From the Army Times — McCain reveals confusion over Petraeus role
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain of Arizona may not have been paying the closest of attention last week during hearings on the Bush administration’s Iraq policy.
Speaking Monday at the annual meeting of the Associated Press, McCain was asked whether he, if elected, would shift combat troops from Iraq to Afghanistan to intensify the search for al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.
“I would not do that unless Gen. [David] Petraeus said that he felt that the situation called for that,” McCain said, referring to the top U.S. commander in Iraq.
Petraeus, however, made clear last week that he has nothing to do with the decision.
How many times does this guy have to fuck up before the press starts to realize ‘Hey, maybe he really doesn’t know what he’s talking about.’ He is consistently making these same kinds of mistakes. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about when it comes to the war in Iraq. And given that his military and foreign policy experience are supposed to be his strong suits, the amount of mistakes is spectacular.
(via ThinkProgress)
