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John McCain may upset orthodox Republicans, but his view on Iraq is sound
Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star ^
| 12/29/05
Posted on 12/29/2005 7:04:03 AM PST by meandog
McCain's plumage
A LOT OF LOOSE TALK portrays Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., as a RINO--a Republican In Name Only. But if Mr. McCain is a de facto Democrat, he must be Joe Lieberman. Here is the Vietnam War hero on the subject of Iraq:
"If we leave Iraq prematurely," Mr. McCain told the American Enterprise Institute, "the jihadists will interpret the withdrawal as their great victory. Osama bin Laden and his followers believe that America is weak, unwilling to suffer casualties in battle. They drew that lesson from Lebanon in the 1980s and Somalia in the 1990s, and today they have their sights set squarely on Iraq."
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KEYWORDS: mccain; notrino; rino
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Indeed!
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posted on
12/29/2005 7:04:06 AM PST
by
meandog
To: meandog
Why is McLame so focused on establishing a Terrorists Bill of Rights?
To: meandog
They drew that lesson from Vietnam in the 1970s Lebanon in the 1980s and Somalia in the 1990s, and today they have their sights set squarely on Iraq." Forgot one!
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posted on
12/29/2005 7:13:09 AM PST
by
Just A Nobody
(I - LOVE - my attitude problem! WBB lives on. Beware the Enemedia.)
To: meandog
Well, McCain thinks for himself, that's for sure. But what is this about more troops? More hearts and minds efforts I can understand, and more training cadre.
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posted on
12/29/2005 7:13:09 AM PST
by
BuglerTex
(Big Dogs- I mean BIG, 7 mo. 95 lbs, big paws still)
To: leprechaun9
Who knows why crazy people act the way they do,McNuts is about as crazy as one can get.
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posted on
12/29/2005 7:13:32 AM PST
by
Vaduz
(and just think how clean the cities would become again.)
To: meandog
What needs indeeding... is that he's sh/t-a$$ crazy.
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posted on
12/29/2005 7:15:20 AM PST
by
johnny7
(“Iuventus stultorum magister”)
To: meandog
His loyalty to the nation is unassailable.His loyalty to himself and the MSM is unassilable.
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posted on
12/29/2005 7:15:47 AM PST
by
bmwcyle
(Evolution is a myth -- Libertarians just won't evolve into Conservatives.)
To: meandog
Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
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posted on
12/29/2005 7:17:16 AM PST
by
ShowMeMom
(America: The home of the FREE because of the BRAVE.)
To: leprechaun9
Terrorists Bill of Rights?
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posted on
12/29/2005 7:19:19 AM PST
by
meandog
(FUDU)
To: meandog
McCain makes Dean seem normal.
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posted on
12/29/2005 7:20:59 AM PST
by
Raycpa
To: Justanobody
Forgot one! ('Nam) Believe he's talking about countries with Islamic populations...
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posted on
12/29/2005 7:21:37 AM PST
by
meandog
(FUDU)
To: meandog
Folks?
What is an orthodox republican?
Is this a new denomination?
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posted on
12/29/2005 7:22:17 AM PST
by
Raycpa
To: Raycpa
McCain makes Dean seem normalLOL...good one! Even a McCain fan can chuckle over the comparison.
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posted on
12/29/2005 7:24:09 AM PST
by
meandog
(FUDU)
To: meandog
It is always good to hear the views of one of the KEATING FIVE.
This guy invented being on the take.
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posted on
12/29/2005 7:25:08 AM PST
by
hgro
(A)
To: meandog
Believe he's talking about countries with Islamic populations... Understood, however, VN has been constantly referred to the past 4 years and was the beginning of the cut and run legacy. It has not gone unnoticed.
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posted on
12/29/2005 7:25:47 AM PST
by
Just A Nobody
(I - LOVE - my attitude problem! WBB lives on. Beware the Enemedia.)
To: meandog
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posted on
12/29/2005 7:26:44 AM PST
by
RebelBanker
(If you can't do something smart, do something right.)
To: meandog
"
Here is the Vietnam War hero on the subject of Iraq:"
Being a POW is not akin to being a "hero".
McCain is not a hero, and does not have "the right stuff" to be POTUS. The American voting public will tell him, again, what he failed to hear the last time.
Now, I can see him as president of Vietnam, with Kerry as VP. Yes, that's a distinct possibility.
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posted on
12/29/2005 7:29:52 AM PST
by
G.Mason
(All I said was "Happy Holidays" and I got twelve hundred whiners weeping.)
To: meandog
One or two rational policy statements doesn't negate Insane McCain's constant undermining of the Bush administration or his "Free Speech is for the Elite" CFR bill. He's a danger to the Republic. He's probably a danger to himself too. Whoever sets his dinner table should make sure he only gets a plastic spork.
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posted on
12/29/2005 7:33:13 AM PST
by
TigersEye
(They hang traitors don't they?)
To: ShowMeMom
Unless you are on Military time, then it's once a day.
To: G.Mason
McCain is not a hero, and does not have "the right stuff" to be POTUS. The American voting public will tell him, again, what he failed to hear the last time.
The man is not stable. God help us if he gets the Republican nomination and Hillary the Democrat.
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posted on
12/29/2005 7:36:21 AM PST
by
GarySpFc
(De Oppresso Liber)
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