July 18, 2008
Posted: 01:48 PM ET

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McCain said he expects terror attempts to increase in Iraq.
McCain said he expects terror attempts to increase in Iraq.

(CNN) — John McCain said Friday he expects the presidential election this fall will increase the occurrence of "spectacular" terror attempts in Iraq.

Speaking at a General Motors facility in Warren, Michigan, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate touted the decrease of violence in Iraq, but said Al Qaeda is not yet defeated there.

"I predict that they will make an attempt as we get in to the election season to make more of these spectacular kinds of attacks which they're still capable of doing," he said. "The suicide bombers, et cetera, would not surprise me and we've already found out that they're going to try and step up their attacks and try and do things in a more spectacular fashion so that they can erode the support of the Maliki government."

Watch: McCain predicts terrorist attempt during election season

The comments come a day after the Arizona senator appeared to make a rhetorical shift in how he described conditions the war-torn country, telling reporters aboard his campaign bus that "we have succeeded in Iraq."

"I repeat my statement that we have succeeded in Iraq. Not 'We are succeeding.' We have succeeded in Iraq," he said Thursday.

Last month, senior McCain advisor Charlie Black stirred controversy in an interview with Fortune Magazine, when he touted the Republican presidential candidate's national security credentials and said another terrorist attack on the United States would likely boost his White House chances.

McCain repudiated those comments, and Black later apologized.

Filed under: John McCain


PAT FOR OBAMA   July 18th, 2008 2:42 pm ET

MCSAME= WARS

Informed Voter   July 18th, 2008 2:42 pm ET

ARB July 18th, 2008 2:20 pm ET

why is everyone on here an obama supporter? Just the mere sound of obama's voice makes me wanna puke.
————————————————————————————————
You Idiot .. We are not Obama Support …. We are Democratic Supporters/Voters/Electorate …….

Obama supporters were for the Primaries … We are now in the G.E … Democratic Party vs Republican Party … Fool

True   July 18th, 2008 2:42 pm ET

Confused is right. My friends are we succeeding ?or have we succeeded in Iraq, that is the question, I think, or uh, I can win wars, err…honey, where are my pills?

McCain = Bush

CW4Barak   July 18th, 2008 2:42 pm ET

All in all, McBush is sooo jealous and in fear that Obama is going to be such as success overseas! He wished he was getting all this attention going abroad. He knows that only the press who are trying to stay on his Bar-b-q list care to cover his boring, much the same like Bush campaign. That's why he is going to be saying all these things about war, and fake terror threats to try to stay relevant!

Tony   July 18th, 2008 2:42 pm ET

John McCain, more like Bush now than ever.

Using fear tactics of another terrorist attack to get elected. Continually criticizing his trip abroad and even going so far as to insuate that he is a Socialist.

John McCain is a desperate man, knows this is his last shot at the presidency and, like Bush, will lie cheat or steal to win.

VOTE DEMOCRAT and clear out these republicans once and for all (or for at least the next 8 yers). It will take 80 years to recover from G.W. Bush!

Oh! The Irony   July 18th, 2008 2:42 pm ET

What in the……?

I am in a state of "confusement"…lol

Have we succeeded or are we expecting spectacular attacks from those which we have succeeded against?

McCain has one bearing left and that's about lost as well.

Torra   July 18th, 2008 2:42 pm ET

You can't blame him, it worked for George Bush. In fact I think GW is going to purposefully do something that will scare the public, so they can vote for John McCain in November. It won't work with most people, but some people are so gullible.

Obama 08

ejc   July 18th, 2008 2:41 pm ET

Same old story from the republicans…they can't win an election the right way….loosers!

THE ONLY DEM who can lose in NOV   July 18th, 2008 2:41 pm ET

The democrats are terrified at the travesty of justice of going forward with an installed nominee.

We are terrified of the death of our democratic process and the birth of tactics of race-baiting, hatred at fellow democrats, insults and threats to subvert the process and to force a nominee on the party.

True democrats will stand firm and oppose the election of the demagogue, Obama.

Nothing else matters if democracy and freedom are lost to tyranny.

Becky   July 18th, 2008 2:41 pm ET

McFear!

Mike - Texas   July 18th, 2008 2:41 pm ET

I dissagree with McCain.

I think that they will wait until AFTER the elections, maybe as long as 3 months.

After all, it happend to both Bush and Clinton and don't foreget JFK's missles of October.

PAT FOR OBAMA   July 18th, 2008 2:41 pm ET

MCSAME= WAR EVERYWHERE

Brian from Texas   July 18th, 2008 2:41 pm ET

What is this crazy old man talking about? Does he know?
Have we "succeeded" or not? What does "succeed" mean?

The point is, whether we leave Iraq in 2 years or 100 years, Iraq will never be the place we would like it to be and we will never claim absolute "victory". I believe we have succeeded in giving Iraq a chance to mold it's own country. But that will never begin to happen while we still have troops there. It's time to cut the leash and let the country determine it's own future.

ARB   July 18th, 2008 2:41 pm ET

why does everything think that obama will be better for this country, when this idiot has ABSOLUTELY no experience whatsoever!!!! please explain this to me? i'm dying to know.

Val, Atlanta, Ga   July 18th, 2008 2:41 pm ET

I really believe McCain and his people, Bush and company are working on that right now so he can have a better chance at becoming the President of the United States, wonder how much money they are having to pay the insurgents.

JR, Plymouth   July 18th, 2008 2:40 pm ET

Does anyone not recall that we heard exactly the same rhetoric four years ago? If the surge is truly working in significant ways, how can McCain explain these contradictory fearmongering predictions?

ANDY DAAS   July 18th, 2008 2:40 pm ET

This guy is an old war monger who loves to use fear tatics.

An American Whiner   July 18th, 2008 2:40 pm ET

ELECT THIS WARMONGER PRESIDENT, AND WE WILL BE FIGHTING WARS FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS!

NewYorker Magazine Rocks   July 18th, 2008 2:40 pm ET

I think that its naive to hope that terror issues are going to go away because Obama wins. We live in a crazy world that is getting scarier every day. Whomever gets elected better be prepared to defend this country. I will predict that either Obama or McCain will have to seriously consider bringing back the military DRAFT in the next 8 years. I dont know who is best prepared to deal with this mess but to simply call it fear mongering will not make these lssues go away.

Dash   July 18th, 2008 2:40 pm ET

START taxing the rich (including flip-flopper McCain and his adulterous heiress wife)!

PAT FOR OBAMA   July 18th, 2008 2:40 pm ET

STUPID PUMA PAC
GO AHEAD AND VOTE FOR MCSAME

STUPID PUMA PAC
STOP LIVING IN A FANTASY WORLD

EVEN IF HILLARY DECIDES TO RUN IN 2012 SHE WII
NEVER WIN.

MD FOR OBAMA   July 18th, 2008 2:40 pm ET

Not one good comment here for Mcain.
Hmmmm. wonder why.

Jeff in Illinois   July 18th, 2008 2:40 pm ET

Sure they will, old man….Because they're just dying for the election to lean toward another Fascist Neocon in the white house. (that was oozing with sarcasm)

Keep threatening us, you fear-mongering scumbag…Enough people were taken in by dubya and cheney's scare-tactics last time around, but now they see what it has brought them. Less than 30% of the nation is insane enough to think neocon policies are good for the US.

MIKE   July 18th, 2008 2:40 pm ET

mcbush go home!!!!!!!!!!!! we dont car about your opinions.

bob   July 18th, 2008 2:39 pm ET

Some jerk marked another post as spam, so I repost it:

"McCain was part of the Keating Five, causing a recession. Syminton 4,causing another recession. He cleaned out MILLIONS of Elderly Investments Leaving MILLIONS of Elderly with NO PENSIONS, caused another recession.
to date. All of their money is in his pockets.
Arizona has the highest in the USA Mortgage Defaults, causeing another recession. Highest in Illegal Aliens. Highest in Crime. McCain
is America's DISCRACE And a LIAR LAIR"

what are you thinking?   July 18th, 2008 2:39 pm ET

all Obama has to do is sit back and let McCain keep talking…Obama will be President with out even having to try

steveojesse   July 18th, 2008 2:39 pm ET

All the more reason to leave Iraq.

Auntie Coosa, yes it does take a long time to change tribal mentality. When will our tribe stop trying to force other tribes to have democracy, and American style values? Let others alone and they would probably let us alone.

The animosity goes back to the Crusades, and we just keep perpetuating the heavy-handedness that earns Americans the worldwide reputation of being loud bullies.

CB   July 18th, 2008 2:39 pm ET

McCAIN is OUT OF TOUCH WITH WHAT PEOPLE WANT

jbdsm   July 18th, 2008 2:38 pm ET

McCain and the G.O.P has made it clear that if attacks don't increase, that's good for every American but John McCain, plain and simple.

Bert   July 18th, 2008 2:38 pm ET

The man's name is McCain you dummies and he is right. The moment those terrorists believe they can get one over on us they're going to do it. Show one sign of weakness and watch for another 911.

