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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (7871)	5/19/2004 3:32:09 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

Maybe in Bizarro Bush hating moron world....not in the real world.... Your "real world" is an imaginary place. The real world is a place that you should try to visit some day. From Meet the Press: Russert: And we are back. Senators McCain and Biden, welcome. Senator McCain, let me ask you about a speech you gave in April of this year. "...as we continue to see large numbers of American casualties a year after Americans were told major combat was over, I fear U.S. public support is eroding. So I think we need to admit that serious errors have been made, increase our troop strength in Iraq and do what's necessary to turn this thing around." What serious errors were made? Sen. John McCain, R-AZ: I think several. One was the lack of sufficient troops there which allowed the looting to take place, which established kind of a lawless environment. I think any law enforcement person would tell you that the environment is a very important aspect of it. The fact that we island-hopped and left certain areas of towns and cities around Baghdad as well as in the Sunni Triangle alone. I think it's because we probably didn't make sufficient plans to turn over the government as quickly as possible and a level of expectation that probably was unrealistic, which led to a certain amount of disappointment, but a lot of it had to do with lack of sufficient troop strength at the time that "combat phase" was over. snip... Russert: Senator McCain, should the president embark on such a mission, meeting with Putin, Chirac and Schroeder? Biden: As well as Blair. McCain: I think he should. I think he should at every opportunity and I think that we should encourage more U.S. participation, but at this point I disagree with my friend Joe. I think the likelihood of that happening is not good. We have to increase U.S. troop strength to do the jobs that's necessary. Biden: I agree. McCain: But let me just say that the Iraqi people don't want Americans there as occupiers. But if the Iraqi people saw us there as a way to provide security and to bolster the government and help them make this transition, I think these numbers would be very different. I just don't see our friends in Paris now agreeing to significant NATO involvement. I'm sorry to tell you, because of many of the errors in the past, the bulk of the responsibility is going to lie with America. But should President Bush seek help wherever he can? Absolutely. But it's still going to be America's mission. McCain and Biden...both saying that errors have been made...and both agreeing on what should be done to try to fix things. Will Bush begin to act presidential and lead this country out of this nightmare that he created? We'll see...and his second term will depend on it...no doubt. Orca