McCain has totally lost his mind...

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61. you have to read the articles I linked at #24.

"The Bush administration negotiated the final withdrawal with the government of Iraq. They didn't want us to leave any troops there."

McCain now saying that he negotiated in 2011 to extend the time and allow for a residual force. Obama didn't do that.

Condi said everyone knew we'd renegotiate and stay after 2011.


I am not saying I agree with this, just clarifying McCain's argument. It is unbelievable to me that these people lied to us about going in, the lied about how bad it was, and how much it would cost, and about how long it would take. McCain says now that of course needed residual troops, have them in Korea and Japan and Bosnia - everyone knows that and everyone knows needed them. But that is not what we were told on day 1 or in 2008.

If the American people were told the truth in 2003 - no WMD, no timeframe, would not be seen as liberators, the country was held together by a dictator and when he is gone there will be 3 factions, the oil would not pay for the billions of dollars the war cost, we would lose 4000 American troops - etc etc etc. - I am confident the US would not have supported this war.

(I didn't support it then because there was no proof of WMD).