An American Whiner   July 18th, 2008 2:38 pm ET

Is he and his TWIN Bush going to implement this terror attacks?

OLD FOOL!

Heidi   July 18th, 2008 2:38 pm ET

Then why isn't McWar discussing this with his best friend GW?

I really think there is something seriously wrong with him. I think in his mind he has to go to war to make up for all those years he was confined. It's creepy.

Note to John:
It’s going to be okay, we’ll protect you. Just go take a long nap and we’ll bring you some hot tea.

Gary Chandler in Canada   July 18th, 2008 2:38 pm ET

What Americans haven't noticed is Bush doesn't want McCain for President. (whether it's because he doesn't like him, thinks he is dangerous, wants his grandchildren in safer hands? all of above)
Detente with N Korea, talks with Iran, attending China Olympics, freeing hostages while McCain was in Columbia, shifting to Obama's policies on Iraq and Afghanistan, cell phones in Cuba.
The world is going to be so peaceful and full of love America won't need a nut job who sang songs while dropping bombs from 20,000 feet.

Kathy   July 18th, 2008 2:38 pm ET

RKS – Bush was on vacation before 9-11 and IGNORED a memo about it.
McAlzheimer's can't remember his voting record. He is so crazy it would take a ton of Aricept and Haldol to straighten him out.
K-K-K-Karl Rove would be proud!!!

Al, New Mexico   July 18th, 2008 2:38 pm ET

There's a bigger danger that Obama's appeasement of terrorists and terrorist regimes will encourage Al Qaeda to come to the U.S. and this time, stay.

Tony   July 18th, 2008 2:38 pm ET

GOOD OLD FASHIONED REPUBLICAN FEAR TACTICS!!!

McCain should be ashamed of himself. This man will do anything to get elected. What this phony is really trying to say is that if you don't elect him, we will get suffer horrendous terror attacks at home.

Sounds so similar to the two men in his campaign, one who said that it would be good for McCain if an attack hap[pened before November.

This is typical Republican fear mongering. Is a lying, cheating, old man with old ideas who we really want in the White House???

Kiah   July 18th, 2008 2:38 pm ET

Pathetic!

Obama '08!

FEAR MONGER !!!!   July 18th, 2008 2:37 pm ET

(CNN) — John McCain said Friday he expects the presidential election this fall will increase the occurrence of "spectacular" terror attempts in Iraq………McWar I didn't know you could stoop so low
FEAR MONGERING!!!!!

JA Cook   July 18th, 2008 2:37 pm ET

" We have succeeded in Iraq"

Great! Now we can bring most of the troops home and shift a few to the original objective in Afghanistan.

Bill from ALabama   July 18th, 2008 2:37 pm ET

I wouldn't be happy on the Obama train. Hiring him for President would be like hiring someone off the street…………………..wait a minute……………………Obama is just off the street! Give me McCain if Hillary can't have it. I want experience,folks!!!!!!!!!! Not a street corner Socialist,promising everyone anything that will get a vote.

McCain Speech writer   July 18th, 2008 2:37 pm ET

We have succeeded in Iraq…..
We are expecting a spectacular attack before the elections
We have succeeded in Iraq…..
We may have to have troops in Iraq for the next 10 or more years
We have succeeded in Iraq…..

You don't have to worry about WMD….
(there weren't any to begin with)
We are getting rid of Al Qaeda in Iraq
(we brought them in, we should take them out)

We will count the days until Obama goes to Iraq…
Obama is just going to Iraq for a photo op….

I'm not an expert on the economy….so I have advisers for that….
My advisor says you all are just a bunch of whiners….just because you can't afford a gallon of gas….or milk…..

ARB   July 18th, 2008 2:37 pm ET

and obama will bring us nothing but misery pepou if he gets elected.

Tito   July 18th, 2008 2:37 pm ET

John Bush McCain hates women. McCain thinks women love to get raped. McCain thinks wife-beating is funny. McCain abandoned his wife and their three kids for a little rich girl(Cindy McCain) 35 years younger than he is.

Pam   July 18th, 2008 2:36 pm ET

And the campaign of fear rolls on.

norb   July 18th, 2008 2:36 pm ET

What's scary John is looking at the gas pump saying 5 gallons and you've already put in 25 bucks! The economy is what's scary.

Tom   July 18th, 2008 2:36 pm ET

Boo! Vote for me!

Eh, Halloween isn't for three more months.

ARB   July 18th, 2008 2:36 pm ET

i love obama!

ProudToBeDemocrat   July 18th, 2008 2:36 pm ET

-Bush Mission accomplished
-Bush God advised me to go to war with Iraq
-Mccain we have succeded
-Mcain God talk to me about future occurrence of "spectacular" terror
attempts in Iraq
Conservative right wing who call them self Christians are using God to decieve us people wake up and start praying .

Ian   July 18th, 2008 2:36 pm ET

Is the attack going to be spectacular because of the awesome weapons we sold them?

Bob S   July 18th, 2008 2:36 pm ET

He should change his Bus name to "Fear Machine"

Julie   July 18th, 2008 2:36 pm ET

Funny isn't it…he can predict that there will be more attacks, he can predict disaster if we leave Iraq. It's just too bad he couldn't predict that Iraq would turn into the disaster it had before it happened. Sorry McCain, you've been wrong from the start and continue to be wrong. Your scare tactics don't work this time around.

Obama '08.

Petra, Independendent from PA   July 18th, 2008 2:36 pm ET

Very 'callous'- the use of the word 'spectacular'.. the fact that the terrorists use that word does not mean it should come from the lips of a wanna-be US president. Terrorism is terrorism, and whether it is on a small or large scale does not diminish its impact on the lives of people…

Kathy   July 18th, 2008 2:35 pm ET

Ah yes, REPUBLICANS, the party of fear tactics.

NotPayingHillaryDebt   July 18th, 2008 2:35 pm ET

Fear-Mongering .. When will this Stop?!?

larry buchas   July 18th, 2008 2:35 pm ET

A terrorist attack? That means your surge isn't working, McSame!

Whatever happened to "It's safe to visit the market?" Go put your helmet and flak-vest back on.

William, from Cali!   July 18th, 2008 2:35 pm ET

It's my hope, that they( our enemies) aren't listening………and if they are; they don't read English or understand it……………for our sake!

therealist   July 18th, 2008 2:35 pm ET

Like predicting the rain…., it's all about the timing..

Pinhead!   July 18th, 2008 2:35 pm ET

Is he lieing?

Is he just a feeble old man that really doesn't remember where he has been or what he has said?

Do we need either in the White House?

Put the NO in NOvember for this old fool.

An old Vets home would be the perfect place for old John.

A Latte Lover, Seattle, WA   July 18th, 2008 2:35 pm ET

Is anyone really surprised by this???? Bush did the same thing before his re-election…Fear Mongering at its finest! NOT THIS TIME!!!

To PUMAS or whatever you people are. This particular blog is in regard to statements made by McCain. Why are you on here continuing to diss Obama and spout pro Hillary garbage. Get a life!! She's out!!!

Obama/Biden or Clark, 08
No Hillary for VP

Dave, Illinois   July 18th, 2008 2:35 pm ET

He is being a realist. Remember the terrorist attacks in Spain before their elections? You bunch of Obamites have a short memory and big mouths.

John - Houston   July 18th, 2008 2:34 pm ET

It has to take most serious here since most of the words coming out of the McCain haters are McSame McShame McBush or McIcan'tcomeupwithanoriginalonebecauseIamakoolaiddrinker…

so why don't we stick to facts, saying down with McCain makes me want to vote for Obama less and less,

that and he called Privatization of Social Security Social Darwinism, one of those two.

bidulen   July 18th, 2008 2:34 pm ET

Welcome Baby Mac in the fearsland. What can the GOP offers about the big problems we get in the States and around the world? Fears and war. Give us a break man. We are not in 2000 or 2004. Wake up warmonger.

P.U.M.A - true democrat for fair camPAINs   July 18th, 2008 2:34 pm ET

Terror = Obama stealing the nomination of the once democratic party.

Since when do we allow one democrat to label other democratic candidates and their supporters, 'racist'?

Since when do we strong-arm the supporters of the other democratic candidate at caucus?

Since when do we threaten to black out the vote if the half-black man is not GIVEN the nomination?

Since when do we allow Oprah, Caroline, MSNBC, CNN, Dean, Pelosi, the DNC, black pundits, and superdelegates to SELECT AND INSTALL the weakest, least qualified, most arrogant elitist as our nominee?

wycliffe, NJ   July 18th, 2008 2:34 pm ET

THIS IS WHAT WE CALL BEING CONFUSED.

David in Illinois   July 18th, 2008 2:34 pm ET

McCain is a fearmonger and a warmonger. He's too old and too unstable for the job. He's just not qualified, just on those terms alone, not to mention he's clueless about our economy.
And we have NOT succeeded in Iraq. The war was 100% unnecessary, so all the bloodshed and trillions of dollars spent have not made us one bit safer. God bless the fallen troops and their families — and all the families that will suffer economically because of this unnecessary sacrifice. Bush gets most of the blame, but McCain supports Bush all the way. They're inseparable.

