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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 05:21 PM Oct 2012

McCain: Romney wants US to stay at war in Iraq, Afghanistan indefinitely

And McCain is right about Romney opposing the withdrawal of our troops from Iraq. In yesterday’s foreign policy address in Virginia, Romney criticized the President for getting us out of Iraq:

America’s ability to influence events for the better in Iraq has been undermined by the abrupt withdrawal of our entire troop presence

Romney also affirmed during that speech that he’ll stop the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

“But the route to war – and to potential attacks here at home – is a politically timed retreat that abandons the Afghan people to the same extremists who ravaged their country and used it to launch the attacks of 9/11. I will evaluate conditions on the ground and weigh the best advice of our military commanders. And I will affirm that my duty is not to my political prospects, but to the security of the nation.”

http://elections.americablog.com/2012/10/mccain-romney-wants-us-to-stay-at-war-in-iraq-afghanistan.html


Mitt Romney is a War craving addict.

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McCain: Romney wants US to stay at war in Iraq, Afghanistan indefinitely (Original Post) UCmeNdc Oct 2012 OP
dont worry, it will be reversed by the end of his oviedodem Oct 2012 #1
Of course. It's tough to hit a moving target. SunSeeker Oct 2012 #2
But WallaceRitchie Oct 2012 #3
Is this meant to be a criticism or compliment by McCain? TroyD Oct 2012 #4
Based on the article it was in support of Romney's plan. LiberalFighter Oct 2012 #6
A very easy solution to the end of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. LiberalFighter Oct 2012 #5
HEY CHICKENHAWK Panasonic Oct 2012 #7
Draft dodger Romney wants to spend more our money Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2012 #8
And risk the lives of our soldiers bushisanidiot Oct 2012 #11
romney/mccain/bush all the same bushisanidiot Oct 2012 #9
"More War Mitt" wants republicans to dust off their american flags bushisanidiot Oct 2012 #10

LiberalFighter

(50,941 posts)
5. A very easy solution to the end of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:51 PM
Oct 2012

Send McCain over as a POW. As an added bonus include Romney's sons.

 

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)
7. HEY CHICKENHAWK
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 08:05 PM
Oct 2012

Go send all your 5 sons in the front of the war.

Seriously.

Then come back and talk to us again.

We, the people of the United States.

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