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| John McCain: We Must Take the Fight to the Enemy |
| 2005-07-07 |
| Full story: Sen. John McCain told Fox News today that the reason Americans should pay very close attention to what happened today in London is because; "This is a grim reminder of the war that we continue to fight against people who want to destroy everything we and our friends across the Atlantic stand for and believe in." Regarding our own homeland defenses, McCain told interviewer Shepard Smith, "We have made progress, we have a long way to go, and if we fail to take the fight to the enemy, the enemy will take the fight to us." Smith pointed out to the senator that if someone wanted to take a weapon in a backpack onto any subway in the U.S., there would be no way to stop it. So, he asked, how do we remedy this? McCain said that there is more we can do at our ports and rail stations, "but the moral of the story is, you can't fight them here. "You've got to go where they're bred, and that happens to be in these madrassahs that are funded by the Saudis, where the [terrorists] are taught to hate and destroy the West and everything we stand for. We've got to go where these terrorists breed ... in the Middle East, with the followers of extreme Islamic fundamentalism. We can take preventive measures, but the best way to prevent these attacks is to go after them where they breed." McCain also defended current U.S. foreign policy that is pushing democracy all over the world, saying, "Repressive and oppressive governments also provide the incentives for this kind of extremism and that's why we're fighting hard for Democracy in the Middle East, whether it be in Egypt or Iraq or any of these other Middle Eastern countries - that's why Afghanistan was so important." McCain also doesn't believe the convoluted notion that we are somehow creating more terrorists by fighting them. "These people were bent on our destruction [before] September 11 ... we had not had a war in Iraq at that time. ... It's clear that there is a breeding ground of radical Islamic extremism that predates anything the U.S. has done." He added, "If you believe that Iraq is a breeding ground, then we should do everything we can to further the process of democracy and stability in Iraq." |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #14 Immigration is a tough issue, especially in AZ and also in Texas as you'll notice from Bush's positions as well. It isn't 'immigration'. It's illegal immigration. I-L-L-E-G-A-L. You know, against the law? Not going through legal channels to enter the country? Perhaps that little factor slipped your mind while you rushed to post. Texas has always had a different attitude about it. And it isn't a 'tough issue' in Arizona. Speaking as a Zonie living in California, it's a catastrophe in both states. McCain isn't a traitor. He's an opportunistic egomanic with a constitutency of one and a willingness to slit the throat of his party and step on the Constitution if it would benefit him. But, no, he isn't a traitor. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-07-07 21:43 |
| #13 John in Japan - I'll call him a bleeding heart trying to atone for his Keating transgressions who loves to hear his name in his beloved NYT - kiss my ass. When Americans won't take responsibility for securing their borders because "ooohh my! It's difficult!" Fuck off and die. No apologies. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-07-07 20:49 |
| #12 You people are thick. Considering the standards of the Senate and politicians in general, McCain is one of the better ones. How stupid are you to hate him for simply being a moderate? Immigration is a tough issue, especially in AZ and also in Texas as you'll notice from Bush's positions as well. It's wingnuts like you people that tear down the most successful Republicans and prevent them from making further in-roads in the Blue States. Arnold only won California because he didn't have to go through the Republican primary. When it comes to the WoT and Iraq, McCain is unflinching - and unlike Bush, he's articulate enough to go to Europe and make the case and tell the truth right to their faces. Even the Kucinnich types have to listen when McCain speaks. If you don't like his positions, criticize him but don't call him a traitor. |
| Posted by: John in Tokyo 2005-07-07 19:03 |
| #11 He should also include the Pakiwakis. |
| Posted by: Spot 2005-07-07 17:22 |
| #10 Mission Accomplished! Thanks to Emperor Darth Misha I for the pic. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-07-07 17:19 |
| #9 |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-07-07 17:15 |
| #8 I will believe McCain when he walks the walk w/r/t to our security and our borders. Otherwise I will assume the Slimelight™ scenario, where he wants the publicity, which is the usual M.O. with him. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-07-07 16:04 |
| #7 Fuck you McCain, you traitorist bastard. Stop stabbing us in the back, shitting on the constitution and leaving the boarders unchecked and maybe I'll believe you. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-07-07 15:54 |
| #6 The State Department, like the madrassahs, are also funded by the Saudis. When can we clean that up? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-07-07 15:27 |
| #5 "You've got to go where they're bred, and that happens to be in these madrassahs that are funded by the Saudis, where the [terrorists] are taught to hate and destroy the West and everything we stand for. Oh boy, there's going to be some unhappy people tonight, and I suspect that it won't be confined to people in the Middle East. :) |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-07-07 15:21 |
| #4 Now if McCain would walk the walk, instead of talking the talk and then backstabbing Bush and conservatives in political revenge acts (like the Gang of 14). Color me skeptical. Great words, but will McCain back them up with action? |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2005-07-07 15:10 |
| #3 my temper killed my spelling - or I've been reading Mucks posts too much! |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2005-07-07 15:09 |
| #2 Douche bag. Go give Kerry and Kennedy the reach around you owe them. Until you do something about the boarder - pound sand. |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2005-07-07 15:08 |
| #1 sure, Mr. Tough-Guy. Nice poseur on you. When we talk about closing the southern border to infiltrators of all types, you team up with Kennedy (D-antiamerica) to try and open the borders. Lying F*&k |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-07-07 14:08 |