Ben   July 18th, 2008 2:34 pm ET

MaCain is so out of touch!..Still uses dirty tactics to hit Obama..And making false accusations of what Obama has said. Shame on you Mr McCain!..How can you not know Czechoslovakia dont exist anymore? How can you not know about birth control pills and Viagra? How can you be the next President when with so many years in the senate you still make mistakes like these!!!!!

Bulldog   July 18th, 2008 2:34 pm ET

Sounds like McCain and Cheney have more and more in common. Both are radical war mongers and will use the terrorists to drive a wedge right through the heart of the United States. This is a sad day in America.

Joe the Troll   July 18th, 2008 2:34 pm ET

McCain says he "knows how to win wars." How did he learn to win wars? The only war he's been in was one in which he was a prisoner. Besides that, America didn't actually win that war.

Failing your mission and being held prisoner does not make you a hero or a leader.

g   July 18th, 2008 2:33 pm ET

Attention CNN can you please call this man out its about time the news started covering his contradictory statements if he wants coverage than give him coverage.

john   July 18th, 2008 2:33 pm ET

I just read a laughable advert on MSNBC that claimed Bush had an IQ of 125 that must be the number of times he took the test and failed to get over a score of 95. as for McCain his score looks like being five points under bush's subnormal score of 95.

Good grief and McCain the senile old man who believes women enjoy being raped and makes jokes about it could become president.

Randy   July 18th, 2008 2:33 pm ET

keith oblermann could n't call his dog home….do any of you see a problem getting your world news from a sports anchor?

Tiffany   July 18th, 2008 2:33 pm ET

John, Americans have overdosed on scare tactics–we're done. We are in rehab and ready for a new, vibrant and fresh administration.

That, unfortunately for you–is a vote for Barack Obama.

See ya.

O/08

Donna   July 18th, 2008 2:33 pm ET

If we are going to have a "spectacular" attack, then we haven't "succeeded"..this is SENILITY at its best….

McOld needs to go sit down in his rocking chair!!!!

TO ARB…everyone on here is NOT an Obama supporter, just people who know fear mongering when they see it!!!!

socialist-whiner   July 18th, 2008 2:33 pm ET

ARB- you make me puke,stealing peoples names ,on here,and spouting comments they dont support.what's limbaugh promising you to try and create chaos on the blogs.at least you are using your own name this time.u r a troll.

norb   July 18th, 2008 2:33 pm ET

Yeah I heard the terrorist are going to replace all the beer in your wife's warehouse with Stella Atrois.
McCain/Liberman/Keating 08!

Bruce Butler   July 18th, 2008 2:33 pm ET

Another surge…of fear. McCain has no shame. It really is time for a change.

Pepou   July 18th, 2008 2:33 pm ET

Duh ! The surge is working supposedly ! Victory in Iraq ? In a hundred years ? This old man needs to be taken out of his misery in November !

M. ELIAS   July 18th, 2008 2:33 pm ET

I WIOULD LIKE TO REMIND SENATOR MCCAIN THAT THERE WAS
A 9-11. YES, WE WERE ATTACKED, AND AS FAR AS I CAN
REMEMBER, WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN UNDER A THREAT OF
TERRORIST ATTACK.. THAT IS NOTHING NEW. IN FACT, THE
ONLY THING THAT IS NEW IS THAT WHEN OUR PRESIDENT
BUSH DECIDED TO DECLARE HIS MISGUIDED WAR AGAINST
IRAQ, THE NUMBER OF TERRORISTS GREW OUT OF
PROPORTION. YES, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A THREAT OF
ATTACKS FROM TERRORISTS, BUT THANKS TO YOU AND YOUR
REPUBLICAN PARTY, IT WILL BE A LONG TIME UNTIL WE ARE
FREE OF THAT THREAT. GO DEMOCRATS. CLEAN UP THEIR MESS.

Yupik1   July 18th, 2008 2:32 pm ET

Chalk another one up for Obama. He was right about the Repugs using the politics of fear and division. YUCK! :P

Mandi from Maine   July 18th, 2008 2:32 pm ET

Be afraid America! Be really afraid. John McCain is the only one who can save us all from spectacular destruction. What a spectacular bunch of BS.

Vietnam Vet   July 18th, 2008 2:32 pm ET

Hey McBomb! Ya'all got any Intel. to back up your claim?
McBush=McJoke
Another Moron

H. Thompson   July 18th, 2008 2:32 pm ET

McCain is a serious loser. He is a desperate man. The only way he stands a chance is if the American electorate is scared to death. He is only thinking of his own ambition, which is have a day to pop 2 Viagra and inspect his troops.

DMAC in ID   July 18th, 2008 2:32 pm ET

If you pull all the muscle out of Iraq all these sneeky, slippery varmits will fight to get to take it over. Then we would just have to go back. Again and again. And those costs could finish the economy of this country.
And since no one is smart enough or cares enough in this country to get us on a track to oil independence we are going to need Iraq for a very long time, Like it or not.

Nia - Phoenix, AZ   July 18th, 2008 2:32 pm ET

I wonder if McCain will now throw himself under the bus like he did an adviser of his, 'Black', for saying the same thing…wouldn't this also be considered a flip-flop?

Lane   July 18th, 2008 2:31 pm ET

mccain/gramm-fools

Gramm, dismantled the Depression-era walls that separated the financial activities of commercial banks, investment banks and the insurance industry. He also slipped the infamous "Enron loophole" into law, allowing energy futures to be traded without federal oversight. Various investigations of the Enron collapse have pointed to this loophole as crucial to Enron's manipulation of the California energy market, which provoked an energy crisis in the state in 2000 and 2001.

Less   July 18th, 2008 2:31 pm ET

Wishful thinking for McCain; especially now that Obama is overseas.

McCain is a rotten person and is shows 100%.

IQ   July 18th, 2008 2:31 pm ET

ANYTHING TO STAY IN IRAQ…..I THING THE REPUBS WILL CREATE AN ATTACK TO ACCOMPLICH THERE GOALS……

GO OBAMA……….

white trash   July 18th, 2008 2:31 pm ET

Remember back before 911, European newspapers were calling USA, the bully nation and Bush, the bully president. This horrible tragedy happened, and many innocent people suffered because of this nation's flawed foreign policy, bullying tactics and awry worldview.

Our worldview regarding the rest of the world is, do it our way and our way is the best, or we are going to blow you to smithereens.

How many Americans have talked with people around the world regarding their opinions of this nation? They despise Americans and abhor Bush. History proves repeatedly, that warring begets wars.

We need to re-examine our thinking in regards to the rest of the world and our place in it. Gobally, we are also viewed as the planet's pigs as we consume more than our share of resources and this builds resentments.

Randy   July 18th, 2008 2:30 pm ET

People….would you please use your tiny itsy bitsy little brains and read tha article and the quote.

I don't blame you entirely since CNN as usual has shown their bias in the way they reported this story.

He is not trying to use "fear" to scare you for the November Elections in this country. He is talking about Iraq and the Iraqi elections that are upcoming. That is why he said it would "attempt to weaken support for the Malaki government"

He is not suggesting the terrorists are going to try to attack and you should fear them because of the November election.

He is making a foreing policy statement that although things have improved by 500% in Iraq since the surge of troops he requested were actually sent in (I figured I would let you know things are much much better in Iraq as well since CNN refuses to report any of that as well) and he is stating that there is still work to be done to maintain a civil environment over there and that the terrorists will try to SCARE THE IRAQI people into changing their governments.

It would have been nice if CNN could have written an articulate article about this rather than misleading you easily misguided obamabots.

John Wilson   July 18th, 2008 2:30 pm ET

The fact is, the republicans keep using this tactic, because it keeps working. For some reason, republicans go for the same thing every 4 years. Call an American born citizen, anti-American, and they buy it. Call a christian, a muslim, they buy it. Wow, They can make anyone one look bad. They seem to be using a two pronged attack. They are attacking Obama and the Democratic House of Reps.

S.M   July 18th, 2008 2:30 pm ET

Well, thanks to you and the Bush administration there would be could be another terror attack. Just because McCain has "so called "predicted this attack or served in the military; doesn't mean that he is qualified to be Commander and Chief. When he went along with President Bush on attacking Iraq who had no connection to 911, this should tell the American people that he can't make good, moral, sound decisions on his own. He is President Bush's lap dog!

Ian   July 18th, 2008 2:30 pm ET

Run for your lives, the terror alert status has been elevated from neon orange to hot pink!!!

Caycee   July 18th, 2008 2:30 pm ET

Is this a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Brandon   July 18th, 2008 2:30 pm ET

I get a strange feeling that some of the comments from "former hillary supporters for mccain" are professionally written. Look at the quality of the other comments, then look at them. Hmmm, copy and paste from your retardlican resource site?

