Comments on: McCain In Iraq: "Signs Are Encouraging"

From Baghdad, GOP Presidential Hopeful Says Americans Not Getting Full Picture Of Progress

[abbe7]

"After a heavily guarded trip to a Baghdad market,..."

need to read any further ?

"The congressmen, who wore body armor during their hourlong shopping excursion,..."

they were feeling so safe ...

[abbe7]

Duffynight,

"well, you know. In fact if Al gore would have been pres on 9/11" ...

then, there would have been no operation northwoods********** sorry, no 9/11

[tulcak]

here's an idea. For all those who still want to wage this war: YOU pay for it, YOU send YOUR sons and daughters to Iraq, YOU go fight it YOURSELF. For the rest of us, we want out of yet another bush and republican FAILURE.

[karlimhof]

McCain really showing his age - 70yrs+

Older people have difficulty changing a view even in the face of overwhelming reasons to do so (remembering weaning my dad to email from fax).

Poor old John, you might have made a differnce in 2000 - but no longer. You missed your chance and we don't want the same re-heated meal bush has been serving these last 6 years.

Goodbye John -- time to do some fishing buddy!

[tucson23]

It's actually pretty funny that neither Bush nor McCain seem to realize that if Baghdad really is quieter, maybe it's because the insurgents are laying low or moving elsewhere during the troop surge. Only an idiot would claim the surge is working at this point in time. Oh wait, we're talking about Republicans here. I almost forgot.

[firststate]

The families of the six American soldiers killed there this weekend probably won't feel McCain's encouraging view. Sadly, I can remember when McCain was man enough to say what he meant instead of reading cue cards written by the likes of rove. We should write McCain's eulogy before everyone forgets the time he was a man instead of a party-line wanna-be.

[toldyouso21]

McCain was already losing his bid for the Presidency among republicans. (too phony, wishy washy, ect) now he wants to make certain that, even if tbe Republicans somehow elect him, the rest of America won't. Talk about being determined to pick a losing hand.

Get a clue McCain, at this point--Americans do not want to WIN in Iraq--they want to leave Iraq and leave that country to sort out itself. This is not a game and there will never be any winners. There will simply be those that are the problem (terrorists) those that are part of the problem (Insurgents, militias and terrorists and the US and most importantly--those who created the problem in the first place--the United States. Guess which group will be held responsible for all of it from buildings in rubble to dead, blown up people and chaos---yep, the US. Because we meddled and we broke it. We don't want to stay and win because every day we are there--someone who was not dead the day before may lose their life and the blood on our hands can only grow--never diminish. Death and destruction is like that.

[duffyn]

Democrats will NEVER side with our (the USA's) enemies, EVER. To say otherwise is just sheer unadulterated, well, you know. In fact if Al gore would have been pres on 9/11, anyone responsible would be dead or rotting in prison, we would not be a war with a country who had no WMD or anything to do with 9/11. Etc ect on and on... bush and company are so gross - it is pathetic... Torture an Abu Grahib - what a bunch of stupid stupid idiots!! Geex, that's one of the reason our chief idiot said we need to take out saddam, because he tortured people. stupid stupid stupid. this goes on and on and makes me sick

[emhawks]

MCCAIN IS DELUSIONAL!!!

What planet is McCain from?

From the BBC News Website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6516155.stm

"Iraqi figures estimate civilian deaths in violence across the country rose by 13% last month, despite the security crackdown in Baghdad.

Data compiled by several ministries put civilian deaths in March at 1,861 - compared with 1,645 for February.

A BBC correspondent in Baghdad says insurgents seem to have shifted their focus outside the capital to avoid recently introduced security measures."

Here's something the neo-cons could try for once in their lives.

It's called - the truth.