So I know you have all seen the commercial McCain's campaign has put out calling Obama dishonerable because he said "....just air-raiding villages and killing civilians." Well or course thats not what he really said if McCain put it out there, duh. So here is the the WHOLE comment he made...
Obama (August 2007): "We've got to get the job done there and that requires us to have enough troops so that we're not just air-raiding villages and killing civilians, which is causing enormous problems there."
It is happening, civilians die all of the time in Iraq and Afghanistan because of AMERICAN soldiers, I dont care how much pride you have in the US Military, but face the facts. And I am not saying it is done purposely, so dont try to misconstrue what I say either. And so you know, so far in 2008 1,445 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan by both militants and the foreign troops including the US.
And here is something I copy and pasted from a site
The McCain ad goes on to say that "congressional liberals voted repeatedly to cut off funding for our active troops." It concludes: "Obama and congressional liberals: Too risky for America."The McCain-Palin campaign sent reporters a set of "ad facts" to back up its claims. Those "facts" list five different votes that supposedly "cut off funding for the troops in combat." Actually, they all were votes in favor of bringing the troops home and ending combat.The votes in question (S. Amdt. 3875, S.Amdt. 3164, S.Amdt. 2924, S.Amdt. 1098 and H.R. 2237) all set a deadline for completing the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. The legislation also stipulated that funding for the Iraq war would end after a specified period for withdrawal (with exceptions made for "targeted operations" aimed at al Qaeda, security for Americans remaining in Iraq, training of Iraqi Security Forces, and, in all but one version, "training, equipment, or other material to members of the United States Armed Forces to ensure, maintain, or improve their safety and security").The ad claims that these votes would have been "increasing the risk on their lives," but in fact they were actually votes for winding down the Iraq war. Funding for active duty combat troops in Iraq would have been cut off only if the president failed to comply. It's also worth noting that Obama wasn't present for two of these votes, and one was a House vote.The McCain campaign's "ad facts" also point to a single troop-funding bill that Obama voted against in 2007. As we've written before, Obama first voted for a version of the bill that included a timetable for withdrawal. President Bush vetoed the bill. Obama then voted against a version that did not contain withdrawal language. And for the record, McCain himself voted against the troop-funding bill when it contained withdrawal language.
Please get your facts straight before you vote, you will only know the truth if you find it yourself and dont rely on shady politicians.
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