juancole.com - 11/3/2008
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There has been almost no discussion in the press about the broader implications of John McCain's military policies. McCain wants to keep a large military contingent in Iraq for some years to come. He agrees that more US troops should be sent to Afghanistan. (Obama wants more troops for ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/1/2008
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com —
Uh oh. More trouble for Sarah Palin on
the foreign policy front. In an interview with Fox's...
Greta Van Susteren yesterday, Palin professed confidence in victory on Tuesday as follows: We realize that more and more Americans are starting to see the ...
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Did Palin Suggest We're At War With Iran?
tnr.com - 11/2/2008
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tnr.com —
One day in early March 1986, John McCain,
an Arizona congressman, sat down to write a letter....
McCain had heard that a long-time friend and donor, Charles Keating, was upset for being listed as a member of McCain's campaign finance committee when a ...
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McCain First, Second, And Always
jpost.com - 11/1/2008
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jpost.com —
The head of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency
said Friday that Iran was not far from attaining...
the means to use missiles against all of Europe and against the US in five to six years, Israel Radio reported. Lt. Gen. Henry A. Obering III was ...
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Pentagon official: Iran will soon be able to attack ...
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Left Finally Plays the 'McCain Will Reinstate the Draft' Card
JammieWearingFool —
Been wondering when they'd get around to this . Since Iraq has become a non-issue in this campaign, the fear mongers on the left haven't been trying to scare voters into believing the nonsense that the draft will be reinstated. Until now. My friends, there is only one way for McCain to make good on his hawkish foreign policy and his virtual pledge of more wars. McCain will need to institute a draft for young American men (and, given the times, maybe for women as well). If you are in your late teens and early twenties, or if you are a parent of a person that age, and you have ...
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