Isn't this withdrawal? Isn't this surrender by his own admission? Didn't he chastise the Democrats for this? Didn't McCain change and FLIP FLOP on his position? WHy is ABC doing such shoddy reporting? Why is ABC not mentioning that McCain is trying to do a 180 flip flop?

Nixon did this... promised to bring home soldiers from Vietnam in the 1968 campaign... and again in 1972. He had no intention of doing so in his first term... neither does McCain. Hey, John... ask Georgie if you can play with his "Mission Accomplished" sign.

At least mc-more-war is looking ahead. 2013 would be after he is re-elected for his second term. What a NIGHTMARE. I think voters are smarter than that. Obama 2008!

I'm confused Mr.McCain...Didn't you just say that you didn't care if the war lasted 100 years? ugh. you change your mind just as much as hillary.

Everytime a mother loses a son in this horrible war, a part of us as a whole is torn away. Please pray that someone says, "enough". Whether a democrat or republican, please bring our children home.

Mr. McCain: The only answer is tax cuts. Let's just do away with all taxes, charge tuition at schools, convert all roads to toll roads, insist that citizens pay for services, require all citizens to "volunteer" for public service, no more bureaucrats just good honest public servants, no subsidized public transit, farmers fend for yourself, you and welfore cheats get off the public dole, convert all those weapons the generals and admirals love so much to plowshares. LET'S HAVE A REAL GENUINE REPUBLICAN FREE MARKET ECONOMY. (Oh! And who needs automobiles? Our country got along just fine with horses and buggies. It is healthy to walk or ride a bicycle and all the doctors can retire)

I don't believe McCain really said this stuff. I was really going to vote for him, but he said the war in Iraq has been won????? So if we won the war, why not bring home hte troops now??? Why wiat until 2013? MCCain you just lost me for good!!!! I was really on the fence with him, but now, I am for any of the two democrat, Race was never an issue for me, always have been policies!!!

Another 5 years before he'll bring em home. He really must NOT want to become the next President. Talk about taking the slow road. I guess it's an improvement over his 100 year war but he needs to do better. The Military is broken and our government is so out of touch. John McCain is off his rocker!

This war was started on lies.... and should have never started in the first place. So let us end the war bring our loved ones home, before we lose any more to this uncalled for war. Go DNC 2008, Obama/Hillary or Hillary/Obama. JUST END THE WAR!!!! Let peace reign through all of us. That is the christian way.

In the words of Pogo: "We have met the enemey, and he is us." Excuse me, but Iraq was a disfunctional country when the British cobbled it together after WWI, and it has been disfunctional ever since. What makes any sane person think we can make a functional country (let alone a functional, stable democracy) out of Iraq by 2013 (or 2031, for that matter).

Its too bad many of the posts on this website follow partisan games that McCain is talking about. For those of you who comment regularly on websites like these, take a look at yourself. Do your comments solve the issues at hand or are you really just noise? It may be free speech but its your free time. Take a walk outside.

What have been the TANGIBLE BENEFITS to Americans of the Bush war in Iraq?

What have been the COST to Americans of the Bush war in Iraq?

Have the BENEFITS of the Iraq Bush war to Americans outweigh the COSTS?

When wise and practical minds recognize that COSTS outweigh BENEFITS, they would seek to CUT THEIR LOSSES; and bring the Americans home.

