Iraq

Senator McCain Says Stupid Things About Iraq

Firedoglake:

“Whoever designed that government ought to be taken out and shot,” he said, referring to the large number of Iraqi ministries…

Every neocon in Washington is scrambling for body armor right now. I mean, is the senator implying that, among other people, Vice President Cheney ought to be shot?

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“Look, now the same people who were saying seven or eight months were saying you can’t succeed militarily, we’ve succeeded militarily.”

We have? Is Senator McCain really saying that major combat operations have ended? If so, that would be profoundly stupid and nearsighted.

And what the hell was this on This Week yesterday?

“There is progress politically."

Huh-what? No there isn't.

Senator McCain likes turtles.