If your republican and you can't tell McCain is firing up the fear mongering then your even dumber then the president you elected…twice…

selected not elected   July 18th, 2008 2:30 pm ET

My terror comes from watching how my democratic party devolved into a party of name-calling, vitriolic, insulting pawns for Obama.

The hatred hurled at fellow democrats and at the far better candidate of the party- created a wound that nothing will heal.

Only a return to democratic ideals of fair campaigns, counting the votes, equality and justice for all will heal this divide.

Only Hillary Clinton can put us back together again.

Give us Lady Liberty and take away your socialist puppet.

E. Scott   July 18th, 2008 2:29 pm ET

Are you people really going to vote for a junior Senator with limited experience and radical/racist connections. Give me a break.

socialist-whiner   July 18th, 2008 2:29 pm ET

oh no !the surge hasnt worked?oh ,it has. but,it wont last,because mccain still needs one issue to keep troops in iraq to protect republican oil profits.

Barbara   July 18th, 2008 2:29 pm ET

McCain has officially lost it. He can't say anything good about himself or his party so he makes up stories of fear and makes up lies against Obama to scare ignorant people around this country into voting for him. This is the same way that the miserable failure that is George W. Bush won. Be smarter America…don't let this type of politics fool you into voting for McBush.

Obama is the smart and visionary leader that our country needs.

McCain is a hypocrite and fear monger that will do and say anything to get the ignorant vote.

Vote Obama!

Ok   July 18th, 2008 2:29 pm ET

bla bla bla is he still talking

Serviceman   July 18th, 2008 2:29 pm ET

RKS
If we get bombed again can we blame it on GB like you did the first one on Clinton, isn't that how it works?

AT   July 18th, 2008 2:29 pm ET

Iraq is not an American state or territory much less protectorate? Last time I check, McCain and Bush started this WAR. So what if there is any terrorist attack, there are happening every day. Is this another tactic of telling us VOTE for Bush because you will be attack? There are terrorism everyday in IRAQ, Afghanistan and other places around the World. In the case of Iraq this is the 8 time there seem to be a morf into another reason why we should be there. WMD, Saddam, Stability in the region, Surge, and many more. It is amazing, if Americans believe this madness we deserve nothing better. FEAR is all the Republicans have at the end of the day. You cannot elect any leader base on fear, McCain has not track record of doing good for anyone except campaign finance for himself, which really didn't amount to much either.

LOOSER CAIN!

Becky   July 18th, 2008 2:29 pm ET

REPUBLICANS, STOP TRYING TO WIN THE ELECTION WITH FEAR!

Americans are SICK of it.

Obama '08

Renee   July 18th, 2008 2:29 pm ET

Geez,and I thought Bush was a dolt.

maria   July 18th, 2008 2:29 pm ET

Yeah if you and your fear mongongering, warmongering ,profit making buddiesmake it happen.

Impeach Bush now!

Christopher in TN   July 18th, 2008 2:29 pm ET

If we have succeeded why can't we now have a schedule of troop withdrawals so that our soldiers can come home? McBush is a pandering fool.

Say What?!   July 18th, 2008 2:29 pm ET

John McFear ought to be ashamed of himself! What will he say next.?In 2000, I felt sorry for him because of how he was treated by George W. Bush . I wonder who is whispering sweet little nothings in McCain's ears. Is it Charlie Black or is it Karl Rove? Maybe both of them?

Janet Singley   July 18th, 2008 2:28 pm ET

Of course there will be a terrorist attack. Unfortunately, it will be this administration that will 'allow' it.
Anyone betting that it will be sometime around November,
THESE PEOPLE WILL DO ANYTHING TO STAY IN POWER!

GERRY   July 18th, 2008 2:28 pm ET

McCain, Why don't you just go to bed and sleep off the hangover you are experiencing or are you just having a bad nightmare? Just what in the hell are you trying to put over on the people. You are trying the same old Bush tatics – SCARE – SCARE – SCARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You don't have a chance in November why waste any more money just give what you have to the poor and needy in our country who really need it.

Michele Hussein, Oregon   July 18th, 2008 2:28 pm ET

The hallmark of a terrorist is persuasion by fear.

Sometimes we become more similar to what we are against if we lack self-knowledge. If we continue to live in denial and pride about our own culpability, we become perpetrators ourselves and compound the problem. When will it end?

be gone redneck republic   July 18th, 2008 2:27 pm ET

We "have succeeded" in Iraq Johnny Boy? So, mission accomplished, right?

selected not elected   July 18th, 2008 2:27 pm ET

If the democrats had not pushed the unqualified leftist Obama and installed him as nominee- with no experience, track record or accomplishments… WE WOULD NOT BE IN THIS JAM NOW.

We would be way ahead in the polls with a VALID, respected, trusted, tested, loved, experienced, qualified, accomplished CANDIDATE- Hillary R, Clinton.

To fix a primary is to lose your way and is sure to lose the election.

The democrats blew this one BIG time. I want to throw up to think of the sleazy dirty divisive politics that Obama played just to make his premature grab for the white house.

MD FOR OBAMA   July 18th, 2008 2:27 pm ET

fear mongering again.
shut up mccain.

Patricia   July 18th, 2008 2:27 pm ET

More fear mongering and yet after billions and billions of dollars the one responsible for the attack, Osama Bin Laden, hasn't been captured. Why would we want someone like McCain in the White House. It will be more fear mongering and allowing Bin Laden stay hidden in the mountains of Pakistan.

I'm sick and tired of this do nothing administration and voting McCain in office will be more of the same.

Don't vote with fear. Voters, please think logically and think about all the issues before you before you cast your vote Are you better off now than 8 years ago? I'm not. I still can't find a job and the news is filled with fear just to keep you off balance.

Patricia

Len in Washington   July 18th, 2008 2:27 pm ET

This is really becoming embarrasing for this country. This man wants to head our government?

Even if this wasn't his idea, he has surrounded himself with people that can come up with this stuff and he's buying it as a way to try to win. First "We've succeeded" then "The terrorists are coming, the terrorists are coming!" So, John, tell me…..are they coming by land or by sea and…where's your lantern?

Unbelievable and sad. Sir, you've lost all credibility.

RSR   July 18th, 2008 2:27 pm ET

Obama plans to take a lesson from the French…just throw up your hands and surrender.

Gary of El Centro, Ca   July 18th, 2008 2:27 pm ET

Lets see……we have succeeded, but we haven't defeated our enemy……the Bush tax cuts were wrong, but we need to make them permanent……I'm against off shore drilling, but we need to start drilling off shore…….Afghanistan is not a problem, but we need to send more brigades there……we will leave Iraq if we are asked to do so by the Iraq government, but we will be there for a hundred years…..it seems to me that McCain is in the middle of some sort of mental crisis. The term "melt down" comes to mind.

Lisa, NH   July 18th, 2008 2:26 pm ET

Oohhhhhhhhhhhh, I'm afraid. I was going to vote for Barack, but now I'm so scared, I think I'll vote for McSame–NOT.

Go home John, your scare tactics will never work.

Spectator   July 18th, 2008 2:26 pm ET

So, will we bring troops home when we start having "spectacular" terrorist attacks here at home?

We're just teaching the terrorists how to thin out our defenses. Attack in the US, more troops leave the US. How about defense here at home. What will people say when the next big one came from an illegal entrant crossing from the Canadian border in North Dakota on some back country road?

Or some group here… Tim McVeigh, OK City, was the deadliest terror attack on the US before 9/11.

Godson   July 18th, 2008 2:26 pm ET

it will be fine with me, if McSame=McBush=McViagra doesn't plan his "spectacular bombing" here in the US to favor the Republican. McCain please limit your bombing to Iraq, We're used to it.

Blair   July 18th, 2008 2:26 pm ET

John Bush McCain promised America and her brave troops that the Iraq War would only last six months and only cost one million dollars. How'd that work out?

Only Obama can make and keep America free, safe, and prosperous

Alex Gilliam Jr   July 18th, 2008 2:26 pm ET

John McCain will sure know better since he sees terrorist threats while watching the internet or mall walking…. is this guy a joke or a joker? We are not going to fall for the same Bush McCain fear hawking strategies. When he gets an answer to the viagra/birth control questions, i listen to him

cdavis   July 18th, 2008 2:26 pm ET

What is going on? I don't understand his stance on the war in Iraq. He said that we have succeeded but there are going to be terrorist attacks. Please Senator make up your mind. He has the nerve to say that Obama flip flops. wow

Roger from CA   July 18th, 2008 2:26 pm ET

McCain is just out of control: talk about "flip-flopping", he changes his tune on EVERY issue EVERY day!! Yesterday, we were glorious victors triumphant over all the evil terrorists in Iraq. And, now, today we are running scared again???

Maybe McCain forgot to talk to "one of history's greatest generals", Petraeus, before declaring victory yesterday, or something…..

And now what 's all this about speculating whether Obama is a "socialist." Johnny Boy: You have NO idea what a "socialist" is. Nothing that Obama proposes on his most extremely progressive days is even in the same hemisphere as "socialism". Good Lord, are we really back in 1960??

