Comments on: McCain Endorses Bush’s Troop Increase http://rightsfield.com/2007/01/11/mccain-endorses-bushs-troop-increase/ Holding Our Noses So You Don't Have To Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:35:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: The Right’s Field » Who is the Real John McCain? http://rightsfield.com/2007/01/11/mccain-endorses-bushs-troop-increase/comment-page-1/#comment-264 The Right’s Field » Who is the Real John McCain? Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:32:07 +0000 http://rightsfield.com/2007/01/11/mccain-endorses-bushs-troop-increase/#comment-264 [...] Fast-forward to 2007 where McCain is the biggest supporter of Bush’s war — neck and neck with Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Connecticut). McCain’s ownership of the escalation policy adopted by President Bush earlier this month should give Americans pause considering the senior senator’s track record on Iraq: length and difficulty (Iraq won’t be an issue in 2008?), endorsement of the escalation plan and his reservations that it is too small (see: “numbers game” on escalation, including his initial request for 20,000 more U.S. forces and his belief that an increase would “risk broken army” and put a “terrible strain” on military) and incorrect prognostications by his own admission. [...] [...] Fast-forward to 2007 where McCain is the biggest supporter of Bush’s war — neck and neck with Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Connecticut). McCain’s ownership of the escalation policy adopted by President Bush earlier this month should give Americans pause considering the senior senator’s track record on Iraq: length and difficulty (Iraq won’t be an issue in 2008?), endorsement of the escalation plan and his reservations that it is too small (see: “numbers game” on escalation, including his initial request for 20,000 more U.S. forces and his belief that an increase would “risk broken army” and put a “terrible strain” on military) and incorrect prognostications by his own admission. [...]

]]> By: Matt Ortega http://rightsfield.com/2007/01/11/mccain-endorses-bushs-troop-increase/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Matt Ortega Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:45:34 +0000 http://rightsfield.com/2007/01/11/mccain-endorses-bushs-troop-increase/#comment-122 These statements are particularly important because when this whole thing goes straight to hell, as it will, Senator McCain cannot lay claim that "if only" his plan were put into place, we'd be picking flower petals out of our muzzles in Tehran. McCain's explicit endorsement on the implementation is the confirmation that yes, the McCain Doctrine was officially adopted by the Bush administration, and is now U.S. policy. No qualifying statements or discrepancies. The McCain Doctrine is now official U.S. policy as of January 10, 2007. (Or earlier, given the advance forces from the 82nd Airborne that were already sent.) These statements are particularly important because when this whole thing goes straight to hell, as it will, Senator McCain cannot lay claim that “if only” his plan were put into place, we’d be picking flower petals out of our muzzles in Tehran.

McCain’s explicit endorsement on the implementation is the confirmation that yes, the McCain Doctrine was officially adopted by the Bush administration, and is now U.S. policy.

No qualifying statements or discrepancies. The McCain Doctrine is now official U.S. policy as of January 10, 2007. (Or earlier, given the advance forces from the 82nd Airborne that were already sent.)

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