9-11 happened BECAUSE of idiots like McCain. The war has gone on as long as it has BECAUSE of simpering "bi-partisan" hacks. More of the same and expecting different results is the very definition of insanity. You are not only ignorant of older History. You are also ignorant of two year old History.
Back in 2006, when everybody was floundering about what to do in Iraq, McCain was almost alone of anybody, in either Congress or the White House, in steadfastly advocating the path that is now winning the war even though his "Aggressive Surge" stance had an only 18% public approval rating, was vehemently opposed by the liberal media, was vehemently opposed by the Democrats and was even opposed by Rumsfeld and George W. Bush.
See Post 49
We are NOW winning the war BECAUSE John McCain's very unpopular "Aggressive Surge" policy was implemented after Rumsfeld was fired.
We may very well LOSE the war in 2009 because people like YOU are trying to get Obama elected Commander-in-Chief.
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Obama 17 months ago:
Published Jan. 30, 2007 ...... Obama wants troops home by spring ’08 ……. Illinois senator, presidential candidate introduces bill to force redeployment
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McCain 18 months ago:
Published December 27, 2006 ..... Novak: McCain's 'aggressive surge' stance backfiring ........ conservative columnist Robert Novak suggests that Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) "aggressive" push for a U.S. troop expansion -- or "surge" -- in Iraq may be costing the top 2008 GOP contender in the polls, especially when matched against another presumed front-runner, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY). "The decline in the polls of [McCain], as measured against [Clinton], reflects more than declining Republican popularity ......... "It connotes public disenchantment with McCain's aggressive advocacy of a 'surge' of up to 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Iraq
"I understand the polls show only 18 percent of the American people support my position. But I have to do what's right, what I believe is right and what my experience and knowledge and background tells me is the right thing to do in order to save this situation in Iraq ... In war, my dear friends, there's no such thing as compromise. You either win or you lose." - Sen. John McCain's reaction to the Iraq Study Group Report, 2006
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Seven months ago in Iraq:
Troop Surge, Iraqis’ Anger Puts al Qaeda ‘On the Run’
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Because of your ignorance of History, you want to hand over the role of Commander-in-Chief to Barack Obama so he can set you up on a blind date with Crazy Jeb.
Congratulations, Widow Jenkins.
You have now earned one more medal for a total of two so far.
Why were they "floundering"? Because they lost sight of the end game while bickering in party politics.
What was McCain doing in 2006?
Introducing an "ala carte" bill for cable companies, going after the blogosphee for "icky" thoughts with an ill thought out online child protection act that would have done more harm to websites just like this one than it would have stopped one single predator, siding yet again with Russ Feingold in the Water Resources Planning and Modernization Act of 2006 that would make any persistent damp spot in your yard Federal property.
History? Wake up and smell the socialism...