Larry Johnson: What John McCain Didn't Tell You

[understandinglife]

What John McCain Didn't Tell You
by

Larry C Johnson

While John McCain was excoriating the press in Baghdad yesterday for not presenting the "full story" about how swell things are in Iraq he neglected to mention the pre-visit security sweep that made that neighborhood stroll so safe. I am sure you have already heard about the 100 soldiers, the three Blackhawk helicopters and two Apache gunships that accompanied his entourage, but did you hear about the soldiers who swept the area before the American legislators and their security team showed up? Who cares about those mooks? They are expendable.

John McCain and Lindsey Graham put American soldiers' lives at risk just so they could have a photo op. That's the bottomline. Why didn't they do a ride along on a real patrol? Perhaps they could have joined the U.S. team that responded to an ambush of an American patrol yesterday? Of course a total of six U.S. soldiers died in that operation. Shit! You can't take real risks. No sir. Instead, U.S. military resources are devoted to making propaganda. U.S. soldiers were ordered into harms way just to ensure a congressional delegation could walk around, look serious, and perpetuate the lie that more U.S. soldiers must come to Iraq and die. That was a propaganda event and fucking General Petraeus ought to be ashamed.

Damn liars, McCain and Graham ..........

[valerief]

1. I'd believe McCain if he told me

what Bush's butt smelled like.

[IChing]

5. Damn, I thought your image link had a picture of that...LOL

McCain is insane.

[valerief]

7. And when insanity reigns, it pours. nt

[vankuria]

21. There's an image at crooksandliars.com

[Cobalt-60]

23. He is a skilled butt snorkeler

[hobbit709]

2. To any repuke

a photo op is reality. If you make it look real, it is real and never mind the facts. The last 6 years have been just one Potemkin village after another.

[physioex]

4. Reminds me of the Wizard of Oz......

You know the famous line "Pay no attention to man behind the counter".

[truth2power]

34. Curtain. .."behind the curtain" Sorry, don't mean to snark,

hafta laugh this morning or I'll cry. This enitre planet is bat-shit crazy! :silly:

[physioex]

40. May bad.....

Thanks for correcting me.... ;)

[Supersedeas]

17. from Mission Accomplished to Harriett Myers for SCt. -- they luv them photo-ops

[wake.up.america]

3. McCain has lost all remaining respect from people who have an iota of common sense.

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. Reminds me of when Westmoreland would visit Vietnam

& make pronouncements about how well things were going.

[understandinglife]

8. Exactly ... all lies ... all the time ... and more dead fellow Americans ...

... as the result ... and more horror for those whom never should have experienced it ... all thanks to a bunch of American war criminals.


Peace.

[Lasher]

9. And wasn't tthis just barely outside the green zone?

Like, just across the street?

[malaise]

10. Great article Larry Johnson

expose these fugging war criminals.

[stellanoir]

11. Larry Johnson keeps coming through with clarity. . .

As do you ul. Thanks and did you catch this?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/the-surge-is-working-i_b_44761.html

K & R's always

Peace right back atchya :hi:

[understandinglife]

13. "We won! Wow, it's actually kind of fun to lie to yourself. I can see why it's so popular with Bush,

... Cheney, Malkin, Gibson, Kristol and Senator McCain."

Per

Thanks for the link!!

:hi:


Peace.

[flyarm]

12. NORA WHORA JUST HAD A LYING SACK OF SHIT REPUKE ON

LYING UP HIS ASS ABOUT THE TRUTH OF THE STORY!!


god i hate these repukes..there isn't a lie they don't love and embrase..

first"whora" said 4 soldiers were killed yesterday..4 she said ..i was screaming 6 you dumb fuck witch with a "B"

then she let the mother fucker rethug lie and say , well.... the civilian deaths have gone down since the surge..what a bunch of filthy mther fucking liars!!

and "whora" never brought up that there was a sweep first..using our soldiers for mcliars propaganda expose'....

Thank you UL and a sincere "thank you " to Larry Johnson..he is my sanity!! or what i have left of it!!


wow i am so pissed today..can you tell??

fly

[kerry-is-my-prez]

14. What a freakin' piece of crap....

God - please don't allow this man to become President....

[understandinglife]

15. Some interesting comments ... here ...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/4/2/115035/4641


Sureeee, johnie boy, we wear those to the market every sunday, too


BE THE BU$H OPPOSITION - 24/7

[Vinca]

16. I swear McCain must be suffering from dementia.

This whole warm and fuzzy Baghdad market thing is the final straw. I figured they must have swept the place first, otherwise the story might have been a whole lot bigger.

[MasonJar]

18. What would we do without patriots like Larry Johnson? I knew about the

other (100 troops, etc.) but this is outrageous. It is perpetrating a lie with the lives of our sons and daughters. McCain needs to be put out to pasture; he has lost it.

[understandinglife]

19. "It is perpetrating a lie with the lives of our sons and daughters." - Precisely.

And, when they return from Bush's illegal war, ill and injured, they're further victimized by Bush's horrible mis-management of both the military medical and VA systems.

And, the lies and killing continue ...


Peace.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

20. What? No rose petals sprinkled on the ground?

All hail to our propaganda. :mad:

[mod mom]

22. Silly details. It was safe-didn't you see the photo op?

:sarcasm:

[Rex]

24. As a combat vet, McCain should be ashamed.

Stay in the Greenzone you fucking asshole! As a matter of fact, YOU ALL STAY IN THE GREENZONE! Stop fucking putting our troops lives on the line for a photo-op! STOP.

Oh yeah, how could I forget, the GOP is the party of the Purple Heart band-aid. Sick fuckers.

Show em what I'm talking about you grinning demon!

Don't she make ya proud, RW lurkers! Wouldn't you just love having her as your mom?

Or how bout this crazy shitbird?

'Gives us a kiss'!

[TheFarseer]

31. Off topic, but about the woman in the picture -

She just has a button that says "Hitler" No obvious connection to Kerry or Democrats. Does she just like Hitler and W was the closest thing to him in that election?

[Rex]

38. Someone photoshopped the button.

And I wish I could say the band-aid if fake too.

[sellitman]

25. McTurd is just giving us ammo for next November.

Too bad it puts our Boys in danger though.

Damm him!

[mcg]

26. Six of our soldiers dead just for a GOP photo op.

Gives new meaning to the name McCain.

[Phrogman]

27. Whats up with McButtsucks mouth?

Loots like its full of McChimp testicles.

[grannylib]

28. While I will always have respect for his service, I cannot respect his

words or actions now. I think he's clearly losing it. When a man can't remember his own positions on issues and has to ask an aide to find out where he stands, that's a PROBLEM.

[tiptoe]

29. SPOT.ON.

Graham: "I got 5 rugs for $5..." ( i.e. $5 and 6 lives "...to perpetuate the lie that more U.S. soldiers must come to Iraq and die. That was a propaganda event and fucking General Petraeus ought to be ashamed."

Life must be cheap to Graham, to weigh it as nothing in his bargainings...and the truth even cheaper.)

...
Oh what a tangled web he wove when Mr. Straight Talk decided to blame the media for the public's dire views on the Iraq war. McCain straight — talked himself right into a trip to Iraq. It all began when he claimed that the troop surge had already made some streets in Baghdad safe enough for an American to stroll down. And that the American media based in Iraq haven't been reporting that fact. US media folk in Iraq, where 90 reporters have been killed strolling down those very streets, took umbrage. “Oh yeah, McCain,” they replied, “Prove it.”

With support for his Presidential bid already slipping, and contributors sitting on their wallets, McCain had no choice but to take up the challenge. He had to go to Iraq and stroll down a street. So he did ... accompanied by General Petraus and several hundred security forces providing “perimeter security.” After which McCain said, “See, I told you so.” (Another mission accomplished.)

What McCain did not mention at his Baghdad news conference was that other Americans “strolling” down Iraqi streets that same day didn't enjoy their walks as much as he did. Six US soldiers were killed Sunday in southwest Baghdad, a British soldier was killed, and 20 bullet — riddled bodies were found Sunday, most of them in Baghdad. In Tuz Khormato, north of Baghdad, a bomb killed three people and wounded four at a market. In Mosul, a suicide truck bomber killed two civilians and wounded 22 people, including 15 soldiers, at an Iraqi army building, a police spokesman said.

Memo to McCain: Meet Henry Kissinger for lunch, ASAP. He has a reality check for you.

Source: McCain touts Iraq plan in Baghdad —April 2, Atlantic Free Press

[Amonester]

32. Another clear reminder of how much all Republicans don't care one bit about

who dies for their BS propaganda.

McCain is no exception.

[Time for change]

30. Oh my God

How can he expect to get away with a stunt like this? He must be expecting an awful lot of cover from our corporate media. :mad:

[understandinglife]

37. "He must be expecting an awful lot of cover from our corporate media."

With good reason ... and he almost succeeded ...

:hi:


Peace.

[truth2power]

33. I called McCain's office this a.m. Asked "What were they thinking

with that photo-op?" The young lady said she didn't know. Sent me to the voice mail of one of his staff.

I left a message. Doesn't matter. They don't give a crap.

Our young men and women are dying because of these imbeciles. :mad: :banghead:

[fryguy]

35. but that would mean the GOP is politicizing the war on terror!

and they'd NEVER do something like that..... :puke:

:sarcasm:

[autorank]

36. K&R Johnson Scores Again

I always find him right on target and I depend on him to broaden my perspectives in the sea of mindless
propaganda also known as the corporate media.

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

39. I believe McCain needs treatment for PTSD, and I am serious about that.

His scars are showing through.