McCain: It's Petraeus' fault I looked like a jackass

[ribonucleic]

McCain: I Didn't Need Armed Guard In Iraq
Senator Insists He Would Have Visited Baghdad Market Without Heavy Security

(CBS/AP) Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain said he would have taken his tour of an Iraqi market last week even if he had not been accompanied by heavily armed U.S. soldiers.

McCain said he would have walked through a central Baghdad market without the military protection, but the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, had recommended the armed escort.

"I'm not notorious for being nervous about going anywhere," said McCain. "I'll gladly go almost anywhere in the world, under any circumstances, but I did respond and do what Gen. Petraeus asked me to do."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/10/politics/main2667444.shtml?source=RSSattr=HOME_2667444

[240 is Back]

In that case, i would like to see repeated, weekly visits to iraqi markets.  McCain can take along 3 friends.  He can prove how safe it really is.

[ribonucleic]

In that case, i would like to see repeated, weekly visits to iraqi markets.  McCain can take along 3 friends.  He can prove how safe it really is.

I'd settle for a single two-hour stop-and-chat with the local merchants. He does presumably have some job in the Senate he's supposed to be doing. But somehow, I don't see it happening. 

If he'd only taken his medicine in the 60 Minutes interview and then kept his mouth shut, he'd be able to try rebuilding the wreckage of his campaign.

Now he looks like a crybaby for blaming Petraeus. Plus he gets to look like a weasel every time someone asks him when he's going to do it solo and he says he now has "other priorities", a la Cheney.

Some fucking candidate. 

[George Stinky Bush]

In that case, i would like to see repeated, weekly visits to iraqi markets.  McCain can take along 3 friends.  He can prove how safe it really is.

hahaha
with or with out body armor

[24KT]

In that case, i would like to see repeated, weekly visits to iraqi markets.  McCain can take along 3 friends.  He can prove how safe it really is.

3 friends...  oooooh... how about Bush, Cheney, & Gonzales... with Feith, Rumsfeld, & Ashcroft, as 1^st runners up.. ya know... just in case for some reason, they're unable to complete their stroll?

...and Rupert Murdoch could be the cameraman who films it all.  

[youandme]

eh? McCain probably would have, went with a few armed men, McCain has been talking alot of shyte lately but he has balls you gotta give him that, I doubt any of the presidential hopefuls would even set foot outside without protection let alone walk in unfamiliar territory. I liked how it got blown up, and the cons used it, and it backfired on them, gotta love the blowback bush buddies face nowadays.

[BayGBM]

He needs to withdraw from the race and enjoy what time he has left with his wife and family.  He has little credibility left.  There is no shame in withdrawing.  He's had a distinguished career of service to his country.  We thank him for that, but his time is passed. 

His age was always an issue, but with his poor fundraising and, most importantly, his out of touch stance on the war McCain is finished.  Hiring the very people who previously worked for Bush and trashed him and Kerry in their respective campaigns doesn't help.  It's time to go home.

[militarymuscle69]

In that case, i would like to see repeated, weekly visits to iraqi markets.  McCain can take along 3 friends.  He can prove how safe it really is.

any smart person know that McCain couldn't walk through Baghdad unguarded. But the Iraqis themselves are safer by the day, enjoying Ice cream and amusement parks

[ribonucleic]

any smart person know that McCain couldn't walk through Baghdad unguarded.

So McCain is angling for the moron vote, I guess.

Makes sense. No one else would vote for him.

[ieffinhatecardio]

any smart person know that McCain couldn't walk through Baghdad unguarded. But the Iraqis themselves are safer by the day, enjoying Ice cream and amusement parks

Bwahhahhhhaaaaaaaa

I bet they love eating ice cream cones and strolling through amusement parks while they dodge bombs and bullets. How many bombs did they dodge this week?

I wonder if any Iraqis were eating ice cream in these two neighborhoods.

The fierce fighting in central Baghdad shut down the Sunni-dominated Fadhil and Sheik Omar neighborhoods just after 7 a.m., the U.S. military said. After American and Iraqi troops came under fire during a routine search operation, helicopter gunships swooped in, engaging insurgents with machine gun fire.

http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/20070411/D8OE328O2.html

[militarymuscle69]

Bwahhahhhhaaaaaaaa

I bet they love eating ice cream cones and strolling through amusement parks while they dodge bombs and bullets. How many bombs did they dodge this week?

I wonder if any Iraqis were eating ice cream in these two neighborhoods.

The fierce fighting in central Baghdad shut down the Sunni-dominated Fadhil and Sheik Omar neighborhoods just after 7 a.m., the U.S. military said. After American and Iraqi troops came under fire during a routine search operation, helicopter gunships swooped in, engaging insurgents with machine gun fire.

http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/20070411/D8OE328O2.html

guess you missed the ABC piece I posted the other day. I never said ALL of Iraq is safe. BUT, the amusement park is open in baghdad for the first time in years, as well as the ice cream parlors

[240 is Back]

guess you missed the ABC piece I posted the other day. I never said ALL of Iraq is safe. BUT, the amusement park is open in baghdad for the first time in years, as well as the ice cream parlors

Cotton candy repels Al Quida!

Rainbow sprinkles repel insurgents!