Roger (Dallas)   July 18th, 2008 2:25 pm ET

What world is this man living in?? Does he think we the people are so stupid to fall for the same old Republican party line again and again and again? If we have been sooo successful in Iraq, then why would we anticipate another terror attack, unless of course, that is his fervent wish! I am so sick of the Republican party right now, it almost brings me to tears. I pray nightly that the majority of Americans will recognize how misguided and corrupt the Republican party has become and cast their vote for Barack Obama in November. We did a change of course desperately and hopefully President Obama will lead us in the right direction.

patricia   July 18th, 2008 2:25 pm ET

Grandpa McSame….that says it all.

Gary Chandler in Canada   July 18th, 2008 2:25 pm ET

Yes to all above about the 'success has been achieved' and 'acts will occur',
ALSO. another contradiction >>>in (logic)
Will they only 'attempt' these attacks or do 'what they are capable of'?
This man tries to sit on every fence.
Also, is this when the payments from the splurge run out? McCain is not the first to predict hostilities will resume. It's already been widely speculated the violence will resume when the bribe money stops flowing, (flowing to where BTW)??? What if the splurge money is being used to fund an attack on America? It is possible, there was no track of where the splurge money went, Pakistan for sure.
Notice violence in Afghanistan increased just after the terrorists were paid to slow down in Iraq? hmmm???
(new motto, don't negotiate with terrorists when you can pay them off!?)

Derrick - Houston, TX   July 18th, 2008 2:25 pm ET

Yesterday you said we succeeded in Iraq- what happened?

America? We are witnessing a man coming totally unglued.

Marv...   July 18th, 2008 2:25 pm ET

Some say the scare tactics won't work. If you think that scare tactics won’t work, then you are giving the American people too much credit. Americans put Bush in office twice. It's possible that these same people haven't learned anything. There are terrorists living among us and they are registered to vote. They will condemn this entire country because of there lack of resolve to comprehend information directly in front of their faces. We have to keep telling people the truth about our present condition and how we got here. It doesn't matter if you are a conservative Republican or a liberal Democrat. Voting for McCain would not be the best thing for this Country. You might not believe in everything Obama stands for, but to continue with the same old mentality would be a deadly blow against America.

Nicole in NE   July 18th, 2008 2:25 pm ET

fear, fear, fear

attack, attack, attack in your campaign.

What a minute – how is he NOT like Bush again?

cnn junkie   July 18th, 2008 2:25 pm ET

kkkarl rove is back!

Bulldog   July 18th, 2008 2:24 pm ET

Yes, they will be bombing in Iraq only because they do not want McCain to win. That is what he has said months ago and he just repeated. He is taking personal credit for terrorist attacks in Iraq if I'm understanding this foolish statement correctly. What a moron!

Harold   July 18th, 2008 2:24 pm ET

As long as he's propped up for national media consumption, who cares if he makes sense. Just give us the sound bite of the day, McParrot. We'll rationalize whether it's a snow job.

From what I'm hearing it's a blizzard.

Will   July 18th, 2008 2:24 pm ET

You can't blow up troops that aren't there.

SLIMSISTA FROM NEW YORK   July 18th, 2008 2:24 pm ET

THIS MAN'S MINDSET IS ALL ABOUT WAR, TERRIOST, AND FLIP-FLAPPING…..COME ON MCCAIN…THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION CREATED THESE SAME TERRORIST YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT BY INVADING THEIR COUNTRY…..STOP WITH LIES…

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE KNOW THE TRUTH…THIS WAS BUSH & CHENEY'S WAR….OIL, OIL, OIL,OIL,OIL………………………….

Cynthia - Arkansas   July 18th, 2008 2:24 pm ET

I think you PUMA people are nothing but a bunch of Republican hacks! I don't believe anyone who voted for Clinton could possibly be as stupid as you seem to be! Please stop with the idiotic statements and shouting. PLEASE! Obama didn't steal anything! He ran a better campaign and engaged the voters. That's how you win elections. Enough said!

Paul   July 18th, 2008 2:24 pm ET

Stop it, Stop it, Stop It McBush!! Like I have said before I am not your friend. If you say my friends again I think I will scream. I can not stand 4 years of hearing my friends as every other word.

Emily   July 18th, 2008 2:24 pm ET

I just can't believe that a man who hadn't realized that Czechoslovakia is no longer a country can make predictions that terrorists will attack us again. After all it was the republicans that used 9/11 to scare people into not voting for a sensible democrat. This is just more fear tactics they are using hoping we will all roll over and play dumb while they send more and more troops off to combat. We need to be smart with who we choose. Washington said that parties would tear this nation apart and he was right. How about you quit trying to scare us and actually give us solutions. Obama 08.

kenny   July 18th, 2008 2:24 pm ET

I can't believe that people would elect a leader based on fear of a terror attack. I think there would be a greater chance of getting struck by lightning.

Janet   July 18th, 2008 2:24 pm ET

There will be an attack in Iraq only if McBomb is elected. This is just fear fear and more fear. Wake up Americans aren't we tired of the same old same old?

DEBBY, NJ   July 18th, 2008 2:23 pm ET

BARACK:
PUMA's resue McShame he is such an IDIOT
BARACK THE VOTE !!!

socialist-whiner   July 18th, 2008 2:23 pm ET

mccain is the only terrorist i fear,once bush/cheney are gone.

ProudToBeDemocrat   July 18th, 2008 2:23 pm ET

Does this ring a bell when Bush said "God advise me to go to war with Iraq", Now yesterday Mccain was saying " we have succeeded in Iraq. Not 'We are succeeding" , The defintion of success is favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors. If what he said yesterday is true why is he preditcting 'spectacular' terrorist attack in iraq?, I think this old man is losing it or playing fearmonger tactics that the republicans used for the last eight years.

Dems are stuck in the fix they rigged   July 18th, 2008 2:23 pm ET

Well McCain sucks.

Obama is just as bad- AND he stole the nomination.

I will vote against Obama just to preserve the freedom and fairness and democracy of our primary process. That is the greatest offense- to cheat, threaten, race-bait and strong-arm your way to the presidency.

That is NOT the precedent we want the newbies to set.

NO TO OBAMA- that is a certain.

doc   July 18th, 2008 2:23 pm ET

I was at ground zero for the recovery, I saw the same body bags that we used in the Nam, with the same contents I saw coffee cups on the desks in the same position the day the side of a building came down. a ghostly wind was in that place the site of the firemen looking with that 1k yard stare I will never forget I saw it all before. Have we as a people forgotten in our blogosphere rambles and insults. I have a candidate but neither do I care what the bloggs spew this is not the world I choose to leave to my children. Our enemies are few but ruthless willing to sacrifice their children to kill the many of our people as they can whether demo. repub. lib etc less we forget and I know osama kind are out there in the darkness of their shadowy hatreds May we never forget 9/11 never forget or it will visit for certain….

Esther   July 18th, 2008 2:22 pm ET

See? The republicans have realized that continuing the arrogant war in Iraq is just that sheer arrogance at the cost of precious american lives – Now they and McSame are very subtly trying to retreat and agreeing with Obama using different words. VERY COWARDLY OF MCSAME! They have realized it is time to focus on the 'real' national security threats and issues like tying down Afghanistan, attacking the terrorists in their 'real' territory and catching bin laden. Obama has been on top of it all this time, as usual the Bush/McSame administration are too slow WISE AMERICANS, its is up to you now!

OBL   July 18th, 2008 2:22 pm ET

Obama '08

The real Rush lim shady   July 18th, 2008 2:22 pm ET

yeah…maybe Hitler is planning to launch an attack as we speak , my friends

Denton   July 18th, 2008 2:22 pm ET

This must be the October surprise that GW and McBush have been promising us. Wow. And you want this guy in the Oval Office?

Derek   July 18th, 2008 2:22 pm ET

It never fails. Fall behind in some polls and cry that we will all die if I am not elected. A disgrace.

Jan, Knoxville, TN   July 18th, 2008 2:22 pm ET

I hope Americans don't fall for the fear mongering of the Republicans this year. It is obvious McCain will say or do anything to win!

John Adkisson, Sacramento, California   July 18th, 2008 2:22 pm ET

Brilliant. By predicting these terorist attacks McCain makes another "bring 'em on" comment like Bush's, that will predictably increase terorist activity. Even Bush learned from this and later expressed his regret. And if we have already won in Iraq, why are we staying indefinitely? And if the terrorist attacks may be escalated in the fall, why does he claim have we won?

Whatever qualifications McCain claims to have in foreign policy are belied by this Alice in Wonderland approach to Iraq.

white female   July 18th, 2008 2:21 pm ET

LISTEN UP PEOPLE, MCCAIN AND ALL HIS SUPPORTERS, THE EVIL HATEIFUL CONSERVATIVE, ALL OF FOXS NEWS CABLE CHANNELS, FOOLS, FOOLS, FEARMONGERS, THEY'RE AFFAIRD OF THE WARTH THAT WILL BE COMING DOWN ON THEM FOR ALL THEIR AND HATE OF SEN. OBAMA WHEN HE BECOMES THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE USA, AND RIGHTFULLY THEY SHOULD BE AFFRAID. (WE WILL NOT LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS OT THIS TIME FEAR MONGERS, GO TO CHURCH OR SOME WAY AND PRAY FOR YOUR WICKED SOUL OF HATE TOWARDS THIS MAN.
IT IS WRITTEN. HE WILL GO TO THE WHITE IN 08.

