your Post

[JiminNC]

Thanks!

[Mykal]

Only if elected as president will JM tell were to dig up OBL,.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=l01VgDPjAlE

[drzoon]

MC CAIN?

YOU ARE NOW ... OFFICIALLY­..... A ....

LIAR!

[suzyhein]

His most recent theory is that he's in the dining room with a candlestick.

[recruitgal]

Mwa ha ha!! Love it...

[CamJam]

Somebody just tell him to STHU... it would be for his own good and for his party's good. Seriously, he might get more notice or consideration if he would just shut up. Because at this point, every time he opens his mouth, I cringe as I am sure others now do...
hmmm that also reminds me of someone else...

[kvet]

Yeah!.....­.In His Dreams !

Why does this Old Man keep sticking his feet in his Mouth.....­over and over !

Hes just an Annoying Old Fool who needs to take his Geritol and Go Away !

[LiberTLover]

Mc0071Terr­oristhunte­r knows how to catch b in Laden.

B in L aden's fighters are killing US troops in Afghanistan.

Mc0072Terr­oristhunte­r won't tell his secret plan unless he is elected.

US and NATO troops are dying because b in L aden not being caught.

Mc0071Terroriat hunter is aiding and abetting troop deaths in Afghanistan. Is that what patriots do?

[1028jenn]

Oh, yeah, right, McDufus is going to hunt down Bin Laden on the border between Czechoslovakia and Iran ....

[LiberTLover]

The sad thing is, he is either a traitor or a liar and the press calls him on neither!