John McCain Stays True To Form

"Grrrrrr!"

Sen. John McCain says we "won" in Iraq.  He blames the current Sunni vs. Shiite sectarian battle in Iraq on . . . wait for it . . . President Obama.  He says Obama's troop withdrawal jeopardized our "victory".  McCain says we should have left a "residual" American military presence in Iraq, like we still have in Germany, Japan and South Korea.  He wants to fire all of Obama's military advisers and restore order in Iraq with renewed military action -- The Surge, Part II.

What exactly did we win in Iraq?  When did we win it?  Remind me again why we ever went there in the first place.

The rift between Sunni Muslims and Shiite Muslims is thousands of years old, and transcends modern notions of nations, borders and governments.  You think some Muslims hate Christians and Jews?  Just wait 'til they get hatin' on other Muslims!

Comparing Iraq with Germany, Japan and South Korea is ridiculous.  Those are grown-up countries -- stable, developed, secular democracies.  They are our natural allies.  By contrast, much of the Middle East is still tribal, and obsessed with religious fanaticism and jealousy.  (Religion is just so helpful, isn't it?)

Poor John.  He's consistently ignorant of history and convinced that military force solves all problems.  McCain's lingering bitterness over the Viet Nam experience (both his and ours) is so obvious.  His hunger for just one more decisive American military victory -- just like his grand-daddy had -- has animated his entire political career and clouded his vision.

I'm so glad we didn't elect John McCain to be President in 2008.  Not only would he have made Sarah Palin our Vice President, he'd have started World War III.

Not sure which would have been worse.