Tim Wade   July 18th, 2008 2:21 pm ET

And McCain wasn't going to be an extension of Bush. Interesting to see things have not changed – the fear/terrorism factor is increasing as an election comes up. Same old thing.

what are you thinking?   July 18th, 2008 2:21 pm ET

McCain predicts 'spectacular' terror attempts in Iraq
Posted: 01:48 PM ET

well it must be true…McCain is the expert. i am glad that it is going to be "spectacular" and not just a run of the mill attack….McCain is sooooo Y2K.

@LINDA….thank you for your comment. welcome i know you don't love Obama, but look at the alternative

J. Dean Juno Beach, FL   July 18th, 2008 2:21 pm ET

THIS OLD MAN JOHN McCAIN IS SUFFERING FROM A DISEASE WELL KNOWN TO PEOPLE AT McCAIN'S AGE. GEORGE BUSH TALKED A LOT DURING THE LAST 8 YEARS AND WE GOT NOTHING BUT DISASTER FOR AMERICAN AT LARGE AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE SAME APPLIES TO THIS OLD MAN JOHN McCAIN. HE IS OLD, HIS IDEAS ARE OLD, HIS POLICIES ARE OBSOLETE, AS A LIFE TIME REPUBLICAN THERE IS NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO CHANGE THIS OLD MAN.
JUST WAIT AS SEE WHEN THIS OLD MAN JOHN McCAIN WILL RETIRE.
GOOD LUCK.

rice, bryan   July 18th, 2008 2:21 pm ET

that's it mcbush scare the hell out the stupid people who thinks that they should care what you have to think. those people have been killing each other for centuries, and all of a sudden when bush takes office, and he wants his hands on the oil, they should stop. even when we leave they are going to be killing each other.

Charles   July 18th, 2008 2:21 pm ET

Fear mongoring at it's best. If the surge has been successful as he states then there will be no action. It is time to send this man back to the Senate, not the White House.

outsider   July 18th, 2008 2:20 pm ET

the American people very easily get scared with republican faremongering,

Rudy NYC   July 18th, 2008 2:20 pm ET

This is hands-down the craziest, wierdest Presidential Election in US history.

One candidate who knows so much, that he doesn't know what's fact and what's fiction.

And one candidate who knows so little, that he doesn't know what's fact and what's fiction.

Karl 'the truth' Rove   July 18th, 2008 2:20 pm ET

Another move by politicians (both sides of the aisle), the media, and corporations to continue to generate fear under the 'guise' of terror.
The ultimate goal is for all Americans to be conned into giving up their rights and freedoms.
Just wait, Iran is next. A false flag event will probably happen in a year or so, in order to make it an easy decision to invade. Our country has done it before (i.e. gulf of tonkin, the lusitania sinking etc). Enjoy!

Cigars....cigarettes?   July 18th, 2008 2:20 pm ET

Maybe the Iraqis could start making cigarettes to ship to Iran. and the Iranians could supply nuclear power plants to Iraq so that we can have Iraq's oil.

ARB   July 18th, 2008 2:20 pm ET

why is everyone on here an obama supporter? Just the mere sound of obama's voice makes me wanna puke.

Linda from Prescott AZ   July 18th, 2008 2:20 pm ET

What a sleazy, no good rotten to the core fear mongor!

This is the man that Republicans call hero, straight talker, upstanding.
Bologna! He's a scare tactic toad.
and he is to old and depraved to be POTUS.
Disgusting.

socialist   July 18th, 2008 2:20 pm ET

have we succeeded or not?you are hoping they make more attacks ,so you will have an excuse to keep our troops over there to protect bush's oil fields.we are getting out ,anyway.

Big D   July 18th, 2008 2:20 pm ET

Is anyone keeping track of McCain's statements on Iraq on a daily basis? It's like he gets up in the morning and picks a random stance to go with for the day. His statement just yesterday is completely unreated to his statement today. I try to keep up with the news, and I try to stay current on the candidate's positions, but I just cannot keep up with McCain's rotating and random positions on Iraq anymore.

Biden Backer/Seattle   July 18th, 2008 2:19 pm ET

Time to go to tried-and-true GOP playbook….FEAR. Nice.
Go away, grandpa.

Oregon   July 18th, 2008 2:19 pm ET

"Heads I win – tails you lose" – that's McCain's logic. If violence increases . . . McCain will argue that need for troops is even higher. And if violence decreases . . . McCain will argue that large troop numbers = success, and therefore we must keep large troop numbers stuck in Iraq. Either way . . . he's always for a huge and expensive military commitment. There's no end to this with someone like McCain.

America needs to face a blunt ugly truth – no matter what happens in Iraq . . . even if Muslims are absolutely slaughtering themselves into extinction . . . America should yank its troops out. As an American, I'm not interested in saving the bacon of either Iraqis or Israelis. And I don't believe either side is crucial to U.S. security either. Let them live . . . or die . . . on their own.

DJ   July 18th, 2008 2:19 pm ET

It frightens me that there are so many Americans who seem to be so uneducated and they will be participating in the election process to pick our next president. Of course there is still danger in the middle east and there are those who wish us harm and will stop at nothing to inflict pain and misery upon the US and its citizens. There is a reason that we have not been attacked since 9/11. McCain has the experience and the knowledge to protect our country and citizens. Obama lives in a dream world. His election could be the end of our safe America as we know it. I hope all of you young people who support him will not mind then fighting to protect your country perhaps within our own borders.

bill pike   July 18th, 2008 2:19 pm ET

mcbush needs the attention but 100 years in Iraq??? keep troops there when Iraq is telling us to get out???? CAN ANYONE ANYWHERE GIVE US ONE GOOD THING TO COME OUT OF THE MCBUSH ERA??? Just give me one–like a little old lady did such and such???? mcbush says to not talk with our enemies which really help build bridges of peace, what does he now say that bush is trying to talk with iran?????? of what a tangle war we weave once bush decided to deceive.

My friend   July 18th, 2008 2:19 pm ET

All McCain can say is one word – friend and may be other word-war.
Get him out. Attach the same approval rating of 30% to this old man.

Nikwashere   July 18th, 2008 2:19 pm ET

To be a success, by definition, there should be no room for improvement. I guess then, McCain would agree to the troops coming home, but we all know how he feels about that. McCain is participating in Orwellian propaganda, telling us black is white. And if you all rememeber the documentary Loose Change, it concerns me that McCain is calling for terrosit activities before an election, something which polotical analysts speculate would help his bid for the white house. It all reminds be of Bush's 'Mission Accomplished' boat ride… If so, why the hell are we still there?

Anne E.   July 18th, 2008 2:19 pm ET

Fear, terror, and warmongering is the best this "accidental candidate" and his party have to offer.
Anyone who STILL believes this fodder is worse off than McCain.
Attention Keith Olbermann: can you please call this man out???

ENOUGH   July 18th, 2008 2:19 pm ET

scare tactics here we go again

Phil   July 18th, 2008 2:19 pm ET

Next, he'll be dressing up in costumes and jumping our of closets.

Not going to work this time. I'm sure GW, Dick Cheney and Karl Rove are still laughing about the fact that they conned Americans into re-electing them. George will still be THE WORST PRESIDENT IN MODERN HISTORY. Laugh at that.

Obama 08

dormar206   July 18th, 2008 2:19 pm ET

he need to stop the fear monger

Johnny   July 18th, 2008 2:19 pm ET

We have succeeded… and therefore we can look for new spectacular terror attacks.

John McCain must have a different idea of "success" than the rest of the world does…

Connie   July 18th, 2008 2:19 pm ET

I think someone should tell this man to just shut -up. Between him and his campaign I think they want something to happen to us or our troops.Talk about flip-fopping ,last week we were succeeding (much like mission accomplished) now we need to stand ready for terrorist .We will never be succeeding as long as we have one American being killed on foreign soil. Obama 08

Connie from indiana

RKS   July 18th, 2008 2:19 pm ET

I think McCain is correct. All you libs can just continue to hold hands and sing "Kumbaya". God forbid, if that pathetic Obama wins the election, we WILL be attacked again-on American soil since he will pretend we have no real enemies and that "talk" is the answer. I remind you that Bill Clinton did the same, which led to 9/11.

Kelly   July 18th, 2008 2:19 pm ET

McCain yesterday said we succeeded in having iraqis take over basra, sadr city and mosul but said al queda is still trying attacks to destabilize the government. Stop taking McCain out of context and cutting his comments. Hillary said the same thing how al queda tested the new leadership in the UK when Gordon Brown first took over. Every article is taking McCain out of context. McCain is constantly having open town halls where he is speaking to the american public.

