Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Howard Dean brings it

Dear Kevin,

John McCain is so wrong on Iraq, he can't even get the basic facts about the situation on the ground correct.

Today, as he was questioning Gen. David Petraeus, he again confused the difference between Shiite and Sunni Muslims.

At least five times as a candidate John McCain has stated that Iran (a Shiite nation) is supporting Al-Qaeda (a Sunni group) in Iraq. This is not some minor mistake, but a significant gaffe. He clearly does not understand the sensitive political dynamics in that region of the world.

What's worse is that he's done it at important times when you'd expect him to be at his best -- he did it today in the Senate while questioning the commander of American forces in Iraq, and he did it on a recent trip to the Middle East.

If John McCain can't remember such a simple fact at crucial times, how will he be able to do it as President?

2 comments:

Smiff said...

Look, John McCain spent years as a prisoner of war. This makes him an expert on defense and foreign affairs AND, well, anything. Why don't pussies like Dr. Dean and K-Mad get dat?

Corms said...

John McCain is a warmonger and as such a target is a target regardless of the name attached to it.