If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror.
Now this statement is outrageous on two fronts. First it is obvious to everyone that Romney withdrew for one reason, and one reason alone - he realized that there was no way he was going to beat Mccain! Furthermore, no serious business man would continue to throw away millions into an investment that is destined not to yield any returns. So Romney basically calculated that to save face, and position himself for a future run, now was the best time to withdraw.
Secondly, on the issue of aiding a surrender to terror - yeesh! Where do I start. This is exactly the same Bush-Rove rhetoric that has served to divide a country and isolate us from the rest of the world. Romney expects us to believe that if we stay in Iraq for a hundred years that that will be a victory! Please!
If that is going to be the Republicans main campaign issue, and if Mccain does win, I will hazard to say that we will have surrendered to ourselves, our own morbid fears! The same fears that have served to divide us and isolate us from the rest of the world. In the meantime as trillions of dollars are spent abroad, lives are lost, we make no headway in solving domestic issues like the economy - which Mccain will no doubt choose to conveniently avoid in the campaign.
Having said that, Mccains case for war is the strongest issue they can harp on to help them win against the Democrats. Hey it worked for Bush. Will wait and see if Americans are hoodwinked again this Fall into caving it to their fears instead of facing head on the issues that confront us domestically.
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