Comments on: In the Year 2013 http://mccain.blogsforvictory.com/2008/05/15/in-the-year-2013/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:36:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: KMorrison http://mccain.blogsforvictory.com/2008/05/15/in-the-year-2013/#comment-892 KMorrison Thu, 15 May 2008 17:52:31 +0000 http://mccain.blogsforvictory.com/2008/05/15/in-the-year-2013/#comment-892 I agree that Bin Laden is important. He's still sending out videos that direct his followers and that shouldn't be ignored regardless of the politics of it. I agree that Bin Laden is important. He’s still sending out videos that direct his followers and that shouldn’t be ignored regardless of the politics of it.

]]> By: Matt DiBari http://mccain.blogsforvictory.com/2008/05/15/in-the-year-2013/#comment-890 Matt DiBari Thu, 15 May 2008 15:15:38 +0000 http://mccain.blogsforvictory.com/2008/05/15/in-the-year-2013/#comment-890 I'd argue that we made the mistake in 2001 when we were too reliant and overly trusting of the Northern Alliance as the ground forces. The real time to capture or kill bin Laden was in the initial success of Afghanistan, even before the Iraq war. But what's done is done, and that doesn't mean we shouldn't still chase this man to the gates of hell. I’d argue that we made the mistake in 2001 when we were too reliant and overly trusting of the Northern Alliance as the ground forces. The real time to capture or kill bin Laden was in the initial success of Afghanistan, even before the Iraq war.

But what’s done is done, and that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t still chase this man to the gates of hell.

]]> By: Joe http://mccain.blogsforvictory.com/2008/05/15/in-the-year-2013/#comment-889 Joe Thu, 15 May 2008 14:59:51 +0000 http://mccain.blogsforvictory.com/2008/05/15/in-the-year-2013/#comment-889 Matt, I can tell you that over at Blogs for Victory, they fully supported Bush saying that Bin Laden just wasn't important. Good for you for saying what Dems have been saying all along. We took our eye off the ball in 2003. There is no denying that. Seriously tho... would Saudi Arabia be allowed to play in this League of Democracies? Or is the plan to allow those non-Democracies who we like to join, but the non-Democracies that we don't like can go take a leap? Matt,
I can tell you that over at Blogs for Victory, they fully supported Bush saying that Bin Laden just wasn’t important. Good for you for saying what Dems have been saying all along. We took our eye off the ball in 2003. There is no denying that.

Seriously tho… would Saudi Arabia be allowed to play in this League of Democracies? Or is the plan to allow those non-Democracies who we like to join, but the non-Democracies that we don’t like can go take a leap?

]]> By: Matt DiBari http://mccain.blogsforvictory.com/2008/05/15/in-the-year-2013/#comment-888 Matt DiBari Thu, 15 May 2008 14:53:48 +0000 http://mccain.blogsforvictory.com/2008/05/15/in-the-year-2013/#comment-888 I think you can argue that Mondale envisioned some bad things in his first term... I personally was never of the mindset that killing bin Laden was meaningless. I think there's plenty to be done after that, but I always thought bin Laden should be a top priority. As for the League of Democracies, well, now neither candidate wants to have playdates with dictators, so you might be a bit SOL on that one. I think you can argue that Mondale envisioned some bad things in his first term…

I personally was never of the mindset that killing bin Laden was meaningless. I think there’s plenty to be done after that, but I always thought bin Laden should be a top priority.

As for the League of Democracies, well, now neither candidate wants to have playdates with dictators, so you might be a bit SOL on that one.

]]> By: Joe http://mccain.blogsforvictory.com/2008/05/15/in-the-year-2013/#comment-887 Joe Thu, 15 May 2008 14:38:31 +0000 http://mccain.blogsforvictory.com/2008/05/15/in-the-year-2013/#comment-887 Good for him. <i>political partisanship stemmed by weekly news conferences and British-style question periods with joint meetings of Congress.</i> --- That sounds encouraging and I suggest whoever is the Prez should do that. It shouldn't be a novel idea. Good for him again... <i>McCain also pledges to halt a Bush administration practice of enacting laws with accompanying signing statements that exempt the president from having to enforce parts he finds objectionable.</i> --- This Bush tactic is disgusting and should be held accountable for this practice. <i>A “League of Democracies” has supplanted a failed United Nations</i> --- This again comes down to... "Let's play with those like us and ignore the rest of the world." So would Saudi Arabia be allowed to play in this "League of Democracies"? <i>- “The increase in actionable intelligence that the counterinsurgency produced led to the capture or death of Osama bin Laden, and his chief lieutenants,” McCain said. “There still has not been a major terrorist attack in the United States since Sept. 11, 2001.”</i> --- When Dems bring up the fact that Bin Laden is still alive 7yrs after 9/11, we are told... "Killing Bin Laden won't make terrorism go away". Yet when a Repub brings it up, then it is important? Hey, we should have been concentrating on Bin Laden instead of going into Iraq. Good for him for returning to where we were 7 years ago. Also, the comment of no terrorist attacks having occurred since 9/11 is kind of silly and is a White House talking point. All in all, good thoughts for his first term. Then again...... who really envisions bad things in their first term? What is he going to say? Iraq will still be a disaster, the economy will still be in the crapper and Bin Laden will still be alive and free? Good for him.

political partisanship stemmed by weekly news conferences and British-style question periods with joint meetings of Congress.
— That sounds encouraging and I suggest whoever is the Prez should do that. It shouldn’t be a novel idea.

Good for him again…
McCain also pledges to halt a Bush administration practice of enacting laws with accompanying signing statements that exempt the president from having to enforce parts he finds objectionable.
— This Bush tactic is disgusting and should be held accountable for this practice.

A “League of Democracies” has supplanted a failed United Nations
— This again comes down to… “Let’s play with those like us and ignore the rest of the world.” So would Saudi Arabia be allowed to play in this “League of Democracies”?

- “The increase in actionable intelligence that the counterinsurgency produced led to the capture or death of Osama bin Laden, and his chief lieutenants,” McCain said. “There still has not been a major terrorist attack in the United States since Sept. 11, 2001.”
— When Dems bring up the fact that Bin Laden is still alive 7yrs after 9/11, we are told… “Killing Bin Laden won’t make terrorism go away”. Yet when a Repub brings it up, then it is important? Hey, we should have been concentrating on Bin Laden instead of going into Iraq. Good for him for returning to where we were 7 years ago.
Also, the comment of no terrorist attacks having occurred since 9/11 is kind of silly and is a White House talking point.

All in all, good thoughts for his first term.
Then again…… who really envisions bad things in their first term?
What is he going to say? Iraq will still be a disaster, the economy will still be in the crapper and Bin Laden will still be alive and free?

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