text_combined: nita chaudhary moveonorg political action lmidjpfuvelistmoveonorg dear moveon member super tuesdays results yesterdays news governor mitt romney dropped presidential race clear senator john mccain republican nominee election long way hes running neck neck clinton obama national polls thats people think mccain think media portrayal maverickthey dont think man helped george bush launch iraq war new memo votevetsorg shows comes war iraq john mccain presidents greatest ally getgoand striking fact plan iraq going forward bushs stay indefinitely take moment read memo belowyou wont regret asking folks get word outcan pledge pass friends colleagues people know mccains positions better yes ill pass friends sorry im also copying memo email read thanks nita marika joan karin moveonorg political action team friday february 8th 2008 ps votevetsorg organization helps make iraq afghanistan veterans voices heard please consider donating help work httpwwwmoveonorgrr3401id120924776693bumnrt186 memo posted site httpwwwvotevetsorg heres memo senator john mccain presents maverick critic iraq war close read record indicates position iraq war consistently matched president george w bushs war mccain used many arguments donald rumsfeld vice president cheney president bush advocating going war iraq mccain cosponsored use force authorization gave president george w bush green lightand blank checkfor going war iraq sj res 46 10302 mccain argued saddam threat first order senator mccain said policy containing iraq blunt weapons mass destruction program unsustainable ineffective unworkable dangerous mccain believe iraq threat first order change regime make iraq state threaten us others liberated people assume rights responsibilities freedom speech center strategic international studies 21303 mccain echoed bush cheneys rationale going war mccain going send message throughout middle east democracy take hold middle east fox hannity colmes 22103 mccain echoed bush cheneys talking points us would iraq short time mccain clear end much sight wont longitll fairly short period time abc 4903 mccain said winning war would easy know successful believe believe success fairly easy still lose american young men women cnn 92402 war senator mccain praised donald rumsfeld late may 12 2004 abu ghraib scandal asked donald rumsfeld continue effective secretary defense mccain yes today believe hes done fine job hes honorable man hannity colmes 51204 senator mccain repeatedly supported president bush iraq warvoting senate defending actions publicly praising leadership mccain maintains war good idea 2004 republican national convention mccain focusing war iraq said weapons mass destruction found saddam would acquired mccain said mission iraq gave hope people long oppressed necessary achievable noble mccain determination undertake unflagging resolve see end president bush senator mccain war invasion mistake meet press 1608 asked war good idea worth price blood treasure mccain worth getting rid saddam hussein used weapons mass destruction clear hellbent acquiring republican debate 12408 mccain defended bushs rationale war asked thought president exaggerated case war mccain said dont think fox news 73103 mccain president bushs ardent senate supporter iraq according michael shank foreign policy focus think tank mccain times bushs solid support senate iraq foreign policy focus 11508 mccain voted holding bush accountable actions war mccain opposed creation independent commission investigate development use intelligence leading war iraq amdt 1275 hr 2658 vote 284 71603 mccain praised bushs leadership war mccain think president led great clarity think hes done great job leading country msnbc hardball 42303 senator mccain constantly moved goal posts progress warrepeatedly saying would soon january 2003 point one win conflict win easily msnbc 12203 march 2003 believe conflict still going relatively short nbc meet press 33003 june 2004 terrorists know critical time cnn 62304 december 2005 overall think year fair amount progress iraq stay course hill 12805 november 2006 either going lose thing win thing within next several months nbc meet press 111206 senator mccain opposed efforts end overextension military devastating impact troops mccain voted requiring mandatory minimum downtime tours duty troops serving iraq amdt 2909 amdt 2011 hr 1585 vote 341 91907 amdt 2012 amdt 2011 hr 1585 vote 241 71107 mccain one 13 senators vote adding 430 million inpatient outpatient care veterans amdt 3642 hr 4939 vote 98 42606 senator mccain consistently opposed plan withdraw troops iraq senator mccain repeatedly voted timetable withdrawing troops iraq amdt 3876 samdt 3874 hr 2764 vote 438 121807 samdt 3875 samdt 3874 hr 2764 vote 437 121807 samdt3164 hr 3222 vote 362 10307 samdt 2898 samdt 2011 hr 1585 vote 346 92107 samdt 2924 samdt 2011 hr1585 vote 345 92107 samdt2 087 samdt 2011 hr 1585 vote 252 71807 samdt 643 hr 1591 vote 116 32707 samdt 4320 2766 vote 182 62206 samdt 4442 2766 vote 181 62206 samdt 2519 s1042 vote 322 111505 senator mccain consistently demonized americans want find responsible way remove troops iraq take fight al qaeda mccain believe set date withdrawal set date surrender charlotte observer 91607 mccain called proponents congressional resolution opposing troop surge iraq intellectually dishonest associated press 2407 future senator mccain says sees end presence us troops iraq mccain make hundred years iraq would fine derry new hampshire town hall meeting 1308 mccain long troops may remain iraq thousand years million years ten million years depends arrangement iraqi government associated press 10408 paid moveonorg political action httppolmoveonorg authorized candidate candidates committee ________________ subscription management message moveonorg political action change email address update contact info please visit httpmoveonorgsubscripcoahtmlid120924776693bumnr remove ted markowitz list 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