McCain: 'I Said We Would Have An Easy Victory' In Iraq And 'We Did'
In late 2002 and early 2003, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was a fixture on cable television, assuring Americans that an invasion of Iraq would be "easy." "...
In late 2002 and early 2003, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was a fixture on cable television, assuring Americans that an invasion of Iraq would be "easy." "...
Miles Mogulescu | Posted 07.27.2008 | Politics
McCain will opt for war as the first choice, not the last choice. With America now embroiled in two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, one has to worry about John McCain's desire to "bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran."
Todd Gitlin | Posted 07.14.2008 | Media
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.
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Moira Whelan | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics
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.
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 ...
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...
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...
Deanie Mills | Posted 03.25.2008 | Home
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.
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.06.2008 | Politics
Where does McCain stand on Bush's behavior regarding international law in the run up to war?
Arianna Huffington | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics
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.
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...
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...
Jane Smiley | Posted 01.27.2008 | Politics
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.
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!
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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Think Progress | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics