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As president, will John McCain be dangerous to the USA?

I just received this email from Howard Dean: Dear xxxxxxxxx John McCain is so wrong on Iraq, he can't even get the basic facts about the situation on the ground correct. Today, as he was questioning Gen. David Petraeus, he again confused the difference between Shiite and Sunni Muslims. At least five times as a candidate John McCain has stated that Iran (a Shiite nation) is supporting Al-Qaeda (a Sunni group) in Iraq. This is not some minor mistake, but a significant gaffe. He clearly does not understand the sensitive political dynamics in that region of the world. What's worse is that he's done it at important times when you'd expect him to be at his best -- he did it today in the Senate while questioning the commander of American forces in Iraq, and he did it on a recent trip to the Middle East. If John McCain can't remember such a simple fact at crucial times, how will he be able to do it as President? We have to stop John McCain from taking control of the White House, and stop him from taking over George Bush's war in Iraq. Can you write a letter to the editor of your local paper letting voters in your area know just how confused John McCain is? http://www.democrats.org/gaffes Once is misspeaking -- five times is a dangerous lack of understanding. John McCain so badly misunderstands Iraq that he's content to stay there for 100 years, something he's said multiple times. He has also failed to explain how he would pay for a war that is now costing you and me $12 billion each month -- money we could be using to help our economy here at home. John McCain wants us to believe that his decades of foreign policy experience make him the natural choice to lead our nation at war with terrorists. We just can't afford someone who just doesn't understand Iraq -- it's too dangerous. Thanks for your support. Howard Dean

Public Comments

No. He won't. He is the lesser of evils out of the three. And he is the one with the most real experiance. He has plans for the change that he speaks of, unlike the others, who are full of hot air.
I am a Republican, hate all the candidates (except Ron Paul ) and strongly believe that if we want to fix our economy we need to leave the black hole of money---- Iraq
No he wont be dangerous for the U.S.. And I respectfully submit that Howard Dean "aint right" upstairs.
Obama will screw up the USA. Did you hear his speech he wrote about, he saying that whites are bad and W.T people. I mean it doesn't matter about your skin color, just your beliefs. And trust me, i am SO not being Rasicts.
Politics are so hard to discuss. But my thoughts are I would rather have McCain in than a person that has no background...there is something to be said about age. WE need to take and have a pres in that will not be ethinic, and short coming as we have seen with the 2 dem running. Just a quick opinion and I am voiting for McCain. And I have studied and read much on all!!! may the best win!
Yes, he is dangerous. As for misspeaking, he seems to have that problem a lot. It reminds me of my grandmother's aphasia after she had a small stroke.
if mccain live that long
Nope but both Hillary or Obama will destroy America.
Seeing that none of the Candidates running are good news, I would vote McCain simply because he is the ONLY candidate that is pretty much gauranteed to be a one-term president. Does anyone honestly think the man will run for office again at 76 years old?
LMAO ... YOU MUST BE A JOKE ... err ... must be joking !!! The Socialist/Communist/Liberal Democrats ARE THE BIGGEST THREAT TO AMERICA IN THE HISTORY OF THE United States of America !!! In the real world, people are promoted and/or hired, based on job performance with references and/or word of mouth. MOST politicians are bought and paid for by special interest groups. I must say that the only way to stop the evil of politics is to stop campaign contributions. . Democrats generally believe in heavy fines for honest work, while rewarding sloth and indulgence. Do YOU think that people should be able to do absolutely nothing productive and get government hand-outs for sloth and indulgence - healthcare, tobacco, alcohol, drugs, STDs, etc. ?? Do YOU want to have YOUR MONEY TAKEN from YOU and YOUR FAMILY to FINANCE these people ??? . I have NOTHING against helping the elderly and the young. I DO have a problem SUPPORTING the able-bodied people that do NOT want to get off of their butts and EARN an honest living - instead of "FEEDING" off of hard working citizens. AND they teach their children, and their children's children HOW to FEED off of government programs !! Just realize ... that those of us that ACTUALLY have to work for a living, are getting tired of PAYING for the Democrats idea of HELPING. Shouldn't MANDATORY Urine Tests be REQUIRED of people that are requesting "government handouts"? IF you are on LEGAL prescription drugs, then you will not have a problem proving it !! . Democrats have to recognize that since the 73rd Congress in 1933, for a majority of THE LAST 65 YEARS, Democratic Houses of Representatives and Democratic Senates have CONTROLLED the nation and the President. A TOTAL of 38 Sessions with Democrats in CONTROL for 28 of those! WE need to inform/TELL our political representatives that WE NEED TO PASS a Constitutional Amendment for the LINE ITEM VETO. This will keep the SPECIAL INTEREST GARBAGE from being attached to valuable legislation. If Congress wants to give the president that power, they will have to pass a constitutional amendment, Supreme Justice John Paul Stevens said. "If there is to be a new procedure in which the president will play a different role in determining the text of what may become a law, such change must come not by legislation but through the amendment procedures set forth in Article V of the Constitution," Stevens said, on June 25th, 1998. IF your special interest is SO valuable, why do you have to HIDE it in valuable legislation? So, with them REFUSING to PASS the Line Item Veto, in reality, the House and Senate have REALLY been controlling the country!! AND, with the CURRENT Senate and Congress having the WORST approval rating in HISTORY, hopefully we will see a LOT of changes after the general elections. A recent Reuters poll is out and Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid have pulled an upset: They have managed to make George Walker Bush twice as popular as CONGRESS. RECENTLY - - JUST 13% of Likely Voters now say the DEMOCRATICALLY CONTROLLED Congress is doing a good or excellent job. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 43% give Congress a poor rating. Those results represent a slight decrease from last month, when 15% gave Congress a good or excellent rating. Democrats generally believe in heavy fines for honest work, while rewarding sloth and indulgence. Do YOU think that people should be able to do absolutely nothing productive and get government hand-outs for sloth and indulgence - healthcare, tobacco, alcohol, drugs, STDs, etc. ?? Do YOU want to have YOUR MONEY TAKEN from YOU and YOUR FAMILY to FINANCE these people ??? .
Yes he will be dangerous. He's the only evil out of three possible candidates.
No but Obama would be bad for America .
He's an idiot who thinks he knows what he is doing. Draw your own conclusion.
I would like Dean to explain why so many democrats agreed to the war? Why they had no plan when they went in as to what they would do once Saddam was captured, tried and exacuted. I would also like dean to explain what happens if we get out of Iraq, and Iran moves in, taking control of the 3rd largest oil supply in the world. Iran would control the US and many other nations. What howard dean wants is Obama for president. If he thinks McCain is incompetent, where does that leave Obama with his razor thin record, questionable associates, and no experience. I have seen nothing on the news about McCain's mistake.
Anyone who is for the war and doesn't know the difference between the Suni and the Shia would be dangerous as President of the US. Edit: And please tell Canam that if the Democrats hadn't been lied to by an incompetent President that we would not be in Iraq.
Wow, that is incompetence for sure for a presidential candidate, remember when they called Hillary on the carpet for mispronouncing one complicated name? If Obama is nominated, McCain will win and take us deeper into this mess. If Hillary is nominated, she will win and get us out of this mess.