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Sam Stein

In An Iraq-Related Hole, McCain Keeps On Digging

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics

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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...

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Sam Stein

How McCain's Katrina Record Undermines Criticism Of Obama On Iraq

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics

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The McCain campaign has done its best this week to get the media world to focus on the lapse in time since Sen. Barack Obama last visited Iraq. Two ye...

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

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 06.03.2008 | Home

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M.S. Bellows, Jr.

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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Odierno Rejects McCain's Iraq Model: No Need For Permanent Military Presence

Think Progress | Posted 05.31.2008 | Politics

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In today's confirmation hearing, Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) asked Gen. Raymond Odierno what the "end point" of U.S. military involvement in Iraq would be. "...

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McCain's Benign World-Invasion Plans

Natasha Chen | Posted 05.28.2008 | Home

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Natasha Chen

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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John McCain Trades Straight Talk for Unadulterated Fantasy

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.23.2008 | 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 05.23.2008 | 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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McCain's New Iraq Fantasy

Dylan Loewe | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

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Dylan Loewe

After yet another crushing GOP special election loss, and with Obama's strengthening national number, McCain has realized the need to take a new direction, beginning today with a horrifyingly disingenuous speech.

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

Political Radar | Bret Hovell | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

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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 ...

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John McCain and al Qaeda

Gary Hart | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics

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Gary Hart

If John McCain seriously believes we are at war with al Qaeda in Iraq, that alone is such a serious error in judgment it should disqualify him from any chance to govern this country.

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DNC To John McCain: "Stop Whining"

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.10.2008 | Politics

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John McCain "defended himself Friday against television ads that accuse him of advocating a 100-year war in Iraq," the AP reported. (The Huffington Po...

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Will Thomas

Harry Reid: "Everyone Knows" About McCain's Nasty Temper

HuffingtonPost.com | Will Thomas | Posted 05.10.2008 | Politics

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In an interview today with the website Big Think, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called John McCain a "flawed candidate," and attacked his much-her...

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McCain Implies Iraq War Is For Oil: Watch Video

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.10.2008 | Politics

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UPDATE BELOW: McCain stumbles trying to explain his comments... During a town hall event in Colorado today, John McCain "decried the dangers of Ameri...

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Flashback: Read McCain's 'Mission Accomplished' Iraq Speech

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics

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UPDATE: John McCain said on Thursday that President Bush shouldn't be blamed for the "Mission Accomplished" banner: Republican John McCain says Presi...

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The Real Insanity Of McCain's 100 Years Remark

John K. Wilson | Posted 05.08.2008 | Home

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John K. Wilson

McCain said we'd stay in Iraq "100 years" if there were no casualties. But someone who thinks we can occupy Iraq and never be attacked is a complete idiot. Not even George W. Bush is that stupid.

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Nico Pitney

DNC Iraq McCain Ad Sparks Controversy: Watch Video

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 05.05.2008 | 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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McCain Criticized For Generalizing Enemy In Iraq As "Al Qaeda"

New York Times | MICHAEL COOPER and LARRY ROHTER | Posted 04.27.2008 | Politics

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As he campaigns with the weight of a deeply unpopular war on his shoulders, Senator John McCain of Arizona frequently uses the shorthand "Al Qaeda" to...

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A Chat With Dan Rather (Part II)

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.26.2008 | Media

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As promised, here is the second part of our wide-ranging and chatty interview with former CBS News anchorman and current HDNet investigative reporter ...

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The 100 Years Defense Makes No Sense

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 04.24.2008 | 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, Military Oppose Expanding GI Bill

ABC News | Z. Byron Wolf | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, seemed to give a thumbs down to bipartisan legislation that would greatly ...

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Joe Biden Blasts McCain In Scathing Foreign Policy Speech

Politico | Daniel Reilly | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

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In what could be a preview of the Democrats' main foreign policy attack in the fall, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joe Biden (D-Del.) is...

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The Senators Grill Petraeus; My Brother Messages Me From Iraq

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home

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Kelly Nuxoll

As the Senate hearing on Iraq was winding down, I received an IM from my brother Sam, a soldier in Iraq. He's asking the same thing as the senators: "What are we doing here?"

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

The Hill | Sam Youngman | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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

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John McCain Iraq Progress Speech Interrupted By News Of Green Zone Attacks

Think Progress | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) spoke to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, making the case for the "unmistakable progress" in Iraq. A telling moment in hi...

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John McCain Goes For A Physical: "I'm as Healthy as the Economy!"

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 04.15.2008 | Home

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Nathaniel Bach

McCain can't blame his campaign-trail Iraq war gaffes on a deteriorating mind. Which means that instead he's simply misinformed and does not understand the war we're waging or whom we're waging it against.

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