We don't need a 'green zone' - people are far safer in the roller coaster zone.

[24KT]

guess you missed the ABC piece I posted the other day. I never said ALL of Iraq is safe. BUT, the amusement park is open in baghdad for the first time in years, as well as the ice cream parlors

[ieffinhatecardio]

guess you missed the ABC piece I posted the other day. I never said ALL of Iraq is safe. BUT, the amusement park is open in baghdad for the first time in years, as well as the ice cream parlors

Nope, I saw it. I'm curious to know how much they enjoy eating their ice cream cones while they cower behind shelter as bombs detonate and bullets fly by their heads.

[Hedgehog]

I'd settle for a single two-hour stop-and-chat with the local merchants. He does presumably have some job in the Senate he's supposed to be doing. But somehow, I don't see it happening. 

If he'd only taken his medicine in the 60 Minutes interview and then kept his mouth shut, he'd be able to try rebuilding the wreckage of his campaign.

Now he looks like a crybaby for blaming Petraeus. Plus he gets to look like a weasel every time someone asks him when he's going to do it solo and he says he now has "other priorities", a la Cheney.

Some fucking candidate. 

McCain commits political suicide by trying to fight this issue.

It's not really a big deal. But since he now makes it a big deal, it will stick with him for a long time.

It will probably become some type of joke, "to do a McCain" = to let your homeboys take the fight, then claim you could've done it all by yourself afterwards.

-Hedge

[militarymuscle69]

Nope, I saw it. I'm curious to know how much they enjoy eating their ice cream cones while they cower behind shelter as bombs detonate and bullets fly by their heads.

ok, I will quit, I know that you libs want so bad for us to lose so that you can say "I told you so" that I won't even waste my time with progress in Iraq. clearly you guys will ignore it anyway.

[ieffinhatecardio]

ok, I will quit, I know that you libs want so bad for us to lose so that you can say "I told you so" that I won't even waste my time with progress in Iraq. clearly you guys will ignore it anyway.

I think it's funny that a neotaint would bring up ice cream and an amusement park and claim it's proof the Iraqis are living a better life yet completely ignore the fact that bombs and bullets are going off in all directions.

As I said, I wonder if they enjoy eating their ice cream cones while cowering behind a shelter because a bomb just went off or because a firefight is happening.

[240 is Back]

ok, I will quit, I know that you libs want so bad for us to lose so that you can say "I told you so" that I won't even waste my time with progress in Iraq. clearly you guys will ignore it anyway.

please explain how they can secure an amusement park, but not things of great value to society, like ministries, markets, schools and govt buildings, or people.

What is the magic secret behind making roller coasters safe when the average iraqi can't drive down the street without fear of being blown up.

[militarymuscle69]

I think it's funny that a neotaint would bring up ice cream and an amusement park and claim it's proof the Iraqis are living a better life yet completely ignore the fact that bombs and bullets are going off in all directions.

As I said, I wonder if they enjoy eating their ice cream cones while cowering behind a shelter because a bomb just went off or because a firefight is happening.

I never denied that, it just isn't happening in that part of baghdad

[militarymuscle69]

please explain how they can secure an amusement park, but not things of great value to society, like ministries, markets, schools and govt buildings, or people.

What is the magic secret behind making roller coasters safe when the average iraqi can't drive down the street without fear of being blown up.

serious man, I'm done talking about it. It is a waste of time. You guys are so vested in defeat because of your pure hatred for Bush that you won't even begin to listen, you win

[240 is Back]

serious man, I'm done talking about it. It is a waste of time. You guys are so vested in defeat because of your pure hatred for Bush that you won't even begin to listen, you win

You always say you're "done" arguing right about the time you're asked a question you cannot answer.

Why would they secure an amusement park before religious, military, police, and commerce buildings are safe?

Answer that.

Would we protect Disneyland while people were setting of bombs in govt buildings and churches all day?  Fvck no, we wouldn't.  We'd guard what was important for our society's survival. 

You're telling me those bassackwards clowns have secured a ferris wheel but police stations are still being blown up?  What a shit decision you're selling here, bud...

[militarymuscle69]

You always say you're "done" arguing right about the time you're asked a question you cannot answer.

Why would they secure an amusement park before religious, military, police, and commerce buildings are safe?

Answer that.

Would we protect Disneyland while people were setting of bombs in govt buildings and churches all day?  Fvck no, we wouldn't.  We'd guard what was important for our society's survival. 

You're telling me those bassackwards clowns have secured a ferris wheel but police stations are still being blown up?  What a shit decision you're selling here, bud...

they didn't secure an amusement park, they are working from the center out in Baghdad and the amusement park happens to be there...like you will listen anyway

[youandme]

serious man, I'm done talking about it. It is a waste of time. You guys are so vested in defeat because of your pure hatred for Bush that you won't even begin to listen, you win

LOL, I guess since the Roller Coaster and Ice Cream thing didnt work out MM69 is bailin on this issue

[militarymuscle69]

LOL, I guess since the Roller Coaster and Ice Cream thing didnt work out MM69 is bailin on this issue

well it has nothing to do with that, but what is the point of bringing the other side of the atory when you guys don't want to hear it. You are just praying for a loss so you can say I told you so