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McCain Argues for U.S. Troop Withdrawl from Somalia (video)
youtube.com - 9/23/2008
McCain Argues for U.S. Troop Withdrawl from Somalia (video)
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Senator McCain argues for immediate troop withdrawal from Somalia 1993.

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McCain the surrenderer
Preemptive Karma — I remain a confirmed skeptic | Main | Veep Debate thread September 23, 2008 McCain the surrenderer First McCain demanded that the President surrender in Somalia: Then he demanded that the President surrender in Haiti: The text of both (and more) can be found here Posted by Kevin at September 23, 2008 08:29 AM

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Crooks and Liars — DownWithTyranny!: McCain’s latest stunt backfires…badly.  Some observers believe the real motive for the Psychogeezer’s latest gimmick is to keep Sarah Palin from spending another moment of unscripted time in public. But count on McCain - if he shows up for the debate - to try and work his surge-centric attack on Obama’s judgment into every answer, no matter what the question. Some of us remember a time when McCain always called for withdrawal of troops. Bob Geiger:Bush asleep while Iraqi fraud funnels millions to al-Qaeda David E’s Fablog: Albert Brooks ...

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