Posted on 04/26/2007 4:37:31 PM PDT by noname247
Republican presidential contender John McCain called the Iraq war "a great tragedy" on Thursday, yet still decried a timetable for a US withdrawal as the Senate voted to begin pulling out troops by Oc 1.
"I'm aware of the patience of the American people. I read the polls. I'm not embarrassed to say that. I understand the frustration and sorrow that American people feel about this war. It's a great tragedy," said McCain, who was campaigning in this early voting state and missed the Senate vote on the bill containing the withdrawal timetable.
As the furor grows over the firings of eight federal prosecutors, McCain broke with President Bush, saying that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should leave office.
"His best loyalty to the president would be served by stepping down," McCain said during a morning campaign stop.
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Rush to war? Imminent mushroom clouds?
You’ve got the talking points down pat, don’t you.
Saddam being a genocidal dictator of a terrorist-sponsoring state was more than enough justification after enduring a decade of unanswered terrorism. His weapons programs were only part of the package.
In other words, the President lied, right?
If you give someone (Saddam Hussein) a year’s head start, I’m pretty sure he can transport the WMD to a nearby Baathist state, such as, oh, I don’t know, let’s say...Syria.
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