McCain denies misstating the timing of Iraq surge

Thursday 24th July, 07:03 AM JST

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Sarge at 05:52 PM JST - 24th July

Madverts, you're saying it will take over 70 years to get new oil? You're the one who seems to be getting in a muddle.
Madverts at 05:55 PM JST - 24th July

It's called sarcasm, sarge.
smithinjapan at 06:41 PM JST - 24th July

Undecided: "So you're voting for Obama. Seen or read of his gaffes? He's got nothing on Senator McCain..."

I have seen and read very well about Obama's gaffes, but I'm sorry they are few and far between in comparison, and the gravity of McCain's gaffes have in most cases been far more severe and led to much more of an uproar (as in this one). And every time either McCain says he never said it, or his statements (which can be played back over and over) are 'misunderstood' or that it's all 'semantics'.
Papawhale at 09:16 PM JST - 24th July

Thank God for video tape so McCain, bordering on dementia, can't keep changing his poor overworked mind and try to yap his way out of yet another stupid, half-baked statement. If you say the lie "The surge has worked and I take credit for it because I know a Colonel in Iraq", over and over, does that make it true? And Sarge, I'm not surprised that you bought into that whole OCS argument. Hahaha, you are so easily duped by the Repub propaganda.
Madverts at 11:14 PM JST - 24th July

"Hahaha, you are so easily duped by the Repub propaganda."

Heh, thankfully, of late, they're but a few remaining dead-enders...
Sarge at 11:25 PM JST - 24th July

Madverts,

So, you're sarcastically saying it will take a long time to get new oil?

Papa: "If you say the lie "The surge has worked and I take credit for it because I know a Colonel in Iraq..."

McCain said that, did he? Link, please. Good luck.
Madverts at 11:32 PM JST - 24th July

No sarge, I'm saying McCain is a bumbling old fart not fit to be president. Heh, how come I always have to spell it out for ya?
Madverts at 11:36 PM JST - 24th July

"Link, please"

Sarcasm, sarge. You should really check that word out.
Sarge at 11:47 PM JST - 24th July

Madverts - "McCain is a bumbling old fart"

This, from the poster who said people who believe in any religion are weak-minded.

And, so you're saying that Papa's not going to be able to provide a link to back up his sarcasm? Heh.
Naruki_Oni at 09:49 AM JST - 25th July

McCain could lie his way out of a paper bag, assuming he was already outside it when he started.
Madverts at 05:00 PM JST - 25th July

"This, from the poster who said people who believe in any religion are weak-minded. "

Yes.

And?
USARonin at 05:12 PM JST - 25th July

I like atheists.

They've personally concluded that their very own existence is completely meaningless in every way. Everything they say, everything they believe, everything they do...

Of course there's that problem of them generally bein' bitter, smug, sinical human beans until their candle goes out.

Happy trails, amiga.

Hermione
Madverts at 05:30 PM JST - 25th July

McCain is a bumbling old fart that continues gaffe after gaffe. He 'aint going to prez boys, you need to start an awakening council, tee hee.
unscrejects at 10:17 PM JST - 25th July

He's denying it yet this morning on "The Situation Room" he was saying the surge goes back to 2006!!!! He's turning the lie into a fact. Obama's people proved that his surge success claim was a fiery tale. The Sunni sheik's he's been calling a result of the surge actually inspired the surge through their revolt against Al Quaida in Iraq. And their work had changed Iraq - Ramadi a good half year before the bleedin' surge.
sailwind at 10:31 PM JST - 25th July

The Sunni sheik's he's been calling a result of the surge actually inspired the surge through their revolt against Al Quaida in Iraq. And their work had changed Iraq - Ramadi a good half year before the bleedin' surge.

Brilliant anaylsis of the Sunni and Shia divisions in Iraq. I have to bow my head in your Ramadi example. I do undertstand that Fallujah was all Sunni and the Marines had to flattened the city to get those Sunni's on our side. nothing like that to get an 'awakening' to support the U.S occupation