McCain Gaffe in Jordan - Says al-Qaeda being trained in Iran - Holy Joe steps in to save the day...

McCain Gaffe in Jordan
By Cameron W. Barr and Michael D. Shear

AMMAN, Jordan -- Sen. John McCain, traveling in the Middle East to promote his foreign policy expertise, misidentified in remarks Tuesday which broad category of Iraqi extremists are allegedly receiving support from Iran.

He said several times that Iran, a predominately Shiite country, was supplying the mostly Sunni militant group, al-Qaeda. In fact, officials have said they believe Iran is helping Shiite extremists in Iraq.

Speaking to reporters in Amman, the Jordanian capital, McCain said he and two Senate colleagues traveling with him continue to be concerned about Iranian operatives "taking al-Qaeda into Iran, training them and sending them back."

Pressed to elaborate, McCain said it was "common knowledge and has been reported in the media that and are coming back into Iraq from Iran, that's well known. And it's unfortunate." A few moments later, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, standing just behind McCain, stepped forward and whispered in the presidential candidate's ear. McCain then said: "I'm sorry, the Iranians are training extremists, not al-Qaeda."

The mistake threatened to undermine McCain's argument that his decades of foreign policy experience make him the natural choice to lead a country at war with terrorists. In recent days, McCain has repeatedly said his intimate knowledge of foreign policy make him the best equipped to answer a phone ringing in the White House late at night.

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http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/03/18/a_mccain_gaffe_in_jordan.html

He got one thing right.... He is sorry. A sorry sack of....McSorry!

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I'm actually getting up off the floor - McSameas Bush in more ways than one.

add :

Got every q changed to an n but forgot to cross out the al Qaida thingy.

What a shameful dumbass liar.

for 20 years. And now it looks like he is choking.

It is shit like that, that is like pour gasoline on a fire. What an idiot.

Cheers
Drifter

in extremist Sunnis and yet....the perpetual war continues.

and the Republican base who know jacksh** about the Middle East...

but to lie to the people who actually live there and know better...that takes bravery (or incredible stupidity).