David M. Reisner
360° Digital Producer
Bloggers,
Wanted to share another speech today that’s making headlines.
Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, made a speech in which he envisions the state of affairs at the end of his first term if he is elected president.
"What I want to do today is take a little time to describe what I would hope to have achieved at the end of my first term as president. I cannot guarantee I will have achieved these things,"
In this speech he lays out benchmarks during his first term in office on which he could be judged.
"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…"
“[The] threat from a resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan will be greatly reduced but not eliminated" ... U.S. and NATO forces will remain in the country "to help finish the job, and continue operations against the remnants of al Qaeda."
McCain envisions that Osama bin Laden, and his chief lieutenants, would be captured or killed.
He also believes that in 2013, there still will not have been a "major terrorist attack in the United States since September 11, 2001."
Here are a list of other milestones McCain hopes to see at the end of what would be his first term:
I have included a clip of the speech here
So what do you think of the speech? Please share your thoughts
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Why even talk about John McCain? He will loose the election because nobody wants a continuation of the Bush administration. He tries his best to look as if he "is already the President."
Well, maybe there are some people who would like to see more of our troops brought home in coffins because of his idioitic agenda to continue on with the war in iraq. Thought he was an Independent , now he plays at being a Repulican. A run with the crowd kind of guy..
It is time for the Democrats to stop following the Republican play book and stop fighting with each other and focus on a landslide Democratic victory in November. That cannot one minute longerfor Hillary to salvage her political fortunes. Super delegates stand up now to stop the cat fight the Clintons are using to drag the party down. It is time for a single Democratic opponent who will bring the change Republicans fear most. That will come from Obama. Clinton has too much 80's baggage and much more during the last eight years.
The Republicans and their operatives are encouraging the Democratic fight by the Clintons as long as possible. They can try to rehabilitate McCain and paint him as a more liberal Republican. They are being careful to look united and paint McCain as presidential. McCain is what he always was. The speech was more of the garbage propaganda we have been getting from the Republican party for the entire Bush puppet term.
Brilliant Stagecraft and politics. It leaves him open to do another surge, and more of the same for the next 4 years and take the USA into deeper debt, higher oil prices and no money for Mr Average to pay his mortgage, and an international reputation that is very bad now and will only further demean American integrity and standing.
I have no sympathy for anyone who votes for this horrible piece of pure politics, nor the plans to continue the GOP tactics of smear rather than issues/policy which are of the people for the people and by the people.
Are the GOP politicians listening to anyone other than themselves?
Hodgson.