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Vinca

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18. But not a dime for American roads and bridges, poor children or health care.

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Sun Aug 10, 2014, 01:59 PM

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Johnny McCain: "I Would Be Launching Airstrikes Not Only In Iraq, But In Syria Against ISIS." [View all] Segami Aug 2014 OP

Make up your mind, McCain RandySF Aug 2014 #1

I'm not sure he has a mind to make up anymore madokie Aug 2014 #3

The thought of making infrastructure go boom Warpy Aug 2014 #35

Lol, that is exactly what I was thinking. Wasn't he FOR supporting Isis in Syria AND sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #16

Why would we help Assad and Russia and Iran? TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #2

We supported them in Libya and in Syria, armed them and funded them. Now we are told sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #22

Specifically, we did not support ISIS nor want to empower them. TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #26

Yes we were supporting them, and we knew it. Just as we supported Al Queda in Libya and we knew it. sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #28

Much of what you're asserting here simply isn't true--UNLESS you TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #30

Try the British Parliament. The Brits have changed their minds no doubt after seeing sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #32

If you're talking about the airstrikes, that wasn't about supporting TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #33

Bush's invasion of Iraq left the vaccuum of leadership. muntrv Aug 2014 #4

Correctomundo Dirty Socialist Aug 2014 #7

You're a rich man grampy Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2014 #5

I would be...doesn't he have to win a fucking election malaise Aug 2014 #6

McLame still can't accept.... Segami Aug 2014 #10

And apparently neither can the hacks in the media who invite him malaise Aug 2014 #20

This fuck wanted to ARM ISIS last year. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2014 #8

(Facepalm) Dirty Socialist Aug 2014 #13

I was wrong. Please see #15 and #24. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2014 #25

Well, you weren't that far off. He was posing with Neo-Nazis in Ukraine and we went on to support sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #34

To be fair, he wanted to arm the "good" rebels (FSA), not ISIS-- TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #15

That's the Truth! KoKo Aug 2014 #23

You're right, and I was mistaken. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2014 #24

CINDY MCCAIN! You hubby got loose again!!! benld74 Aug 2014 #9

Yeah, you'd think she'd have a tracking bracelet on him by now, wouldn't you? nt Mnemosyne Aug 2014 #17

Wait, wasn't grandpa McCain just recently BFF ' S with ISIS? PoutrageFatigue Aug 2014 #11

Yup! Segami Aug 2014 #21

Recommend! For those who haven't seen these photos.. KoKo Aug 2014 #29

No Johnny, you'd be crashing planes in Iraq and Syria NightWatcher Aug 2014 #12

Sore thing John, but you have to fly the sortie Scootaloo Aug 2014 #14

But not a dime for American roads and bridges, poor children or health care. Vinca Aug 2014 #18

This is why I am glad that JOhn Insane is not President during these times of mfcorey1 Aug 2014 #19

How many wars would McCain have started? liberal N proud Aug 2014 #27

I think he would have been corralled by the PTB...but, he's so useful KoKo Aug 2014 #31

To save time, McCain should just tell us who he doesn't want to bomb. FSogol Aug 2014 #36

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #37

. Agschmid Aug 2014 #38

Didn't he want to topple Assad a while ago? Who does he think would have benefitted from that? n/t Unvanguard Aug 2014 #39

Thank god that man is not president. We'd be well into WWIII if he was. Initech Aug 2014 #40

Run, John, Run. GeorgeGist Aug 2014 #41

Some carpet bombing here, a little nuking over there... Blue Owl Aug 2014 #42