Thursday, May 15th, 2008...11:03 am
Five more years
John McCain: Troops home by 2013. Maybe.
“By January 2013, America has welcomed home most of the servicemen and women who have sacrificed terribly so that America might be secure in her freedom,’’ Mr. McCain is to say, according to excerpts of his speech provided by his campaign. “The Iraq War has been won. Iraq is a functioning democracy, although still suffering from the lingering effects of decades of tyranny and centuries of sectarian tension. Violence still occurs, but it is spasmodic and much reduced.’’
The United States, Mr. McCain will add, “maintains a military presence there, but a much smaller one, and it does not play a direct combat role.’’
Is that a promise, Mr. McCain? And how much more American blood and treasure shall be required to attain this fragile utopia?
