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Originally Posted by Dueller
I would disagree...to wit: his comments on staying in Iraq for 100 years. I think I knew what he meant (i.e., as long as it takes if there is instability in the region that threatens us) but he damn sure mucked up the sentiment.
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Last month, at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire, a crowd member asked McCain about a Bush statement that troops could stay in Iraq for 50 years.
"Maybe 100," McCain replied. "As long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed, it's fine with me and I hope it would be fine with you if we maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world where al Qaeda is training, recruiting, equipping and motivating people every single day."
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/14/mccain.king/index.html