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Thursday, May 15, 2008 --- 84 days ago http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/05/mccain_hopes_majority_of_us
| That's the headline from Sen. McCain's speech today in Columbus, Ohio on his governing style. Call it McCain's FutureWorld: from the excerpts provided to reporters, the speech appears to be a sketch of the hopeful, much-improved condition of the United States as seen from 2013, when McCain begins his second term. (Or Presidents Pawlenty or Clinton begin their first term.)
Attention will be paid to McCain's vision for Iraq.
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. 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. Civil war has been prevented; militias disbanded; the Iraqi Security Force is professional and competent; al Qaeda in Iraq has been defeated; and the Government of Iraq is capable of imposing its authority in every province of Iraq and defending the integrity of its borders. The United States maintains a military presence there, but a much smaller one, and it does not play a direct combat role.
You can read the excerpts after the jump, but check out this paragraph full of meaty McCain promises:
If I am elected President, I will work with anyone who sincerely wants to get this country moving again. I will listen ... |
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