Is al-Qaeda afraid of John McCain?
March 14th, 2008 at 01:31pm Pat Cunningham
More than a few critics of the war in Iraq — THIS ONE in the Times of London, for a recent example — have argued convincingly that the conflict has been a boon to al-Qaeda’s propaganda, recruitment and fundraising efforts.
It follows from that, then, that continuation of President Bush’s policy in Iraq would play into the hands of the bad guys. Ergo, it only stands to reason that al-Qaeda would prefer to see John McCain elected as Bush’s successor.
Ah, but McCain begs to differ. He contends that al-Qaeda is quaking in its sandals at the very thought of him serving as U.S. commander in chief. The villains, he SAYS , might even attack America this year just to tilt the election against him.
Of course, this is the same John McCain who has promised that once he becomes president, he’ll “follow Osama bin Laden to the gates of hell and I will shoot him…” He seems to think he’ll handle the job personally — a septuagenarian who sometimes needs help from his wife to walk down the steps of an airplane.
Yeah, sure he will.
God save us from the John Wayne types.
Entry Filed under: Al-Qaeda, War in Iraq, John McCain, President Bush
11 Comments Add your own
1. Kaus | March 14th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Pat, can you really build a case for the “Carter” approach to diplomacy in stemming the tide of terrorism versus the cowboy approach that us neocons embrace?
2. Pat Cunningham | March 14th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
The “cowboy approach that us neocons embrace”? Most of your neocon architects of the Iraq war are John Wayne-type fakers who studiously avoided service in the Vietnam War, which they otherwise supported with flag-waving zeal. They include Bush, Cheney, et al. Cowboys? Weenies is a better word. They’re leaders of the pseudo-macho wing of the Republican Party who are deathly afraid of being perceived as insufficiently masculine. They think diplomacy is for sissies. They prefer war — as long as somebody else’s kids have to fight it. (John McCain, I should note, is exempted from those last few snarky remarks of mine. I don’t question his courage. I do, however, think he’s a dangerous warmonger.)
3. Kaus | March 14th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
You didn’t answer my question….you know, the approach of being sympathetic patsies….?
4. Mike Carroll | March 14th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Perhaps you didn’t notice Pat but the author of that article in the Times is a sportswriter. Now there’s a great source of foreign policy analysis. Pretty soon you’ll be linking some nutcase from the Daily Kos or the Huffington Post. Oh wait…
5. Kaus | March 14th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Pat, this Mike Carroll guy is really a pain in your back side. I think I like him.
6. Mike Carroll | March 14th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Pat
You can thank me later.
http://www.johnmccain.com/
7. Mike Carroll | March 14th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Not McCain related but no recent Obama posts. I have to admit that this guy is good.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barack-obama/on-my-faith-and-my-church_b_91623.html
8. Kaus | March 14th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
I think the disparagement of Mccain on some of his endorsements goes away quietly from the liberal media (as opposed to the right wing media). Obama SAT in this guys church for how many years? Wow…..gotta wonder…..
9. unmanager | March 14th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Wait a minute..can you guys read???your own link to Huffington…
“Let me repeat what I’ve said earlier. All of the statements that have been the subject of controversy are ones that I vehemently condemn. They in no way reflect my attitudes and directly contradict my profound love for this country.”
Did McCain say this about Hagee and Parsley????
10. Pat Cunningham | March 14th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Anybody who’s ever sat in any church pew more than a few times has heard some bizarre stuff from the pulpit. Obama’s preacher is nuts. McCain’s pals Hagee and Parsley are nuts. The pope is nuts. They’re all nuts. I believe that when you die, your soul goes to a car wash in Scranton, Pa. We’re just a small cult.
11. Kaus | March 14th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Hagee and Parsley are nuts…If Mccain had them as advisors and attended their church, I could agree with your comments. HOWEVER….20 years in Wrights church, Wright is his advisor, his friend. His advisor. I would never sit in a chuch and listen to this garbage. Wright is Farrakahn’s friend. Ya’all are hopeless.
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