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McCain draws fire for troop withdrawal comment
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| Last Edited | RP Jun 11, 2008 07:41pm |
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| Media | News Service - Reuters |
| News Date | Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:45:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Democrats accused John McCain on Wednesday of being confused and unsympathetic for saying it's "not too important" when U.S. troops leave Iraq, attacking the Republican presidential candidate on an issue he has made key in the November election.
McCain's campaign said his comment had been distorted and there was no one better placed than the former prisoner of war to understand the sacrifices made by American soldiers and military families.
But Democrats seized on McCain's response to a question in a television interview when asked if he had a good estimate of when he thought American troops might come home from Iraq.
"No, but that's not too important," McCain said on NBC's "Today Show". "What's important is the casualties in Iraq."
"It is unbelievably out of touch and inconsistent with the needs and concerns of Americans and particularly the families of the troops who are over there," said Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts. |
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