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July 21, 2008 4:01 PM

NY Times Comments On McCain Op-Ed Rejection

By
Scott Conroy
Topics
The Media
After The Drudge Report broke the news that The New York Times had rejected an opinion piece submitted by John McCain on his views on the military situation in Iraq, the newspaper issued the following statement:

"It is standard procedure on our Op-Ed page, and that of other newspapers, to go back and forth with an author on his or her submission. We look forward to publishing Senator McCain's views in our paper just as we have in the past. We have published at least seven Op-Ed pieces by Senator McCain since 1996. The New York Times endorsed Senator McCain as the Republican candidate in the presidential primaries. We take his views very seriously."

The New York Times' rejection of the McCain piece on Friday came less than a week after it published an op-ed on Iraq penned by presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama.

McCain's submission to the Times touted the success of the troop surge and also heavily criticizes Obama, according to The Drudge Report.

"Senator Obama has said that he would consult our commanders on the ground and Iraqi leaders, but he did no such thing before releasing his 'plan for Iraq.,'" McCain wrote. "Perhaps that's because he doesn't want to hear what they have to say."

  • Scott Conroy

    Scott Conroy is a National Political Reporter for RealClearPolitics and a contributor for CBS News.

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by mattcat25 July 23, 2008 1:32 PM EDT
There were no Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. Saddam Hussein didn%u2019t have Nuclear or active Chemical Weapons and viable delivery systems. Hussein didn%u2019t even have one aircraft after the first Gulf War.

The McCain/Bush plan has been:

Create a false need to invade Iraq.

Don%u2019t send enough Troops to secure the entire population.

Don%u2019t provide the necessary protective equipment.

Disband the Iraqis Military forcing them into armed rebellion.

Don%u2019t use Iraqis to rebuild their own country and use foreign contractors instead
leaving everyone unemployed with nothing but time to fight the occupation.

Mismanage $Billions in Federal Treasury Funds, and deliver funding to the insurgency.

Drop the number, or over extend the US forces ability to maintain troop levels.
Then, implement an increase or %u201CTHE SURGE%u201D of Troop levels 5 years after the original occupation began.

Call for a successful VICTORY when told to leave by Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki.

Thus, it has been create a problem, broaden the problem, implement a fix and then call it a success?

And, the American People are strapped with a devalued $dollar, higher Energy Prices, and $1Trillion Dollars in debt.

Victory?
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by mattcat25 July 23, 2008 1:20 PM EDT
There were no Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. Saddam Hussein didn%u2019t have Nuclear or active Chemical Weapons and viable delivery systems. Hussein didn%u2019t even have one aircraft after the first Gulf War.

The McCain/Bush plan has been:

Create a false need to invade Iraq.

Don%u2019t send enough Troops to secure the entire population.

Don%u2019t provide the necessary protective equipment.

Disband the Iraqis Military forcing them into armed rebellion.

Don%u2019t use Iraqis to rebuild their own country and use foreign contractors instead
leaving everyone unemployed with nothing but time to fight the occupation.

Mismanage $Billions in Federal Treasury Funds, and deliver funding to the insurgency.

Drop the number, or over extend the US forces ability to maintain troop levels.
Then, implement an increase or %u201CTHE SURGE%u201D of Troop levels 5 years after the original occupation began.

Call for a successful VICTORY when told to leave by Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki.

Thus, it has been create a problem, broaden the problem, implement a fix and then call it a success?

And, the American People are strapped with a devalued $dollar, higher Energy Prices, and $1Trillion Dollars in debt.

Victory?
Reply to this comment
by mattcat25 July 23, 2008 1:06 PM EDT
There were no Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. Saddam Hussein didn%u2019t have Nuclear or active Chemical Weapons and viable delivery systems. Hussein didn%u2019t even have one aircraft after the first Gulf War.

The McCain/Bush plan has been:

Create a false need to invade Iraq.

Don%u2019t send enough Troops to secure the entire population.

Don%u2019t provide the necessary protective equipment.

Disband the Iraqis Military forcing them into armed rebellion.

Don%u2019t use Iraqis to rebuild their own country and use foreign contractors instead
leaving everyone unemployed with nothing but time to fight the occupation.

Mismanage $Billions in Federal Treasury Funds, and deliver funding to the insurgency.

Drop the number, or over extend the US forces ability to maintain troop levels.
Then, implement an increase or %u201CTHE SURGE%u201D of Troop levels 5 years after the original occupation began.

Call for a successful VICTORY when told to leave by Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki.

