McCain Uses Troop Withdrawal News to Criticize Obama on Iraq

(CBS)

From CBS News' John Bentley:

(LANCASTER, PA.) – Calling Barack Obama "confused" and "reckless" with regards to Iraq, John McCain used the planned withdrawal of 8,000 troops to attack his opponent's foreign policy credentials.

"His proposal – to withdraw forces based on a political timetable, no matter the consequences for Iraq or American national security – is profoundly irresponsible,' McCain said. "Sen. Obama's comments today demonstrate again his commitment to retreating from Iraq no matter what the cost."

Obama shot back that McCain and President Bush have been fighting the wrong war.

"What President Bush and Sen. McCain don't understand is that the central front in the war on terror is not in Iraq, and it never was – the central front is in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where the terrorists who hit us on 9/11 are still plotting attacks seven years later," Obama said. "John McCain has been talking a lot about change, but he's running for four more years of the same foreign policy that we've had under George Bush."

Obama applauded Bush's decision to divert some troops that were scheduled to deploy to Iraq to Afghanistan instead, but said that not enough are being sent and since they won't arrive until February, they aren't being sent soon enough. McCain argued that soldiers must be kept in both countries.

"Sen. Obama believes we must lose in Iraq to win in Afghanistan," McCain said. "As we succeed in Iraq, we must also succeed in Afghanistan."

[iPhoneVirgil]

Yes McCain we the people are stupid you keep on thinking that. I am a Republican and I am voting for Obama because if you think I am stupid enough to think that those troop are coming back several months after the Bush destruction of this country, just to give you a chance in November with my vote you have to have banged your head too hard when you were the only family that knows about being in the military like your air head daughter said on national TV. I want my family back and my friends back from your BS war in Iraq. I hate my party''s ticket so I have to pick the one that can bring my love ones back and bring our country back to where it needs to be. Also people wake up.

[tscc2]

Peace not war is incredibly irresponsible! War forever, no timetables! What a con. Obama/Biden 2008

[mattcat25]

The War in Iraq Costs
$552,637,254,975 today and it''s Still mounting at $12 Billion Dollars per month with most of it being pilfered by the Republicans and diverted to Private War Contractors.

It%u2019s absolutely shameful what the Republicans have done to the country of Iraq and our own nation at home. It%u2019s even more shameful Americans still support this corrupt administration and are attempting to hold on to power by having John McCain take the place of George Bush.

[lawdgg]

Obama needs to go back to give his speech in Europe and have them send the troops he wants to where he wants to send them. Perhaps he will get a better reception there, and take his self-made faux presidential seal with him. Sounds to me like the Europeans didn''t listened to what he had to say. Waste of resources in making that trip and his daily $1million pork barrel drain on the government to the tune of $1billion for his State. Go McCain-Palin.

[mattcat25]

5 years too late in securing Iraq a country that was invaded on created lies by Republican President George W. Bush. Now, 7 years too late in implementing a %u201CSURGE!%u201D on the original war on terror against the Taliban and Al-Quiada in Afghanistan.

Republicans are good at doing a lot of tough talking when it comes to their obsession with war and killing, but as for as proper management of military action their not so much very good at all.

Vote out the WarMongers!