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Forever Wrong: John McCain On Iraq

PERRspectives has compiled some of McSame's more infamous statements about Iraq, here on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Iraqi invasion. Ju

PERRspectives has compiled some of McSame's more infamous statements about Iraq, here on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Iraqi invasion.

Just in time for the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion, presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain made an unannounced visit to Iraq. While McCain deemed the visit a "fact-finding" mission, his secret visit to Baghdad is just part of an extended photo opportunity in the Middle East and Europe designed to highlight his national security credentials.

Unfortunately for McCain, his excellent Baghdad adventure could well produce the opposite effect. After all, this week's looming anniversary highlights that at almost every turn, John McCain has been disastrously wrong about Iraq. From his predictions of a short war and U.S. troops greeted as liberators to "mission accomplished" and a thousand year American presence, the supposed maverick sounds hauntingly similar to President Bush and Vice President Cheney. The simple lesson for Americans is that you don't get to be this wrong and still become President of the United States. The corollary: John McCain is unfit for command.

Hard to believe, but PERRspectives found even more.

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