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Putting country first? Or simply lying?
In Tuesday night's debate, Senator McCain said:
I'll get Osama bin Laden, my friends. I'll get him. I know how to get him.
I'll get him no matter what and I know how to do it. But I'm not going to telegraph my punches, which is what Sen. Obama did.
If McCain is to be believed, then why, in the 7 years since 9/11, has he not told the Bush administration how to get Osama bin Laden? Does he possess some superpower that will only enable him to get bin Laden if he's serving as
president?
One of the following must be true:
1. McCain was simply lying about knowing how to get bin Laden.
2. He doesn't put country first, and won't say how to get bin Laden until after he's elected.
3. He believes his own election is more important to the country than capturing the perpetrator of the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil, so letting bin Laden stay free actually is putting his country first, at least in McCain's
mind.
My money is on choice #1, but none of the three options speak well of McCain.
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