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  sumptuousdigs2 months, 4 weeks ago

  It's a bird, it's a plane...it's a man insane! The man who would be president, John McCain.

  Sorry folks, I just don't believe McCain is a stateman. A war veteran, yes. A former POW and survivor, yes. A pilot, yes. A strategist and tactician, no. A statesman, no. A hero? Not too sure. The way 'hero' is awarded to every brave soul that answers the call? Can we forge enough silver stars? Heroes are known by heroic action and valor beyond the call...not answering the call.

  What about the ground pounders that will do his bidding (if he gets the chance)? I think McCain ought to lead by example. Put him at point on the next patrol!

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  sumptuousdigs2 months, 4 weeks ago

  War affects every participant. People see and do unspeakable horror. Noble causes aside, brutality reigns.

  Every conflict has had it's share of barbarism perpetrated by each side. the 'good guys' and the 'bad guys'.

  Especially in wars fought for dubious reasons, some frustrated soldiers kill themselves, others commit overkill, My Lai?

  Still in WWII, the Axis powers weren't the only ones that engaged in 'battle field'(prisoner) executions. Most of the time the reason was expedience. Sometimes it was rage and bloodlust that let insanity rule.

  We need to examine exactly what we are asking men and women to do, and why we are asking them to do it.

  John McCain needs a new shirt. Haggar (union busting clothing manufacturer) has many items he could wear, all made in Viet Nam.

  Now what was that war all about again? Why the hell did over 50,000 Americans, (and untold Vietnamese) die there.

  Riddle me that, John McCain.

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  Hobe2 months, 4 weeks ago

  McCain Again Pledges To Send Unlimited US Troops To Iraq

  John McCain this 18 year Do Nothing Corrupt as for the Keating five savings and Loan Fraud Senator is now talking about all the problems in Washington....

  This man is in need of a full scale Mental Health Eximination.

  What a looser...

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  dandt16122 months, 4 weeks ago

  Talk about shooting down your chances for becoming President.

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    Lurch2 months, 4 weeks ago

    not to forget, this is going to do wonders for Obama`s military campaign contributions, which have always been higher than McCain`s, despite McCain being a vet and Obama splitting Dem funds with Hillary and anti-war funds with Ron Paul.

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  Lurch2 months, 4 weeks ago

  McCain`s experience problem is that he does not have the wisdom or common sense to learn from others` mistakes. Just like George Bush, he has to experience every failure for himself, at the cost of thousands of lives.

  McCain is so far out there he gives Cowboy Diplomacy a bad name.

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    Lurch2 months, 4 weeks ago

    Besides, everyone knows that the reason for the decline in violence to 2005 levels is a combination of the Bushies finally listening to the Dems and the Iraqis, by making the iraqis step up thru The New Awakening.

    Bush also negotiated with the terrorists like Al Sadr to get Sadr to agree to a truce. When Sadr broke the truce, violence shot right back up to record levels. When Sadr called it back on after more negotiations, violence when back down. So-called surge of troops just got more GIs needlessly killed, when negotiations actually work better.

    Oh, then there is the fact of what the generals have been saying all along. If you do not have enough troops throughout the battlefield, they will just move. We blanket Baghdad and negotiate with Iraqis, GI deaths in Afghan hit six year high levels.

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  Lurch2 months, 4 weeks ago

  McCain will prove one thing to the terrorists if elected.

  Our leaders care less about our soldiers than the terrorists care about their soldiers, and that is the McCain strategy to winning the WOT.

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