McCain Denies He Used 'The Word Timetable,' Claims 'We Were Greeted As Liberators'

Think Progress:

During a January 30 Republican primary debate, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pilloried former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for having once used the word "timetable" while talking about Iraq. "Timetables was the buzzword for those that wanted to get out," scoffed McCain.

But on the heels Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's embrace of a 16-month timetable for withdrawal, McCain has been forced to change his tune. "I think it's a pretty good timetable," McCain told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Friday.

Now, however, McCain is denying his own words. "I didn't use the word timetable," he told ABC's George Stephanopoulos in an interview airing today.

Later in the interview, McCain claimed he was right in his pre-war prediction that America would be "greeted as liberators." "We were greeted as liberators," McCain insisted. Watch it:

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