Thus, it has been create a problem, broaden the problem, implement a fix and then call it a success?

And, the American People are strapped with a devalued $dollar, higher Energy Prices, and $1Trillion Dollars in debt.

Victory?
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by chrisl45 July 23, 2008 12:51 PM EDT
Obama is the teacher saying to the world all my students did not fly into the World Trade Center, and the Pentagon! This is Obama''''s plan, legacy, and shows his charisma as well. First, all he is is a black teacher at law school. That''''s what he is using. Traditionally, when I think of a black professor, I think of someone who knows the laws dealing with "minorities" over everything else. I mean that''''s what they are best at, what they like dealing with, and what is expected of them by their students. So, here comes along Obama with that label. Minorities such as radical extreme Islamist groups can use this fatherly protection against the United States to come in and learn how to fly planes for example. Obama is keeping his fingers crossed when he talks to the heads of countries such as Palestine, Iraq, and Jordan. It might work in the short term for the terrorists. Maybe they want to see what they can get. Thus, unintentionally or intentionally Obama is telling countries such as these that maybe he wants to send American troops to Afghanistan to kill them like over 10,000 Russians were killed there. That''''s Barack Obama''''s plan, legacy, and secret. That''''s why I''''m begging you to vote for John McCain. John has the experience to get things done. God Bless Senator John McCain, our troops, and the USA
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by chrisl45 July 23, 2008 12:50 PM EDT
Obama is the teacher saying to the world all my students did not fly into the World Trade Center, and the Pentagon! This is Obama''''s plan, legacy, and shows his charisma as well. First, all he is is a black teacher at law school. That''''s what he is using. Traditionally, when I think of a black professor, I think of someone who knows the laws dealing with "minorities" over everything else. I mean that''''s what they are best at, what they like dealing with, and what is expected of them by their students. So, here comes along Obama with that label. Minorities such as radical extreme Islamist groups can use this fatherly protection against the United States to come in and learn how to fly planes for example. Obama is keeping his fingers crossed when he talks to the heads of countries such as Palestine, Iraq, and Jordan. It might work in the short term for the terrorists. Maybe they want to see what they can get. Thus, unintentionally or intentionally Obama is telling countries such as these that maybe he wants to send American troops to Afghanistan to kill them like over 10,000 Russians were killed there. That''''s Barack Obama''''s plan, legacy, and secret. That''''s why I''''m begging you to vote for John McCain. John has the experience to get things done. God Bless Senator John McCain, our troops, and the USA
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by chrisl45 July 23, 2008 12:49 PM EDT
Obama is the teacher saying to the world all my students did not fly into the World Trade Center, and the Pentagon! This is Obama''''s plan, legacy, and shows his charisma as well. First, all he is is a black teacher at law school. That''''s what he is using. Traditionally, when I think of a black professor, I think of someone who knows the laws dealing with "minorities" over everything else. I mean that''''s what they are best at, what they like dealing with, and what is expected of them by their students. So, here comes along Obama with that label. Minorities such as radical extreme Islamist groups can use this fatherly protection against the United States to come in and learn how to fly planes for example. Obama is keeping his fingers crossed when he talks to the heads of countries such as Palestine, Iraq, and Jordan. It might work in the short term for the terrorists. Maybe they want to see what they can get. Thus, unintentionally or intentionally Obama is telling countries such as these that maybe he wants to send American troops to Afghanistan to kill them like over 10,000 Russians were killed there. That''''s Barack Obama''''s plan, legacy, and secret. That''''s why I''''m begging you to vote for John McCain. John has the experience to get things done. God Bless Senator John McCain, our troops, and the USA
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by jld1959 July 22, 2008 6:50 PM EDT
Whaaa - Whaa

Talk about whining, this very unseemly for an Old man to cry foul that the media prefers Obama to his old tired rhetoric!!

McLame needs a pacifier!
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by welshwoman-2009 July 22, 2008 3:04 PM EDT
I want plain unbiased news - just facts. I don''t want bias, prejudice, skewed garbage aimed at warping my thinking. What makes the NY Times and the rest of the media any difference from Al Jazeera and The Taliban if they are going to do that?
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by johnbush2-2009 July 22, 2008 2:53 PM EDT
The NYT is a farce. It''s circulation is dropping.
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by starleo146 July 22, 2008 2:51 PM EDT
He said in one debate he wants to withdraw in 16 months and consult with commanders on the ground, and do it slowly and carefully to protect the troops as they withdraw, and as conditions are focused so will his plan what is so hard to understand, twist it any way you want this is what he said.
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