Actual foreign policy experience may be overrated.

George W. Bush has almost eight years of foreign policy experience. He's managing to lose two wars at the same time. He's made America one of the most hated nations on the planet. Relations with our allies are strained. The Mideast is in turmoil. His foreign policy blunders have created the larget debt for the United States any nation in recorded history has ever witnessed. He's failed to keep his promise to bring Osama bin Laden to justice.

All of our own intelligence agencies have testified that Bush's needless war in Iraq has made America less safe. All of our own intelligence agencies have testified that the needless war in Iraq has caused a swell of growth in al-Qaeda membership. His foreign policy blunders have created the highest cost for oil the world has ever seen. But it cannot be denied that George W. Bush certainly has foreign policy experience.

John McCain would like to position himself as the presidential candidate with the best foreign policy experience. He's campaigning on his unwavering support for Bush's needless war in Iraq. He's even said we should stay there for 100+ years. He's trying to project the image that he has superior knowledge about this needless war and it's a cornerstone of his presidential campaign.

But John McCain has a problem. Just like George W. Bush, he has a record on Iraq. He has a record he can be, and should be judged by.


John McCain has repeatedly confused Sunni and (*)(*)(*)(*)e religious sects, revealing a stunning ignorance for a senator who claims to be the sole possessor of superior knowledge and judgment regarding U.S. involvement in Iraq. Frankly, McCain has an astonishing record of inaccurate assessments and poor predictions about Bush's needless war in Iraq. From his nonsensical assessment of the security of Baghdad to his assertions of political progress in Iraq, which even the top U.S. commander in that country contradicts, McCain has a (*)(*)(*)(*)ing history of being wrong on Iraq.


McCain said the war in Iraq would be "One of the best things that's happened to America." While appearing on NBC's Meet The Press, McCain said, "We're going to be all right. We're going to prevail and we will win and it'll be one of the best things that's happened to America and the world in a long time 'cause it'll reverberate throughout the Middle East." (March 3, 2003)


Five years later, 4,000+ dead Americans, $3 trillion spent and no "reverberation", few Americans would claim this is "one of the best things that's happened to America".


McCain predicted "Great Joy and Pleasure in Iraq". While appearing on NBC's Meet The Press, McCain said, "I believe that these people have the same yearnings for freedom and democracy and independence and self-determination that every person on earth does, and once this Gestapo is off of their backs, then I think you will see great joy and pleasure that we were able to free them and that will not come until they are sure that they don't have Saddam Hussein returning again." (March 30, 2003)


Five years later, 4,000+ dead Americans, $3 trillion spent and where's the "great joy and pleasure" in Iraq"?Instead, we're battling insurgents, that's Iraqi citizens, that seem to be annoyed with an invasion and the prospect of a 100+ year occupation.


McCain said Bush led with "clarity and did not exaggerate the case for war". In 2003, McCain praised George W. Bush's leadership on the Iraq war saying, "I think the president has let with great clarity and I think he's done a great job leading the country, don't you all?" And asked if he thought the president exaggerated the case for war, McCain said, "I don't think so." (MsNBC Hardball, April 4, 2003 / Fox News July 31, 2003)


Five years later, 4,000+ dead Americans, $3 trillion spent, no weapons of mass destruction in 200 known sites, no nuclear threat, no clear and present danger to America, in fact 100% of Bush's claims used as sole justification for starting his needless war turned out to 100% false, and McCain says "no exaggeration".


McCain said that disarming Iraq would, "Significantly Improve the Stability of The Region." In a 2003 New York Times op-ed, McCain wrote, "Many critics suggest that disarming Iraq through regime change would not result in an improved peace. There are risks in this endeavor, to be sure. But no one can plausible argue that ridding the world of Saddam Hussein will not significantly improve the stability of the region and the security of American interests and values. (March 13, 2003)


Five years later, 4000+ dead Americans, $3 trillion spent, and no "stability in the region". We don't even have "stability in Iraq". We don't even have "stability" in Baghdad. We don't even have "stability" in the Green Zone. Then there's the issue of Bush's needless war enhancing Iran's influence in the region to a point where the Republicans are contemplating starting yet another war they can lose. Lebanon is in turmoil. Syria is a terrorist haven. Turkey, one of our longest allies, can barely tolerate us. "Stability in the region" has absolutely not improved, only significantly deteriorated.


