Another John McCain Gaffe: "Iraq Was the First Major Conflict After 9/11"

[...now I know it's not possible to have the candidate not say
anything at all, but can't they get this poor old man better notes or
something? He really is starting to become embarassing and I am not a
supporter. Maybe he needs an adjustment to his meds or something? I
have to assume his wife could care less...]

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There is one more John McCain gaffe that the media missed from the now
famous CBS interview with Katie Couric.

This is the same interview in which McCain claimed the surge led to
the Anbar Awakening, which is demonstrably false. But watch below for
another gaffe when McCain says Iraq was the first major conflict after
9/11.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia7bV9j45wE

Was Afghanistan not major enough for him? It almost reminds you of
when Don Rumsfeld was not impressed with invading Afghanistan because
it did not provide a rich enough target environment. He needed
something more major.

In all likelihood, this was a simple mental mistake for McCain, among
a litany of others recently. But it does go toward state of mind. They
never saw Afghanistan as a priority.

Cenk Uygur
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