McCain: Noun, Verb, Terrorism

American Prospect by Paul Waldman | Jul. 3, 2008 (Editorial)

McCain continues to embody Bush's worst impulses on terrorism, not least his stubborn refusal to grasp even the most basic facts about terrorist organizations. So let's ask: What would al-Qaeda like America to do in the next few years? What would serve its goals? A few things are obvious. It would like us to stay in Iraq, both because it offers its members a place to practice planning and carrying out terrorist acts, and because it sustains anti-American ... Full Story »

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 by Tom Maertens - Jul. 3, 2008

A well-thought out piece that demonstrates just how poorly thought-out the McBush position on terrorism is. McCain is just another Know-Nothing who graduated in the bottom 1% of his Annapolis, and as Waldman points out, is unable to learn from Bush's mistakes. The statistics on numbers of terrorist victims should be sufficient to persuade most people, but of course the average "low-information" voter might well be persuaded by the Republican fear and smear campaign.

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