I know this recession is turning into the great depression, but where’s your Holiday spirit?
December 20, 2009
October 28, 2008
Dear John McCain, can you define winning (in Iraq) for me?
“Have you ever heard the word `victory’ pass through Obama’s lips?” McCain asked backers. “My friends, we’re winning in Iraq.” We must have heard “we’re winning in Iraq” from John McCain dozens of times in the last few months. But really, John, are we winning in Iraq. Really? Really???
(McCain most recently delivered this message in Fayetteville, N.C., a battleground with a big military presence, like nearby Fort Bragg.)
I have so many questions for John McCain, but I thought a Republican or at least a fan of the IRAQ War might stop by here and explain me how we’re winning, exactly?
- Is winning the part when we spend over $550 Billion on a war the American People feel we shouldn’t be fighting? This could amass to over $2 Trillion in debt. No, that can’t be it.
- Or is winning the part where we’re running up debt by having to pay the medical bills of returning soldiers? That could be another $500 Billion right there. So, no, that can’t be it.
- Oh I know, it’s the part where what’s left of our soldiers in Iraq send our sons and daughters home in a box? Over 5,000 of our soldiers and contractors have been killed already John.
So, by your definition, is winning the part when we get out of Iraq with trillions in debt and (if we’re lucky) less lives lost than ‘nam?
If that’s the case, you know, I think I’m going to vote for “calling it even” in Iraq. Let’s quit while we’re ahead John. That’s what Barack Obama wants to do. I know where my vote is going November 4th.