McCain Makes False Claims On Iraq Timeline (VIDEO)
In an interview with CBS News' Katie Couric tonight, John McCain made the false assertion that the Surge brought about the so-called Anbar Awakening. ...
In an interview with CBS News' Katie Couric tonight, John McCain made the false assertion that the Surge brought about the so-called Anbar Awakening. ...
Talking Points Memo | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics
The McCain campaign has come up with an intriguing new way to sell his opposition to a timetable for withdrawal: McCain just might withdraw from Iraq ...
Rob Kall | Posted 07.22.2008 | Media
I give the New York Times extra credit for not publishing the McCain piece. The op-ed might have sold some extra papers, but it would have definitely not been up to the standards of the paper.
Sean Carman | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics
Here's the rub: You can't really know the history without also knowing that Pakistan and Afghanistan SHARE A BORDER. Apparently, John McCain doesn't know anything about anything.
AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Republican John McCain worked on Monday to wrestle the spotlight from rival Barack Obama's tour of Iraq by insisting he w...
ABC News | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics
"Look, the fact is that if Barack Obama's policy on Iraq had been implemented, Barack Obama couldn't go to Iraq today, it wouldn't be safe," Sen. Joe ...
CNN | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics
John McCain said Friday he expects the presidential election this fall will increase the occurrence of "spectacular" terror attempts in Iraq. Speakin...
CNN | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics
McCain was peppered with questions about Hagel while campaigning in Nebraska Wednesday evening. Speaking to reporters after meeting workers a truckin...
OffTheBus Listening Post | Posted 07.15.2008 | Home
WHO: Sen. Jim DeMint, (R-SC), Randy Scheunemann, senior foreign policy adviser, McCain 2008 and Kori Schake, senior foreign policy adviser, McCain 2...
AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Sen. Barack Obama said Tuesday that overall U.S. interests have been hurt rather than helped by the Bush administration's decision ...
Talking Points Memo | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics
The McCain campaign, which has said it doesn't question Obama's patriotism, is now doing something awfully similar: Claiming that Barack Obama and the...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics
The desire within the McCain campaign to paint Barack Obama as inconsistent on Iraq is palpable. But McCain's criticisms are a bit inconsistent themse...
CNN | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics
Sen. John McCain's campaign said Sunday that Barack Obama's remarks on Iraq "have left a significant question as to exactly what he intends." Sen. Joh...
Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics
The pro-war veterans group Vets For Freedom is airing ads in battleground states in support of the war, the Washington Post reports: Sen. John McCa...
Think Progress | Adam Jentleson | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics
In all the hubbub over his comments that withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq was "not important," McCain still hasn't taken a clear position on the stat...
Mother Jones | David Corn | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics
John McCain and George W. Bush argue that maintaining high levels of U.S. troops in Iraq is essential for the security of Iraq, the region, the world,...
The Hill | Andy Barr | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday that from what he has seen, both John McCain and Barack Obama would take a "sensible approach" to Iraq o...
The Huffington Post | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics
*** UPDATES BELOW *** Sen. John McCain appeared on the Today Show this morning and continued to promote his idea of a long occupation in Iraq. But w...
Huffington Post | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics
The last 24 hours have not been good for John McCain when it comes to talking about Iraq. He not only made a factually incorrect statement about Ir...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics
In politics, as in life, when one is in a hole, he or she should stop digging. This advice was not heeded by John McCain's campaign today. Both the Se...
Bloomberg | Hans Nichols and Janine Zacharia | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics
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Joe Biden | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics
Today's speech is further proof that when it comes to Iraq, there is no daylight between John McCain and George W. Bush. They are joined at the hip.
AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican John McCain declared for the first time Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013, although he rejected s...
Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics
Senator McCain's speech today gives a timetable for when US troops will leave Iraq if he becomes President. McCain went after former GOP rival Mitt R...
Frank Schaeffer | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics
McCain has changed from talking about the war to being defined by it, from telling a lie to becoming the lie.
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***UPDATED BELOW*** During a CBS interview on Tuesday, John McCain made...
John McCain made a mistake this evening, which as far as...
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Huffington Post | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics