Misstatement was calculated?
An interesting piece on the fear-mongering of John McCain. Olbermann’s analysis? This was no slip of the tongue, but is a deliberate muddying of the water to play off of people’s fears. McCain would rather treat American voters as though they are dumb and can’t understand subtlety. While there is probably some truth to that the fact is, Mr. McSame, that those of us that are planning to keep you honest are not going to miss this type of double-speak. Most of us get the difference between Sunni and Shi’ia, and understand which side Iran would support. Frankly, the fact of the matter is that Iran really has very little to gain from increased instability in Iraq; they already stand to be the major beneficiaries of the American occupation, given that the Sunnis are now largely in control of Iraq. That’s right, our invasion ultimately strengthens their hand… and you want to stay longer.
I guess the flames of eternal war need some fanning.
