John McCain sharply criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama for not having been to Iraq since 2006, and said they should visit the war zone together.
"Look at what happened in the last two years since Senator Obama visited and declared the war lost," the GOP presidential nominee-in-waiting told The Associated Press in an interview, noting that the Illinois senator's last trip to Iraq came before the military buildup that is credited with curbing violence.
"He really has no experience or knowledge or judgment about the issue of Iraq and he has wanted to surrender for a long time," the Arizona senator added. "If there was any other issue before the American people, and you hadn't had anything to do with it in a couple of years, I think the American people would judge that very harshly."
Perhaps Barack Obama should challenge John McCain to travel across America with him to see what's been happening to his fellow citizens and our vets over the past 8 years.
Obama should offer to take McCain to visit Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida. He should introduce McCain to those folks that have lost their jobs because of NAFTA and are now living in poverty. Let McCain meet some homeowners that lost their homes because of subprime mortgage interest rates going sky high.
Obama should introduce him to those folks that have lost everything because they couldn't pay high medical bills.
Introduce McCain to that single mother working two jobs just to put a roof over her children's heads.
As Obama and McCain travel across country, they should stop at the local gas stations to buy gas. Stop at the local market and buy some groceries. Let him talk to the trucker that's close to bankruptsy because he can't meet his bills for the high price of gasoline. Allow McCain to travel over the pot holes in our highways.
Obama should take Senator McCain to some emergency rooms across the nation. Let him see how long a person has to wait to be examined. Let McCain see the paper work that needs to be filled out just to see a doctor.
McCain should also visit some local grade schools. Let him see the crumbling school buildings.
Last but not least, Obama should take McCain to military bases across our nation that have substandard living conditions for our soldiers. Leaking roofs, toliets that don't work and mold growing on the walls.
Senator McCain said it himself awhile back. He doesn't understand economics. Perhaps if he were to simply look at how our nation's economy is hurting - he'd understand why American's are fed up with spending billions of dollars over in Iraq.
Senator McCain's priorities lay with the Iraqi's. Senator Obama's concerns lay with the American people.
Senator McCain -- Listen to your own words;
"If there was any other issue before the American people, and you hadn't had anything to do with it in a couple of years, I think the American people would judge that very harshly."
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