Posted on 12/14/2007 9:47:40 PM PST by Norman Bates
ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. Senator John McCain today issued the following statement on the release of a purported audio tape of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri:
"The purported release of another propaganda audio tape from Osama bin Ladin's lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahiri, should remind us that this is no time for retreat in the face of the terrorist enemy. In Iraq, the surge of forces, which I had advocated for many years, has significantly ripped up al Qaeda's terrorist network operating there. Far from the war being 'lost,' as the Senate Majority Leader claimed, General Petraeus and our forces continue to make progress in Iraq. Today, U.S. and Iraqi forces are the offensive, not the terrorists. We must remain on offense in Iraq, in Afghanistan and across the globe. With the enemy on the run, this is no time for Democrats in Congress to deny our forces the funds they need to sustain combat operations against the terrorists by listening to MoveOn.org. Congress should approve the war funds quickly without withdrawal timelines to send a clear message back to Zawahiri and his terrorist network: We will defeat you."
McCain is one terrorist attack on the homeland away from the presidency.
Count me as one who will never cast a vote for John McCain. EVER!
If we have another terrorist attack, that would harden my resolve all that much more.
Haha , especially if it is a result of the open border that McPain so desperately wants ...
I support my conscience, therefore Hunter. Right is right though.
“...We are defeating them....”
You’re right.
“...This War will not end in my lifetime..”
You’re right because jihad is global and the global war on terrorism includes fighting the global jihad.
He’s got a point that I agree with. A point. I don’t have any contempt for the guy. I just don’t want him as President of my country.
I understand and I agree.
He may be out there in left field as far as campaign finances and the immigration thing go, but God Bless his stand on terrorism
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