Is he talking about the looting that didn't actually occur?
Schmuck.
About as much of a chance as Lieberman is for the Democratic ticket...
U.S. troops can deal with the insurgency, but idiot politicians are keeping one hand tied behind their back all the time, and appearing on TV with ill-informed statements like we aren't winning.
Plus it's not for U.S. troops to deal with, but more for the Iraqis - political and religious leaders, and the police/army.
I don't like McCain, but he is obviously right.
Why is Muqtada al-Sadr still walking around? Why did we not kill him in Najaf when we had the opportunity? Why did we ever allow Falluja to become a terrorist stronghold, allowing the "insurgency" to gain significant strength? Why are Sunni populations that obviously oppose our goals in Iraq allowed to harbor and support "insurgents" with virtually no penalty?
Not that I support creating "Islamic democracy" anyway, but if it had any chance of success it required actually fighting to win. Note to President Bush - win first, the hearts and minds stuff can come later.
with the beach-head and regional HUMINT we have established and maintained over the last 3 years in a region like the ME, why do politiciams insist on pretending that there is a war in Iraq that we must win or run from?
The truth is that the US is not at "war" with or in Ieaq.....it is prestaged for a real war to come in the region or a deterrent to one......
Well you know what, Mr. McCain? With everything so dicey right now, I'm sure glad it is GB in the white house and not you.
Take the cuffs off the military. The only similarity between Iraq and Vietnam is that the politicians, and this time, the senile morons on our courts, have handcuffed our military. TAKE THE CUFFS OFF!!! Let the military do what it has to do. Let's go back to the real definition of "torture" and knock off all the goofy PC bovine scatology. This is a war for the lives of Americans.
How about the Iraqi responsibility for their own freedom? If they toss it away we cannot force it on them.
McCain whining in U.S.
I guess he missed most of his lessons on totalitarianism, despite his incarceration in the Hanoi Hilton. He is too smug to think that Islamofascism can easily invade the USA.
One more mark against McCain, and now just what would HE do differently in Iraq. Iraq is in control of her own government, and The USA will be there for a long time. Enough of this schilling for the defeatests. McCain has now sealed his electoral doom as a possible presidential candidate.
We are not fighting a "war in Iraq".
We are fighting a "WOT" which Iraq is a part of.
McCain, talk sense or STFU already.
So the guys leading the insurgency see McCain saying we are not winning. Chuck Hagel saying we are not winning. Newt Gingrich saying we are not winning. What do you suppose they are thinking now? Probably, if they keep on blowing up other Iraqi's from now through 2006 we will be forced to pull out of Iraq and then watch the real blood letting begin.Amazing how these guys scatter at first sign of disastifaction in how things are going. I would not vote for any of these gentlemen if my life depended on it.
This isn't the way to win primaries, Senator McCain. At least not in the Republican Party!!
Thanks Mccain for your ususal support (not) of our troops.
Lets finish this then McCain. How many more troops do we need and how much collateral damage is acceptable to you? How many more troops dying is acceptable? Are you for bombing Mosques that house Terrorists? You can't be President if you can't make hard decisions and what you have said is dribble coming out both sides of your mouth.
McCain - Not winning the Republican Presidential nomination in 08.