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By: Tank

Tank — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:01:36 +0000

He didn’t say that the war should last another hundred years. He said that we should have troops stationed there to maintain order.

By: Kevin T.

Kevin T. — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:24:21 +0000

All he’s saying is that it wouldn’t be a bad idea to station a few thousand troops in Iraq after things have quieted down like how there are American soldiers stationed in practically every Allied country.

That’s all. Nothing much more to take out of this, or to assume he means having something like 100,000 or 200,000 stationed there for 100 years.

By: matchew

matchew — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:43:00 +0000

I’m sure I could be more wrong.

I’m not shooting at anyone, just trying to correct an oft-repeated misstatement of what McCain said.

Okay, maybe the “OMessiah” thing is a little sniping. But it is at the faithful followers, not the guy himself.

By: matchew

matchew — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:38:28 +0000

‘k, so how does misquoting him over and over as saying that we should have a hundred years of war fit?

By: chrisrnps

chrisrnps — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:37:46 +0000

Permanent base in Iraq…hmm…heard of Project for a New American Century, Matt?

So, “in context”, the 100 years (which he’s also stated on the record as 1,000 or 10,000 years, BTW) *begins*, according to McCain, when there are “no” US casualties.

And when might that be?

Who knows?

By: Cutlesnap

Cutlesnap — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:34:40 +0000

Honestly, you couldn’t be more wrong. Taking things out of context is wrong period. This “they did it to us, we’ll do it to them”-thing is just childish.

By: fillerbunny

fillerbunny — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:43:52 +0000

oooo, ooo!!!! I did. And yeah, likening the occupation in Iraq to our presence in Japan/Germany post WWII? Remind me who’s out of touch with reality?

By: matchew

matchew — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:25:47 +0000

Show of hands – who actually heard what McCain said?

Thought not.

Just don’t get upset when people quote The OMessiah out of context.

By: Josiah

Josiah — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:10:59 +0000

oh god thats gonna be makin me snicker stupidly all day

By: roy

roy — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:52:42 +0000

The one in camo is a British serviceman, and the other is an American wearing Iraqi wings.

By: Arkaner

Arkaner — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:22:59 +0000

I believe the one talking is Rob Riggle (Daily Show), because he looks like him, he went to the middle east for the Daily Show and he would TOTALLY say that.

By: Dark

Dark — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:07:02 +0000

Great…