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July 25, 2008

An Appropriate Ending to a Miserable Week
Posted by Ilan Goldenberg

OK.  So McCain finishes off this week by essentially endorsing Obama's 16 month timetable.  Seriously?  I'm glad he's taking my advice.  I really don't know what to make of this.  Either:

A.  He has finally come around to the right policy and has a lot of apologizing to do to Barack Obama.  After all, because of Obama's support for timetables, McCain has said this week that Obama would rather lose a war than lose and election. 

Or

B.   McCain.  A man who is highly influenced by Neoconservative thought and earlier this year was arguing for keeping American troops in Iraq for 100 years, before moving to the permanent South Korea-like permanent basing model, is confused about his policy or just willing to say anything to win an election.

Count me a skeptic, but somehow I don't think a 16 month timetable will be part of the Iraq playbook if McCain becomes President.  Not when conservative allies like Charles Krauthammer are arguing that McCain is the candidate of permanent bases.

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