Not too important, Sen. McCain? Must we even ask what kind of message this sends to our 150,000 troops in Iraq, the thousdands more that might soon have to serve, and the countless military families whose lives will be indelibly altered until their loved ones return? Weeks after learning for a fact that this illegal war was conceived on deliberate exaggeration of intelligence and sold to the media via a pentagon led propaganda campaign, in three frightening words McCain willingly breaks from the views of all rationale beings. The McCain campaign says his stamement reflects his opposition to timetables and nothing more, despite the fact U.S. and Iraqi casualties continue to rise and despite Iraq’s demand that we set a timetable - you know, so they can have their country back.
McCain’s statement comes to us just days following his first general election TV ad, in which he declares “War is hell!”
Yes, we know Sen. McCain – that’s exactly why we don’t want to fight wars; that’s exactly why we think troops coming home is “important.”
But that’s not all today on the Not-Straight Talk Express. It turns out McCain picked the wrong piece of legilsation to use as a bludegon against Obama. From CNN:
On Friday, McCain attacked Obama’s record on the environment during a campaign stop in the Florida Everglades.
“Sen. Obama has no record of being involved in this issue that I know of,” he said. “I will stick by my record and my commitment of many years to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”
Remember the part where Sen. McCain said Obama has no record on this issue? One problem, folks: Obama co-sponsored McCain’s very own climate bill last year. Is he lying, or just having another one of those “senior moments”?
Not to mention that leaving such a presence in countries like Germany and Korea has been part of what crippled the US military to begin with.
That and its a huge cost. I know the Cold War wasn’t technically over until 1989 but I’m having a really hard time understanding the importance of US troops in Germany. At least the ones in Korea know they’re there for a better reason.