[lbo-talk] Ann Coulter loses it over McCain

[John Thornton]

Charles Brown wrote:
> ^^^^^
> CB:  Below is an exchange from PEN-L on the issue  between Carrol and
> me .
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>> ^^^^^
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>> CB: Isn't McCain going to win ? He's the war candidate.
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> I haven't the slightest idea who is going to win -- but McCain _is_
> the
> candidate most apt to pull out of Iraq. His warlike reputation
> provides
> cover for cutting and running.
>
> Carrol
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> ^^^^^^^
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> CB:  Yes, I agree on ending the war. Nixon/Ford ended Vietnam.
> Eisenhower ended Korea.  You can name some Greek or Roman warrior who
> ended some war. Or a Conservative Britisher who did the same. It's a
> famous historical pattern.

Not exactly what I had in mind.
I think McCain is in this for the long haul. He'll never admit defeat. 
He laments the "loss" in Vietnam and he's going to "win" this time.
A Rep Prez gives the Dems the cover they need to end funding. They'll 
never cut the legs off Obama or Clinton so the war will go on for awhile 
under a Dem but they'll shut out a Rep with the story that they didn't 
do it to Bush so as to give his surge a chance but that time is over and 
it's time to leave. There will be much less risk in cutting funding 2 
years from now under a McCain administration.

John Thornton