He repeated this on more than one occasion, and the previous day. Freudian slip? Is he projecting his desire to invade Iran or is he really this enormously ignorant?
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...ns-iran-gaffe/
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The misstep in question occurred during a news conference in Jordan earlier Tuesday, when the presumptive Republican presidential nominee repeatedly said Iran was supplying al Qaeda. Iran is predominately a Shiite country and is not aiding the Sunni dominated Al-Qaeda.
McCain ultimately corrected himself after Sen. Joe Lieberman whispered in his ear.
"I'm sorry, the Iranians are training extremists, not al Qaeda. I am sorry," the Arizona senator said.
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The DNC later sent out a transcript of McCain's interview Monday with conservative Hugh Hewitt, during which he appeared to make the same mistake.
"As you know, there are al Qaeda operatives that are taken back into Iran, given training as leaders, and they’re moving back into Iraq," he told Hewitt.
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McCain's response was pathetic:
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McCain's campaign immediately responded, saying the "Democrats have launched political attacks today because they know the American people have deep concerns about their candidates’ judgment and readiness to lead as commander in chief.”
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On the contrary, along with McCain's comment that al Qaeda would take over Iraq if we left (probably explained in part by his errant belief that Iran is aiding al Qaeda) among others, Americans should have very deep concerns with his judgment and readiness to lead as commander in chief.
Of course, sex scandals and comments by pastors are more important than this.
03-18-2008, 07:37 PM
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