John Mccain Iraq War

Sunday Watch 7-13-08

Todd Gitlin | Posted 07.14.2008 | Media


Todd Gitlin

On Meet the Press, as elsewhere, the Gramm "whiner" scandal dwindled into a flip-flop revelation when the real revelation was what McCain's long-time trusted economic buddy believes.

Obama: Multiple Visits To Iraq By McCain Don't Equal Perspective

ABC News | Sunlen Miller | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics


Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., argued in San Diego today that just because Sen. John McCain has made multiple visits to Iraq, that does not mean that he h...

McCain Campaign: Obama's Iraq Speech Suggests He's Taking Our Side

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...

Pro-War Vet Group Helps McCain With Battleground State Ads

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...

Obama, McCain To Meet With Iraqi Foreign Minister

ABC's Political Radar | Kirit Radia | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics


Presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain are expected to meet individually with Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari in the coming days, s...

Iraq Government Seeks To Limit US Role In Country

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,...

Anti-War Protestors Disrupt McCain Speech In Washington

Washington Post | Juliet Eilperin | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics


It might have taken Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) a while to figure out how to deal with hecklers, but he seems to have nearly mastered it at this point....

Jason Linkins

Retired Air Force General McPeak Bashes McCain

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.02.2008 | Politics


Retired Air Force General Tony McPeak, a national security adviser to Barack Obama, dropped the hammer on Sen. John McCain today, telling the Washingt...

Brave New Films: "The Real McCain 2"

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics


Ah, the power of Youtube. Robert Greenwald has put together another in his series: "The Real McCain" that demonstrates the Republican's tendency to p...

McCain Has Zero Plan to Get Us Out of Mess President Bush Has Created

Joe Biden | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics


Joe Biden

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.

McCain Predicts The Iraq War Will Be "Won" By 2013

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...

McCain's "Miss America" Promise on Iraq

Moira Whelan | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics


Moira Whelan

McCain is displaying the same plan as a candidate for Miss America to bring about World Peace -- he hopes that if he says it, it will happen, but more importantly, it might increase his chances to wear the crown.

McCain Promises To Win War, Kill Bin Laden, Stop Terrorism In One Term

Political Radar | Bret Hovell | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics


Sen. John McCain is scheduled deliver a speech from the not-to-distant future Thursday morning - a speech that will chronicle what he hopes his first ...

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

The Hill | Sam Youngman | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), accused Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and the Republican Party of trying to deceive vot...

Fierce Iraq Fighting Forces War Back Onto Campaign Trail

The New York Times | MICHAEL COOPER and LARRY ROHTER | Posted 03.29.2008 | Politics


The heavy fighting that broke out last week as Iraqi security forces tried to oust Shiite militias from Basra is reverberating on the presidential cam...

Oh, That Way Madness Lies

Deanie Mills | Posted 03.25.2008 | Home


Deanie Mills

When we become obsessed with a problem or worry or grief or point of view, this inner tempest can take over our minds to such an extent that we forget all else. I discovered this for myself when my son was deployed the first time.

Iraq Questions John McCain Must Answer

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.06.2008 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

Where does McCain stand on Bush's behavior regarding international law in the run up to war?

The $3,000,000,000,000 War is a Domestic Issue

Arianna Huffington | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

We need to pull the plug on the media's disturbing habit of acting as if foreign and domestic policy are completely separate entities -- a pair of high stakes board games that can only be taken off the shelf and played one at a time.

Klein: McCain "Should Know Better" On Iraq

Time | Joe Klein | Posted 02.28.2008 | Politics


John McCain continues to fight a different war in Iraq than...the U.S. military. It is a simple war of good v. evil, us v. Al Qaeda. There are aspects...

DNC Video Catches McCain Flip Flops On Iraq

Posted 02.12.2008 | Politics


The DNC has released a web video compiling public comments by John McCain on Iraq, which they call, "The Double Talk Express." Expect to see more con...

The Bogeyman

Jane Smiley | Posted 01.27.2008 | Politics


Jane Smiley

McCain is a walking delusion -- that we really are brave, that we meant well, that mistakes were made but the policies were sound. He reassures us that we weren't so bad after all, when we were.

Jason Linkins

McCain Offers A Few Minutes Of Thin Rationale To Back Up His Call For A Century Of War

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics


Think we've made too much about McCain's nutlog plan for a century of war in Iraq? Well, he seems to think that our if, ands, and buts are really just a century of candy and nuts!

McCain: Fine With Me To Keep Troops In Iraq For "A Hundred Years"

Mother Jones | David Corn | Posted 01.03.2008 | Politics


The United States military could stay in Iraq for "maybe a hundred years" and that "would be fine with me," John McCain told two hundred or so people ...


 

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