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BBC NEWS | Middle East | US admiral urges caution on Iran
Bush....McCain....
Time to listen to ranked military personal over your personal agenda.
Adm Mullen warned that opening up a third front, after Iraq and Afghanistan, would be "extremely stressful, very challenging, with consequences that would be difficult to predict". Bush....McCain.... Time to listen to ranked military personal over your personal agenda. ... more -
Price of Power: McCain accepts ex-Swift Boaters' donations - USATODAY.com
Republican John McCain, who four years ago condemned independent ads challenging Democrat John Kerry's military record, has accepted nearly $70,000 for his presidential campaign from the top donors of the group behind the attack ads and their relatives, a USA TODAY analysis shows.
...I guess the army of lobbyists isn't cutting it... Republican John McCain, who four years ago condemned independent ads challenging Democrat John Kerry's military record, has accep... more -
ABC News: McCain Dogged by Economy Comment He Denies Making
"The issue of economics is not something I've understood as well as I should." He went on to joke, "I have Greenspan's book," referring to the biography that has just been published at the time by former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.
And at a January town hall meeting in Concord, N.H., McCain told the crowd, "I am not an expert on Wall Street. I am not an expert on some of this stuff."
McCain has tried previously to deny that he ever claimed ignorance of economic matters, but those quotes won't go away.
The Republican senator from Arizona smiled as he denied he ever dissed his understanding of economics "The issue of economics is not something I've understood as well as I should." He went on to joke, "I have Greensp... more -
Washington Bureau: Angry McCain grabbed Sandinista official at talks
"McCain was down at the end of the table and we were talking to the head of the guerrilla group here at this end of the table, and I don't know what attracted my attention," Cochran said. "But I saw some kind of quick movement at the bottom of the table and I looked down there and John had reached over and grabbed this guy by the shirt collar and had snatched him up like he was throwing him up out of the chair to tell him what he thought about him or whatever. I don't know what he was telling him but I thought, good grief everybody around here has got guns and we were there on a diplomatic mission. I don't know what had happened to provoke John, but he obviously got mad at the guy and he just reached over there and snatched him."
"The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine," Cochran told the Globe. "He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me." "McCain was down at the end of the table and we were talking to the head of the guerrilla group here at this end of the table, an... more -
McCain: Military Experience Does NOT Qualify Me for Commander in Chief
When asked by the National Journal in 2003, "Do you think that military service inherently makes somebody better equipped to be commander-in-chief?" this politician answered, "Absolutely not. History shows that some of our greatest leaders have had little or no military experience. ... I have advised that I'd be very careful about how much you talk about that, because you don't want it to sound self-serving." The person who said that was John McCain, and the presidential candidate he was talking about was John Kerry. When asked by the National Journal in 2003, "Do you think that military service inherently makes somebody better equipped to be c... more
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U.S. seeking 58 bases in Iraq, Shiite lawmakers say
Leading members of the two ruling Shiite parties said in a series of interviews the Iraqi government rejected this proposal along with another U.S. demand that would have effectively handed over to the United States the power to determine if a hostile act from another country is aggression against Iraq. Lawmakers said they fear this power would drag Iraq into a war between the United States and Iran.
"The points that were put forth by the Americans were more abominable than the occupation," said Jalal al Din al Saghir, a leading lawmaker from the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq. "We were occupied by order of the Security Council," he said, referring to the 2004 Resolution mandating a U.S. military occupation in Iraq at the head of an international coalition. "But now we are being asked to sign for our own occupation."
The 58 bases would represent an expansion of the U.S. presence here. Currently, the United States operates out of about 30 major bases, not including smaller facilities such as combat outposts, according to a U.S. military map.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain didn't respond for requests for comment, but the presumptive Democratic nominee, Barack Obama, said through a spokesman that he believes the Bush administration must submit the agreement to Congress and that it should make "absolutely clear" that the United States will not maintain permanent bases in Iraq. Leading members of the two ruling Shiite parties said in a series of interviews the Iraqi government rejected this proposal along with... more -
Prime Example of John McCain's Lack of Sound Judgment
USATODAY--McCain joined Cheney at campaign rallies. At a July 15 appearance in Michigan, McCain called Cheney "one of the most capable, experienced, intelligent and steady vice presidents this country has ever had." USATODAY--McCain joined Cheney at campaign rallies. At a July 15 appearance in Michigan, McCain called Cheney "one of the most ca... more
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John McCain -- I was indited on Corruption Charges with the Keating Five
The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The five senators, Alan Cranston (D-CA), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), John Glenn (D-OH), John McCain (R-AZ), Donald W. Riegle (D-MI).
McCain received $112,000 by 1987 from Keating and Keating's relatives and employees to McCain's Senate campaign, more than any of the other Senators. [1] In September 1987 National Thrift News was the first media outlet to break the story.[2] In October 1989 The Arizona Republic reported that in addition to campaign contributions, McCain's wife and her father had invested $359,100 in a Keating shopping center in April 1986, a year before McCain met with the regulators. The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the lar... more -
John McCain, Enemy to the Environment
Would Sen. John McCain be a good environmental president? Don’t bet the planet on it.
“The old John McCain talked about trying to do something about global warming and encourage renewable energy. The new John McCain didn’t show up for a vote last week on a bill that included tax incentives for clean energy, even though he was in D.C. And then his staff misled environmentalists who called to protest by telling them that he had voted for it.” Would Sen. John McCain be a good environmental president? Don’t bet the planet on it. ... more
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