WASHINGTON, May 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Former White House Press
Secretary Scott McClellan's new book detailing the "propaganda campaign"
President Bush and his allies used to make the case for war in Iraq is
raising new questions about John McCain. As a new video released today by
the Democratic National Committee shows, John McCain was a key part of the
Bush Administration's efforts to misrepresent the threat posed by Iraq and
make war look like "the only feasible option."
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080519/DNCLOGO )
From echoing the Bush Administration's false and misleading arguments
before the invasion to parroting their rosy rhetoric as Iraq descended into
chaos, John McCain has consistently been President Bush's most loyal foot
soldier. Now, McCain uses rosy rhetoric and misleading statements to defend
his willingness to keep our troops in Iraq for 100 years.
"This week, the American people are getting a fresh look at John
McCain's key role in the propaganda machine that Scott McClellan describes
in his book," said DNC spokesman Damien LaVera. "Given that he was part of
the drumbeat that misled America into war and continues to misrepresent the
facts as he defends his willingness to keep our troops in Iraq for 100
years, how can Senator McCain be trusted to not continue the Bush policy of
cherry picking the facts on the ground in Iraq and misleading the American
people?"
To view the DNC's new video "Propaganda," click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeaqwYBqSHA
DNC Web Ad: "Propaganda"
GRAPHIC: Scott McClellan: White House Used Propaganda To Lead Us To
War.
MCCLELLAN: "As we accelerated the buildup to the war, the information
that we were talking about became a little more certain than it was. The
caveats were dropped. Intelligence that you know, contradictory
intelligence was ignored. Intelligence that had a high level of confidence
was combined and packaged with intelligence that had a low level of
confidence. And together, that made it sound like the threat was more
urgent and more grave and gathering than it really turned out to be."
[Today Show, 5/29/08]
GRAPHIC: Where Was John McCain?
MCCAIN: "I believe that Saddam Hussein presents a clear and present
danger to the United States of America with his continued pursuit to
acquire weapons of mass destruction. [CNN, Later Edition, 3/3/02]
CHENEY: "My belief is we will in fact be greeted as liberators." [Meet
the Press, 3/26/2003]
MCCAIN: "There's no doubt in my mind that once these people are gone
that we will be welcomed as liberators." [MSNBC, Hardball, 3/24/03]
MCCAIN: "I believe that we can win an overwhelming victory in a very
short period of time." [CNN Late Edition, 9/29/02]
GRAPHIC: ...Marching in lockstep the whole way. John McCain: The Wrong
Choice For America's Future.
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