McCain is constantly talking to the reporters on his bus and plane while Obama doesn't. Obama doesn't take questions from the audience while McCain did even at the NAACP where Obama refused to take questions. Obama won't have an open town hall event with McCain at Fort Hood. The media loves Obama so much they don't point out how much of a bubble he is in.

Olivia   July 18th, 2008 2:18 pm ET

All McCain is saying is that terrorists are opportunists, and will most likely up the anti during the elections to get attention or ude opportunities.

You Obama supporters are very quick to denounce McCain.

Instead, why don't you denounce Obama for acting like the rock star that he is, as the president of the US which he is not, for his upcoming trip to Europe and the Middle East.

His arrogance knows no bounds.
My greatest wish is to see him lose in Nov…..for him to learn a little humility.

No to Obama.

Bob   July 18th, 2008 2:18 pm ET

Since when does McCain know what is going in Iraq ? He barely knows what is going on in the US. The violence will go down if the Iraqis know their unwelcome guest is finally leaving. If you had a guest that refused to leave would you do anything that would cause them to stay? McCain and the Neo Cons don't realize that the world already sees them for the idiots that they are.

John Wilson   July 18th, 2008 2:18 pm ET

John McCain, says he is better on foreign policy, but to me he seems to be behind on the curve. Obama is calling for things that need to be done months before, McCain. Now the Bush Administration is negotiating with anyone that will talk to them. (ha) Meanwhile, John McCains continues, with the psychological policies and gimmicks. The GOP is also running a smear campaign against the democratic congress. No one in the media will point out that the senate is 60% republican, and the republicans are responsible for the deregulation in the mortgage and stock markets, that caused this mess.

kinglywarrior   July 18th, 2008 2:18 pm ET

Bad move for the McCain camp that has already complained about being low on cash.
Now he will have to spend more cash he doesn't have in an effort to fabricate actual terror attempts and build fear in the ignorant portion of the country….at least that's how Bush would do it.

PUMA H8R   July 18th, 2008 2:18 pm ET

PUMA people are really closet Rove Robots! If not, they would actually have a brain!

Anonymous   July 18th, 2008 2:18 pm ET

mcsame!! the fear!!

Akinola - Houston   July 18th, 2008 2:18 pm ET

Okay Johhny, if we have succeeded, can we please get out then?

Dan , TX   July 18th, 2008 2:17 pm ET

Wow, did you go to Madam Clair for that one?

Isn't there a terror attack every few days, what the heck kind of prediction is that?!

Greg, NY   July 18th, 2008 2:16 pm ET

ARB July 18th, 2008 2:10 pm ET

Greg…..there's always gonna be terrorists in Iraq….we could stay over in Iraq for 100 years like Mccain said and i guarantee that we still would not have killed them all.

Fine, and I agree, but 'we've succeeded!'

Ahhh! My head is like a pretzel. There's a pretzel in my head!

AJ   July 18th, 2008 2:16 pm ET

There you go again (quoting the famous gipper)!!! McCain has nothing else to stand on than create false fears and give signals to terrorists that they in fact should go ahead and do something spectacular so that some of the ignorant and stupid electorate will vote for him. He doesn't care if our economy , education, healthcare, environment and foreign relations go thru the gutter. Also, the RNC has proved once again that they are liers and cheaters by dropping the word "really" in Michelle Obama's heartfelt quote when she said, "For the first time in my life I am really proud of my country" – because the democratic party had put forth two candidates one of whom was an African American and the other a Woman, in their lousy ad that they are now running on TV. Shame on RNC and McCain.

Jennifer   July 18th, 2008 2:16 pm ET

This is the way the Republicans of Bush ilk choose to strike fear into the hearts of Americans and manipulate us. NO MORE!!!!!!!! DOWN WITH FEAR< DOWN WITH BUSH< DOWN WITH MCCAIN!!!!!

Senile Man   July 18th, 2008 2:16 pm ET

Get this senile man out of this race before he makes a reprehensible damage to this country with his idiotic comments.

Greg form Mechanicsburg PA   July 18th, 2008 2:16 pm ET

So, Senator McCain has announced victory for the U. S. in Iraq. What a relief. McCain would bring our troops back home then, right? Oops! No. He said that once the casualties were down and we achieved victory that we would maintain a significant force there to keep the peace. That will not help us in the "War on Terrorism," but it will cost several billion dollars each month that we can't afford. By McCain’s logic, Americans will have to lose our way of life caused by a drowning economy because we won the war in Iraq.

David   July 18th, 2008 2:15 pm ET

come on John, you are truly hoping for this to happen. you may even be hoping for it to happen here, too. you neo-cons have hijcked the GOP and will do anything to hang on.

Bob Hussein Akmad Jones   July 18th, 2008 2:15 pm ET

I predict that Hussein will make my check get cut in half if he is elected….The liberal philosphy why work hard and better yourself when we can take money from the people that do.

JJ   July 18th, 2008 2:15 pm ET

Karl Rove is backkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!

Ricky - Hispanic/Educated and voting for Obama   July 18th, 2008 2:15 pm ET

Wow…John McCain you have really done it.

This man is trying to spread fear in to Americans to vote. I as an American do not care about Iraq, sorry to say. I am tired of sacrificing anymore of this country because of Bush's mistakes. The trillions spent in Iraq could of been better diverted to Afghanistan, alternative energies, and social policies.

I believe the number one concern of Americans is the economy and not the war. We all know the economy is not McCain's area.

Obama '08

obamasupporter   July 18th, 2008 2:15 pm ET

Come on McCain, why are using fear tactics? Seriously this is the only way you can win? This is as bad as that billboard in Florida saying "don't vote Democratic" with the twin towers. Cough, cough, remember a Republican was in office when all of that happened!

Mike T   July 18th, 2008 2:15 pm ET

More fear mongering from the Republicans? Hey, it worked for Bush, right?

death blow   July 18th, 2008 2:15 pm ET

TWO LOUSY NOMINEES FROM THE MAJOR PARTIES.

THE BEST CANDIDATE OUT THERE- HILLARY CLINTON- WAS SWIFBOATED BY THE LEFT WING OF HER OWN PARTY.

THE NATION LOSES.

THE PRICE TO PAY FOR TREACHERY.

Koby   July 18th, 2008 2:15 pm ET

he is a fear monger… this is the only topic where he is ahead in the polls and he needs to milk it. If he does not have Iraq and America's fear of terrorism he does not have anything!

Auntie Coosa, Blairsville, Georgia, USofA   July 18th, 2008 2:15 pm ET

Sen. John S McCain is a warrior. He's able to read conditions much better than the pacifist Sen. Barack H Obama. I'd trust his judgment over Sen. Obama's every time. Sen. Obama's agenda is basically flawed and cannot be trusted. He has proved that he cannot come to a decision, even when presented with both sides of an issue. His 100 "present" votes instead of Yea or Nay in his first 143-5 days as a US Senator attest to that. Unless he's got a teleprompter or memorized a speech already written, Sen. Obama cannot speak clearly, much less concisely. He's a sound byte, that's all.

If you have been studying the war on terror, you will notice that al Qaeda and the Taliban have been badly disrupted by Coalition Troops and Maliki's Iraqi Army. It's taken time to train the Iraqi Army into accepting the fact that they may be fighting against their tribe, but they're doing it for the better good and the good of the Nation of Iraq as a whole.

You can't change tribal mentality overnight. We've done an admirable job. Now if Maliki can just step it up a pace or two, the USofA might be able to start withdrawing right before the election.

Time will tell.
McCain 2008! Always go with your most experienced person.

Robert - Atlanta   July 18th, 2008 2:15 pm ET

This guy is a true idiot. he says "We have not defeated Al Quida" in Iraq….well duh, they are in Afghanistan you moron. Here we go with the natural tactical approach of the Republican and Bush/Mcain strategy of attempting to strike fear into peoples hearts so that we turn into blood thristy war mongers like them. Not me buddy, try that with someone else.

Terri   July 18th, 2008 2:14 pm ET

Of course there may be another terrorist attack . But they (the terrorist) will win if all we focus on is war and terror and not live our lives and in order to live our lives we need good schools for our children, Good paying jobs, Health care, Good economy and to make an effort to save the plant.

what is the point of waking up everyday of our lives and worrying about a terrorist attack ? To me we are not living we are only existing in fear.

Go Obama
He will do everything he can to prevent a terrorist attack just like and other POTUS.

Ula Nejad- Sacramento Ca   July 18th, 2008 2:14 pm ET

Obama's trip is waste of taxpayers money on a politician whose political career is numbered. He is a lesson to young people that being overly ambitious can get one into trouble. I can see his family getting the spanking of their life, it would scar them for life. Besides the race card or "unfamiliar cut" (Michelles words) was not a wise choice to make but it is the underlying fact of Obama's presidential race and will not go away until the race is over.

Ernestine   July 18th, 2008 2:14 pm ET

Sounds like another terrorist scare tactic. This time coming from from Mr. McCain. So I guess this WILL BE a continuation of the old tactics.