McCain predicted "Jubilant Iraqis Would Diminish Anti-American Sentiment in The Middle East." In the build up to the Iraq war, McCain stated that it is "more likely that antipathy toward the United States in the Islamic world might diminish amid the demonstrations of jubilant Iraqis celebrating the end of a regime that has fee equals in its ruthlessness. (American Conservative Magazine, February 11, 2003)


Five years later, 4,000+ dead Americans, $3 trillion spent and no "jubilant Iraqis" The reality is, Bush's blunder in strategy allowed a civil war to erupt. The fact is, anti-American sentiment in the Middle East has swelled the ranks of al-Qaeda with our invasion, and now occupation, as a great recruiting tool. The fact is, all of our own intelligence agencies are on the record in stating the Iraq war has made America less safe. In the face of this evidence, McCain wants to continue this mistake for 100+ years.


Repeatedly, McCain claimed the United States Would Win Easily in Iraq. In 2002 and 2003, before the invasion, McCain repeatedly claimed success in Iraq would be easy and minimized potential risks. According to CNN, McCain stated, "Because I know that as successful as I believe we will be, and I believe that the success will be fairly easy, we will still lose some American young men or women." (March 17, 2003)


Five years later, 4,000+ dead Americans, $3 trillion spent, a civil war in progress, tens of thousands more troops and this is "easy"? It was "easier" and faster to defeat the Germans and Japanese in WW II in battle theaters around the planet than to just create order in Iraq. It was so "easy" McCain now thinks we should still be working on it for 100+ years. America defeated the Germans and Japanese in battle theaters around the planet in less time than we've occupied Iraq. So much for McCain's "easy win" in Iraq claim.

John McCain has been a constant supporter of Bush foreign policy decisions, even when they've proven to be disasters, he blindly clings to his mistaken claims. When it comes to Iraq, a cornerstone to his bid to become president, John McCain has a record we can view and judge him by. He's been consistent. He's been consistently wrong. He's been wrong, dead wrong. He was wrong then. He's wrong now. His claims are not subject to spin. They're documented and reveal the danger of allowing anyone so consistently wrong the opportunity to make the mess he helped create, that he continues to support, get worse.


John McCain, who has been consistently wrong, is wrong for America. His own well established record proves that beyond any doubt.

Very spunky, but this is not a war to promote peace, restore order, market democracy or freedom, this is a war about creating chaos, distorting reality into confusing propaganda, and most importantly, the financial fleecing of the meek & weary, in a purposely complex, manufactured world economy!

Did you not see/hear the "unbiased" cable news giant Faux this morning doing it’s part to insure, elite control over the game plan? Elitist propaganda disguised as news, titled, the 7 steps for McCain to beat Obama, which is hilarious in itself since all three candidates are elitist candidates, two of which are running in sheep’s wool!? IOW it doesn’t really matter which candidate takes the oath, elitism will rein!

Good overview of the McCain candidate, but unfortunately it will fall on deaf ears, on this forum. Get ready for the name callin to commence!

Pinko liberal, cut and runner, America hater, terrorist lover, just to name a few!

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There are only two things wrong with this great nation of ours, democrats and republicans!

Not necessarily in that order.

FYI, I don't like McCain, but there is nothing that could convince me to vote for either of the two socialists. The policies purposed by Clinton and Obama are scary and would drastically increase the size of the federal government and it's power. No thanks.

Nobody has increased the size of government and/or the power of the government like the neo-con artists (elitists)! "Nobody!" Those two socialists are elitist sock puppets same as McCain, and they have no intention of following through with their promises!

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There are only two things wrong with this great nation of ours, democrats and republicans!

Not necessarily in that order.

How dare you bring anything up that would be looked at wrongly about John McCain the War hero! (Sarcasm). This man was tortured. If he becomes President, the entire country will also have to go through torture!

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And we won't with Billary or B.O.? WAKE UP SON!!!!!!!!!