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McCain: It's Judgment I'm Questioning, Not Patriotism
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| TOM BEVAN
Posted on 08/20/2008 10:36:16 AM PDT by flyfree
McCain responds to Obama at an event today in New Mexico:
Yesterday, Senator Obama got a little testy on this issue. He said that I am questioning his patriotism. Let me be clear: I am not questioning his patriotism; I am questioning his judgment. Senator Obama has made it clear that he values withdrawal from Iraq above victory in Iraq, even today with victory in sight. Over and over again, he has advocated unconditional withdrawal – regardless of the facts on the ground. And he voted against funding for troops in combat, after saying it would be wrong to do so. He has made these decisions not because he doesn't love America, but because he doesn't seem to understand the consequences of an American defeat in Iraq, how it would risk a wider war and threaten the security of American families. I am going to end this war, but when I bring our troops home, they will come home with honor and victory, leaving Iraq secured as a democratic ally in the Arab heartland.
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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; barackobama; electionpresident; elections; foreignpolicy; iraq; issues; mccain; nobama08; obama
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To: flyfree; jveritas
Yesterday, Senator Obama got a little testy on this issue. He said that I am questioning his patriotism. Let me be clear: I am not questioning his patriotism; I am questioning his judgment. Senator Obama has made it clear that he values withdrawal from Iraq above victory in Iraq, even today with victory in sight. Over and over again, he has advocated unconditional withdrawal – regardless of the facts on the ground. And he voted against funding for troops in combat, after saying it would be wrong to do so. He has made these decisions not because he doesn't love America, but because he doesn't seem to understand the consequences of an American defeat in Iraq, how it would risk a wider war and threaten the security of American families. I am going to end this war, but when I bring our troops home, they will come home with honor and victory, leaving Iraq secured as a democratic ally in the Arab heartland. I don't particularly like some of his domestic politics, but McCain has the War on Terror dead-on and for that reason alone we need to elect this guy.
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08/21/2008 6:39:15 AM PDT
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Tennessean4Bush
(An optimist believes we live in the best of all possible worlds. A pessimist fears this is true.)
To: Tennessean4Bush
Amen Tennessean4Bush, amen.
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08/21/2008 7:28:39 AM PDT
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jveritas
(God Bless President Bush and our brave troops)
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