Straight Talk from Republican Front Runner
Does anyone remember this?
"Americans are very frustrated, and they have every right to be. We've wasted a lot of our most precious treasure, which is American lives."
Followed by
“Last evening, I referred to American casualties in Iraq as wasted. I should have used the word, sacrificed..."
Now if a Democrat said this, it would be rammed down our throats over and over again. Yet the wimpo ex governor of Massachusetts won't use it, the ultra wimpo ex mayor of NYC didn't use it, and the eunuch ex governor of Arkansas won't use it. Do you think Obama or Hillary will use it?
Still, McCain's son is in Iraq. The five brothers aren't there, so it wouldn't be polite to call McCain on his slip. And we know politics is about politeness.
Romney brags about his views; warning, massive volume of bullshit below.
"My view is that the troop surge is the right course for us now. I know we've made a lot of errors as a nation in managing the conflict over the last three or four years. But I think the troop surge is the right course." 8/2/07
"A number of mistakes have been made and those mistakes have contributed to some of the challenges we now face. ... I'm glad we're seeing a change in strategy. I'm glad we're adding to the mission of our military the protection of the safety of citizens in and around Baghdad." 1/29/07
(Iraq Body Count says "Civilian deaths directly attributable to US forces alone (ie, not involving any other combatants) increased steeply from 394–434 reported in 2006 to 669–756 in 2007." Apparently adding the protection of the safety of citizens was not really part of the mission.)
"We obviously want our troops home as soon as we can have them home, but we don't want to have them home and lay behind us a safe haven that could become a huge threat to the entire world, and us in particular." ("The Hugh Hewitt Show," 9/14/07)
"'It would be a severe mistake for us to cut and run.' The potential sectarian strife that could ensue if the United States pulled out suddenly, he said, 'could lead to a humanitarian disaster.'" 5/25/06
"We've removed Saddam Hussein but, afterward, I'm afraid to report that we were underprepared and underplanned and undermanaged and undermanned."
In September 2006, 'If we were to withdraw precipitously, we would have a very significant threat of a full-scale civil war with massive casualties.'"
After five years, how could withdrawl be 'precipitous'? I don't think he knows what the word means. And this at a time when Iraq was undergoing a full scale civil war with massive casulties.
In 2004, "Looking Back Over The Last Several Months, I Wish We Had Done Some Things Differently."
McCain and Romney agree that we have made a lot of mistakes in Iraq. They agree that we should keep making them.
The difference is that McCain is not a bloated hypocrite like Romney. He is a true believer, which means he is probably even more dangerous to have as President.
Kwame.
"Americans are very frustrated, and they have every right to be. We've wasted a lot of our most precious treasure, which is American lives."
Followed by
“Last evening, I referred to American casualties in Iraq as wasted. I should have used the word, sacrificed..."
Now if a Democrat said this, it would be rammed down our throats over and over again. Yet the wimpo ex governor of Massachusetts won't use it, the ultra wimpo ex mayor of NYC didn't use it, and the eunuch ex governor of Arkansas won't use it. Do you think Obama or Hillary will use it?
Still, McCain's son is in Iraq. The five brothers aren't there, so it wouldn't be polite to call McCain on his slip. And we know politics is about politeness.
Romney brags about his views; warning, massive volume of bullshit below.
"My view is that the troop surge is the right course for us now. I know we've made a lot of errors as a nation in managing the conflict over the last three or four years. But I think the troop surge is the right course." 8/2/07
"A number of mistakes have been made and those mistakes have contributed to some of the challenges we now face. ... I'm glad we're seeing a change in strategy. I'm glad we're adding to the mission of our military the protection of the safety of citizens in and around Baghdad." 1/29/07
(Iraq Body Count says "Civilian deaths directly attributable to US forces alone (ie, not involving any other combatants) increased steeply from 394–434 reported in 2006 to 669–756 in 2007." Apparently adding the protection of the safety of citizens was not really part of the mission.)
"We obviously want our troops home as soon as we can have them home, but we don't want to have them home and lay behind us a safe haven that could become a huge threat to the entire world, and us in particular." ("The Hugh Hewitt Show," 9/14/07)
"'It would be a severe mistake for us to cut and run.' The potential sectarian strife that could ensue if the United States pulled out suddenly, he said, 'could lead to a humanitarian disaster.'" 5/25/06
"We've removed Saddam Hussein but, afterward, I'm afraid to report that we were underprepared and underplanned and undermanaged and undermanned."
In September 2006, 'If we were to withdraw precipitously, we would have a very significant threat of a full-scale civil war with massive casualties.'"
After five years, how could withdrawl be 'precipitous'? I don't think he knows what the word means. And this at a time when Iraq was undergoing a full scale civil war with massive casulties.
In 2004, "Looking Back Over The Last Several Months, I Wish We Had Done Some Things Differently."
McCain and Romney agree that we have made a lot of mistakes in Iraq. They agree that we should keep making them.
The difference is that McCain is not a bloated hypocrite like Romney. He is a true believer, which means he is probably even more dangerous to have as President.
Kwame.
posted by Tommy Times at 7:31 PM
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