McCain was in favor of using waterboarding on guantanamo detainees, does that count?
on Iraq:
As everyone eyes Iowa, a late breaking development from the Straight Talk Express. McCain was just in a Q&A with reporters, and essentially said he’d be good with occupying Iraq for 100 years. Lets see how long the McCain “surge” lasts…
Here’s the back and forth, footage to follow:
Q: President Bush has talked about our staying in Iraq for 50 years – " (cut off by McCain)
McCain: “Make it a hundred.”
Q: “Is that …” (cut off)
McCain: “We’ve been in South Korea … we’ve been in Japan for 60 years. We’ve been in South Korea 50 years or so. That would be fine with me. As long as Americans …”
Q: [tries to say something]
McCain: "As long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed. That’s fine with me, I hope that would be fine with you, if we maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world where Al Queada is training and equipping and recruiting and motivating people every single day.
Link:democracyarsenal.org: McCain on Iraq…100 years and counting