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John McCain Criticizes Iraqi Leaders For Letting Domestic Politics Trump Security

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The high-stakes debates over the Iraq war no longer play the politically determining role they did during the 2006 congressional electio...

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McCain: Obama Putting "Lives In More Danger" Without Bump In U.S. Afghan Forces

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. John McCain, (R-Ariz.) warned President Barack Obama on Tuesday that he will be risking American lives if he decides not to follow recommendation...

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McCain: Obama Opened Himself Up To Charges Of Incrementalism In Afghanistan

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. John McCain largely applauded the Obama administration's approach to Afghanistan on Tuesday. But he said that if he had been elected, he would ha...

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Troops Deployed Abroad Donate Six Times More To Obama

Open Secrets | Posted 05.25.2011

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During World War II, soldiers crouching in foxholes penned letters assuring their sweethearts that they'd be home soon. Now, between firefights in the...

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Bikers May Love McCain But Veterans Do Not

Deanie Mills | Posted 05.25.2011

For one thing, every single Iraq vet with whom I have spoken tells me that the one thing they want in a new president is an end to the war. Period. Whichever candidate comes closest to pledging to end that war, that is who has their support. And right now, that's Obama.

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From One Military Father to Another: Shame On McCain For Abusing Our Wounded Soldiers

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama has visited our wounded service members -- without media fanfare and with dignity. He cares enough about our troops to not misuse them as a chip in his election bid, unlike McCain.

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Andrea Mitchell Leads Media Pushback On McCain Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sometimes, what gets lost amid all the hootenanny over which candidate the media is "in love" with is that there's no real evidence that anyone benefi...

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McCain Fumbles His "This Week" Appearance

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Coming off of a week in which he made several notable gaffes and was overshadowed by his rival's trip overseas, Sen. John McCain was undoubtedly hopin...

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Dem Attack On McCain's Iraq Record: Is It Fair?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last week, the Democratic National Committee blasted out to reporters a memo of selected quotes designed to show the John McCain not only making unrea...

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Contradicting McCain, Another Iraqi Official Calls for Timetable For Withdrawal

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yet another Iraqi official is specifying the need for deadlines for U.S. troops to leave their country, casting doubt on John McCain's claim that the ...

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McCain Spokesman: U.S. Should Leave If Iraq Wants Us Out

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aides to Sen. John McCain sought on Wednesday to clear up their boss' position on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's recent insistence that a timet...

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McCain: "Happy Memorial Day. Now Get Back to Iraq."

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

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John McCain is afraid that if we give our soldiers a future, they may seize it, which is why he voted against the new G.I. Bill and why he is spinning that vote as patriotism and the product of experience.

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McCain's Benign World-Invasion Plans

Natasha Chen | Posted 05.25.2011

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McCain said he wanted troops out of Iraq by 2013. There's no McCain plan to bring about a withdrawal and yet it was all reported as good news, without mention of his plans for Sudan, China and Iran.

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McCain Recycles 2001 Pro-War Column For 2008 Speech

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yes, you have heard this speech before. On Wednesday, Sen. John McCain delivered a "major" foreign policy address, in which, as part of his defense f...

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