Afghanistan-Pakistan is where we need to be, to drive out every last foreign maniac muslim from the region, and disarm every last Taleban! That is the mission in Afghanistan-Pakistan.,

How is John McCain going to accomplish in the same things that George Bush hasnt been able to do in 8 years? How is he going to increase the Marines and Army size (have a draft)? Its all talk and no real concrete plan. What he is saying doesnt directly help the citizens of the USA unless they are the chairman of Exxon. I agree messing with Federal Income tax is wrong. I wouldnt be opposed to abolishing it and getting the 1/3 of my paycheck though. I certainly dont want to pay a government set flat tax! Its already that way. Vote Ron Paul even if its a write in and maybe these 3 Stooges that the media is propping up will realize the majority of America doesnt want to vote for them and they want real change. At least we would know if the election is fixed if we all wrote in anybody but Hillary, Obama or McCain. Mr. McCain the middle east has been a war zone for thousands of years. How are we going to stop those countries from attacking each other ever? Shouldnt the welfare of the citizens on US soil come first? Instead of closing borders which are already supposed to be closed to illegal aliens why not set a limit on how many legal immigrants can come to the USA and steal jobs per year? Better yet start taxing companies who farm work to other countries like India? How do you feel about about taxing tax exempt religious organizations to compensate for the national debt?

Lets take a quick look at Obama's first term...

He pulls the troops out of Iraq to appease the liberal peace-seekers. Iraq is not stable at a national level. Our absence lets rival factions fight in the streets for control. Countries like Iran and Syria get involved and before you know it the entire region is in conflict. Iran attacks Israel which retaliates with massive force and before we know it the supply of oil from the Middle East is cut off and we have a gas shortage like the country has never seen.

Back home Obama has raised taxes to an astronomical level to pay for a bunch of programs that don't work and now people can't buy gas but still have bills to pay but can't get to work. And the money they do make isn't enough to pay the bills but ol' Obama wants their tax dollars. The country is still divided between parties and race because Obama could not bring people together because we discover after all his speeches he really has no idea what he is doing and is completely lost.

America is now under a greater risk b/c the fighting that was in the middle east has now spread abroad and our service men and women are called into battle again b/c Obama did not allow them to do their job the first time. All the men and women who gave their life in the first Iraq war were lost for nothing and now more must die to defend the US and her allies.

And while all of this is happening Obama is having tea with the president of Iran who is filling Obama with visions of peace while planning our destruction the whole time.

I am not saying it was right to go to Iraq and that mistakes have not been made there. But tucking our tails and running will only bring more conflict. The GOP and McCain are not using scare tactics...they are trying to paint an accurate picture of what will happen. Obama and the democrats have everyone fooled. Pulling the troops out of Iraq will not solve all of our problems majically. Wake up and look at the world as it is. Not some utopia Obama promises. His lack of experience and actual plans will destroy this country.

It's offical, McCain has lost his marbles... Don't EVER let this man get near the power of the Presidency!!!

Its an interesting tactic this. If he did want to run for re-election it could come back to haunt him. And it could in the end be seen as presumptuous and arrogant.

McBush will say anything to get to the office occupied by that Republican liar who told us how he was the great uniter after his last election. Simple answers come very hard when you lie like McBush is now. How about all of the uproar the republicans made over Mrs. Kerrys financial disclosure that they have spun completely around on for Mrs. McCain. What a sorry mess McCain has made of his life, just to lead us with the lie of the day!

Yeah, here's another one, " The Birds are on the Way" People are tired, and sick of this damn war with Islam, Besides Your lady is no first lady, To my knowledge Laura Bush is the first one and your lady would be second to have crimnal records, since when is
having a rap sheet go with being a Lady? Great choice Gop you must really want to lose to the Democrats

Let's see, $10,000,000,000 per month x 60 months. That's appoximately $600,000,000,000. Imagine what we could do with that.

These are well founded predictions. You do know we've had Osama Bin Ladin hidden at Guantanamo for over a year now - waiting to parade him out that we just captured him sometime in late October - just before the elections. We also have a deal with the Iraqi Clerics to leave before 2013 if they stop all violence and pretend to surrender all arms and say thanks to America - also scripted for late October. And this is known by both parties - as really they are all best buds and the whole election process is just a skit put on to make us think we have a say in the government. Letting the Republicans win again will keep us focussed on hating a few Republican politicians. Meanwhile, the real power is safely in the hands of a few Wall Street bankers where it belongs.