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Friday, August 15, 2008

Georgia "First Serious Crisis" Since Cold War

This is absolutely, unequivocally and indefensibly wrong, inflammatory and shameful. In statements yesterday, McCain actually said this:

My friends, we have reached a crisis, the first probably serious crisis internationally since the end of the Cold War. This is an act of aggression.

Are you absolutely out of your f*cking mind, Sen McCain? Are you that daft or are you just losing your marbles?

As Andrew Sullivan puts it:
Not the invasion of Kuwait?

Or the first Gulf War?

Or the Afghan war?

Or the second Iraq war?

Or Darfur?

Or Bosnia?

Or 9/11?

It's this kind of emotional hyperbole that should worry people about McCain in the White House. He's a drama queen on these issues. With a finger on the trigger.

Update: Here is an abridged litany of other foreign policy nonsense from McCain over the last few months, courtesy of the Jed Report:

* McCain believes Iraq and Pakistan share a border.

* McCain continues to believe Czechoslovakia is still a country.

* McCain has been confused about the difference between Sudan and Somalia.

* McCain has been confused about whether he wants more U.S. troops in Afghanistan, more NATO troops in Afghanistan, or both.

* McCain has been confused about how many U.S. troops are in Iraq.

* McCain has been confused about whether the U.S. can maintain a long-term presence in Iraq.

* McCain has been confused about the source of violence in Iraq.

* McCain has been confused about Iran’s relationship with al Qaeda.

* McCain has been confused about the difference between Sunni and Shi’ia.

* McCain has been confused about Gen. Petraeus’ responsibilities in Iraq.

* McCain has been confused about what transpired during the Maliki government’s recent offensive in Basra.

* McCain has been confused about Gen. Petraeus’ ability to travel around Baghdad “in a non-armed Humvee.”

* McCain has been so confused about Iraq, in November 2006, he couldn’t even do a live interview about the war without reading prepared notes on national television.

* McCain has been confused about his vote on the Kyl-Lieberman amendment on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

* McCain, following a trip to Germany, referred to “President Putin of Germany.”

And remember, this only covers McCain’s obvious incoherence on his signature issue.

Posted by Metavirus at 8/15/2008 12:36:00 PM  

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