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Mccain Iraq 100 Years

We Won in Iraq -- A Long Time Ago

Dave Winer | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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Dave Winer

Remember when our troops marched into Baghdad, took the place over, drove Saddam into a hole and arrested or killed the government? Then we disbanded their army -- that's what victory looks like.

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At Last! The Immovable Object Meets An Irresistible Force

James Heffernan | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

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James Heffernan

Imagine you're al-Malaki running for re-election, and you decide, like a good puppet, to run on a platform that promises indefinite foreign occupation. How many votes do you think you'd get?

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Are We Not Allowed to Talk About McCain's Iraq Position?

David Sirota | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

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David Sirota

Somehow, mentioning McCain's statement that he's OK with America being in Iraq for 10,000 years is billed as unfair by the media, and laughed at by Republican strategists.

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War Was Out of Sight, Out of Mind at McCain Town Hall

Dave Tiffany | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics

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Dave Tiffany

With 155,000 U.S. troops in Iraq facing mortal danger daily and dealing with the toll of repeated tours, you'd think that the war might warrant at least one question at John McCain's Town Hall.

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Hillary Supporters: From One Mother to Another, I'm Begging You

Deanie Mills | Posted 06.11.2008 | Home

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Deanie Mills

Did you know that, in order to shield Americans from dead troops, the flag-draped caskets -- which are often flown in the cargo holds of commercial airliners -- are hidden in cardboard boxes? Do not put a man in the White House who will continue this insanity of a war.

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McCain's Numbers: 2013, 4, 100... To Inanity and Beyond!

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

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Robert Schlesinger

McCain hopes that within four years of taking office, the Iraq war will be concluded. Is this a walk-back of his wish for a century-long, Korea-style military presence in Iraq.

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John McCain Trades Straight Talk for Unadulterated Fantasy

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

McCain's speech was pure, unadulterated fantasy. The political equivalent of the trippy tour the Beatles gave us in Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds -- only instead of rocking horse people eating marshmallow pies, we get "a functioning democracy" in Iraq.

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McCain's "Miss America" Promise on Iraq

Moira Whelan | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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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.

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Saying It Does Not Make It So

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 05.15.2008 | Home

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Ilan Goldenberg

McCain has taken a page out of George Bush's playbook -- naively declaring a mission accomplished moment without actually promising any way forward.

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What John McCain Told Me, and What it Says About How Far He's Fallen

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

At a dinner party in Los Angeles not long after the 2000 election, John McCain admitted to me that he hadn't voted for George Bush.

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Brownstein to McCain: Explain Yourself on Iraq

Moira Whelan | Posted 05.02.2008 | Media

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Moira Whelan

You can't just criticize people for taking you out of context for repeating your "100 Years" remark when you have failed to explain what, exactly, your context is.

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Nico Pitney

DNC Iraq McCain Ad Sparks Controversy: Watch Video

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 04.27.2008 | Politics

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UPDATE: The RNC is threatening legal action over the DNC's Iraq ad: Saying that the Democratic National Committee's latest TV ad is "maliciously fals...

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The 100 Years Defense Makes No Sense

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Ilan Goldenberg

Whether it's fighting in Iraq for 100 years or just staying for 100 years under some fantastical scenario where our troops stop being targets, McCain's idea doesn't really make much sense.

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McCain Seeks "Success" Instead of "Victory" in Iraq

Craig Crawford | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

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Craig Crawford

When it comes to selling war at home, language is nearly as important as the combat itself. And "success" sounds easier to achieve than "victory."

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McCain Told Me 100 Years

Dave Tiffany | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics

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Dave Tiffany

I was the questioner at the January 3 Town Hall Meeting in Derry, NH, who McCain called Ernest Hemingway and who asked him what he hoped to accomplish in Iraq and how long it would take.

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Pushing Back on the "100 Years" Pushback

Bill Scher | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics

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Bill Scher

Conservatives want a double standard -- where they can characterize Democratic positions in any way they choose, but whine up a storm when their policy views are scrutinized.

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John McCain, Iraq, and the Eyewitness Fallacy

Arianna Huffington | Posted 03.27.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

In a brilliant essay, Malcolm Muggeridge described public figures of strong conviction throughout history who, in eyewitness accounts, saw what they wanted to see, and became what they wanted to be.

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Big Mac's Blazing Saddle Diplomacy

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 03.27.2008 | Politics

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Democrats should not permit McCain to gain further traction by falsely asserting he is charting a new foreign policy course.

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The 100 Years War

Bill Maher | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics

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Bill Maher

There's a possibility that's starting to scare me: That by a certain neocon definition, Iraq is a success.

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Clinton, McCain Spar Over Iraq Future

Huffington Post | Posted 03.17.2008 | Politics

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*** UPDATES BELOW *** Sen. Clinton delivered a speech today on ending the war in Iraq. While she offered a few jabs at her Democratic opponent (as w...

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A Song for the War/Election Math Problem

Max and the Marginalized | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics

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Max and the Marginalized

This week's song is about the mathematical problem with the war leading up to the election.

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

Arianna Huffington | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics

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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.

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McCain: Iraq War "Will Be Over Soon"

Think Progress | Posted 02.25.2008 | Politics

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In a townhall meeting today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was asked about the status of the situation in Iraq. McCain, who notoriously said last month that...

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Moqtada & McCain

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

The last thing McCain needs is a media that begins reminding the American people why his unyielding support for a long term commitment of U.S. forces in Iraq is just a carryover of Bush's Iraq disaster.

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DNC Video Catches McCain Flip Flops On Iraq

Posted 02.12.2008 | Politics

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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...

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