so then the islamofascist know for certain that there is a threshold of dead American soldiers and marines that will cause America to withdraw. Nice turn of phrase, very nice, if well, "fair." I would like to see the quote of the undisciplined one (that's one of his biggest character flaws) that precipitated your knife twist; as you say, trust but verify. :)
MCCAIN: On the issue of withdrawal, let me just point out, I think it is a false argument.
The key to our continue presence here is not how long we stay, it is the U.S. casualties. We've been in South Korea for more than 50 years. Americans are perfectly happy with that. We've been in Bosnia, we've been in all over the world, but we don't have casualties. If we can bring American casualties down as the Iraqis take over military and law enforcement responsibilities, then I think the American people will be satisfied to see significant progress. I think that is the key to it, rather whether we withdraw or not.
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