Barry   July 18th, 2008 2:14 pm ET

What's new here?

Capt. Smash, Salt Lake City, Utah   July 18th, 2008 2:14 pm ET

'we have succeeded in Iraq' that was yesterday. Today we are all going to die. McWar is suffering from agent orange.

JeffRob   July 18th, 2008 2:14 pm ET

Wait.

"Not 'We are succeeding.' We have succeeded in Iraq," he said Thursday."

In other words, Mission Accomplished? Good. Let's go then.

ken   July 18th, 2008 2:14 pm ET

Sadam has resurrected? Ya, now we have to remove him from power again, I guess!

what are you thinking?   July 18th, 2008 2:14 pm ET

GOP Bush Chaney n McCain are the real terrorist.

they are hoping Americans are stupid!!!!

Bob   July 18th, 2008 2:13 pm ET

If we succeeded why we still there?

LYNETTE IN CA   July 18th, 2008 2:13 pm ET

SPECTACULAR?? WHAT A WORD TO USE! IT'S RIGHT UP THERE WITH "SHOCK AND AWE," "BRING IT ON" AND MISSION ACCOMPLIISHED!!!" YOU KNOW WHERE THAT GOT US!

GEEZ – Repubs, get a grip on your vocabulary/terminology!! You're making a litany of errors!

OBAMA '08

CW4Barak   July 18th, 2008 2:13 pm ET

BE VERY CAREFUL AMERICA, we fell for this trick 4 years ago with Bushwacked….and look where it got us…..an endless, useless war, oil prices through the roof, the economy in recession, americans suffering and the country has lost its credibility with the world….don't for one moment think that McBush is any different than Bushwacked….afterall, he was the first person McBush ran to for a major endorsement when he became the Repub. nominee. Don't for one second think their ideals are different. McBush is coming to continue ALL of the same failed policies of the last 7.5 yrs. Take a look at your life and your friends and neighbors lifes and see if you want it to stay like that for the next 4 or 8 yrs. McBush IS NOT the answer for the country!

Praying for America   July 18th, 2008 2:13 pm ET

Everyone, let's start praying for our counrty right now and do not cease. These people are playing with something very dangerous. Talking this way just to get people afraid. McCain I thought told us that he suggested the surged it worked now what is he saying.

GOD BLESS AMERICA

Cynthia - Arkansas   July 18th, 2008 2:13 pm ET

I thought McBush said we had won the war in Iraq! McBush seems to want it both ways. One day we have won, the next day the terrorists are going to get us! He is so confused, I think he forgot what he said yesterday. If Americans vote for this man, GOD SAVE US! He has to wait for Obama to say what he thinks, so he can have an opposing view. Stayed tuned, his positions change daily.

Deli   July 18th, 2008 2:13 pm ET

what the ??!?!? We succeeded yesterday and now we FAIL? Flip flop!!!
i don't get to vote, but this is fear mongering at its best.

I'm glad Linda has kept her mind open. OBama is not THE BEST candidate but Bush, i mean, McCain is a far worse choice.

Here's hoping all goes well with Obama in Europe/ME.

Imagine the huge crowds he'll get.

Serviceman   July 18th, 2008 2:13 pm ET

WHERE HAVE I HEARD THIS BEFORE????

OUHHH YAAA!

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!!!
JUST 40 MORE YEARS OF WAR TO GO, BRAKE OPEN THE CHAMPAIN!

Portia, NY   July 18th, 2008 2:12 pm ET

To John McCain:
OMG, then jump up Grandpa, put a pot on your head for protection, then run up the hill yelling your head off. Don't stop until you reach the top and belt out that old GOP batttle cry "SCARE AMERICANS UNTIL WE WIN THE ELECTION."

To Americans:
Pay no attention to the old man yelling at cloud.

Wilson, Seattle   July 18th, 2008 2:12 pm ET

If we've succeeded, why are we still there? Anyone?

Joyce in Florida   July 18th, 2008 2:12 pm ET

Just bring our troops home already. Enough of the fear mongering only the republicans know how to do.

Lisa in GA.   July 18th, 2008 2:12 pm ET

OMG! Why does anyone continue to listen to this …. this fear mongering has to stop…

Really   July 18th, 2008 2:12 pm ET

Obama Party (formerly known as the democratic party): Look in the mirror on the fear mongering, ever time you use the phrase McBuch, you are using the same tactic. Unfortunately you are so narrow minded that you do not realize that Bush and McCain are vastily different. Fear mongering has been used and is being used by the Obama Cult throughout this whole campaign. He is your typical politician. He will say or do anything to get elected.

curtis   July 18th, 2008 2:11 pm ET

Good job –keep using that fear tactic. It certainly worked for the Bush administration. They used it to start the war in Iraq and whenever something went wrong – even in unrelated areas – they pulled out the fear tactic to change the subject. The media and the American public bought it every time -like a bunch of sheep. When something works, you keep using it.

beevee   July 18th, 2008 2:11 pm ET

If as McCains says we have already succeeded in Iraq by defeating the enemy can one someone explain how will there be any spectacular attacks in Iraq around election time. Is MCCain losing it?

Keith   July 18th, 2008 2:11 pm ET

Oh please not fear mongering already! This is all that party can do. One factual correction tidbit, you can't defeat what was never there…Al Qaeda came AFTER we invaded Iraq.
Anyone else sick and tired of this BS rhetoric?

S-Man   July 18th, 2008 2:11 pm ET

McCain, Don't kill Barack with some "spectacular" attacks when he is abroad.

ILUVOBAMA   July 18th, 2008 2:11 pm ET

OMG he sounds just like Bush by sayin the war is over……

INSANE IN THE MCCAIN   July 18th, 2008 2:11 pm ET

for a good laugh check out the hillbuzz website. Man this guy is beyond delusional. He makes Republicans look smart.

bob   July 18th, 2008 2:11 pm ET

What are we fighting in IRaQ?

Dustin   July 18th, 2008 2:10 pm ET

Wow. It seems that the Republicans will continue to use the same tactics that gave us 4 more years of GW. The dems are pansies and can't protect against the terrorist attacks. We can never leave Iraq because when we do the country will explode. What next? This is very disheartening.

what are you thinking?   July 18th, 2008 2:10 pm ET

omg…this man is toooo dangerous to be president…
is McCain a plant? are they trying to make sure a Dem wins so they can divert all of the Bush destruction on Obama? i cant understand it, i feel more endangered with the idea of McCain as president, he is not stable….wow you know what i am left speechless by McCain.
please really think before you back McCain, we made this mistake with Bush….can you afford a McCain?

ARB   July 18th, 2008 2:10 pm ET

Greg…..there's always gonna be terrorists in Iraq….we could stay over in Iraq for 100 years like Mccain said and i guarantee that we still would not have killed them all.

cherrystrawberry   July 18th, 2008 2:10 pm ET

Linda…welcome aboard the Obama Train. Perhaps yu can persuade some of your fellow Puma friends to join you. We welcome all with open arms.

Obama08

FEAR MONGER !!!!   July 18th, 2008 2:10 pm ET

CNN) — John McCain said Friday he expects the presidential election this fall will increase the occurrence of "spectacular" terror attempts in Iraq—–.MCWAR you will do or say anything to WIN ….Shame on YOU !!
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Last month, senior McCain advisor Charlie Black stirred controversy in an interview with Fortune Magazine, when he touted the Republican presidential candidate's national security credentials and said another terrorist attack on the United States would likely boost his White House chances.McCain repudiated those comments, and Black later apologized
MCWAR…ATTACK!! ATTACK!!! NOW FEAR MONGERING!!!

Frank, Missouri   July 18th, 2008 2:10 pm ET

"S-P-E-C-T-A-C-U-L-A-R" … Terrorism a spectacle for you, McCain ?

dave g, Minneapolis   July 18th, 2008 2:10 pm ET

"we have succeeded"?! did I miss something? Why do we need to stay for 100 years then when they are asking us to leave?

Listen to what Barr says on Iraq…

Anyone who still thinks that the Dems or Repubs really want us out of Iraq are mistaken. The Dems said they would do this once they had control of congress….well….? oh, yeah, they voted to increase war spending. Repubs…more of the same.

Let's get out of Iraq, Bosnia, Japan, Germany, etc. and get on with Nation Building, Democracy and Freedom here at home.

Are you serious?   July 18th, 2008 2:10 pm ET

How stupid does McCain think we are? He thinks we are going to fall for the Karl Rove fear tactics three times? (Thanks so much to the people who voted for Bush twice!) He really does believe that we are complete idiots. Please prove him wrong America!

Eric   July 18th, 2008 2:10 pm ET

Typical of Mccain. Trying to have the three ways. He congratulates himself for the "success in Iraq", prevents any downfall if violence increases again and scares people by implying Obama would be happy to get the US defeated in Iraq. Oh, let's not forget Al Qaeda was not in Iraq before the war and the terrorist group would have been defeated if the strategy in Afghanistan would have been consistant.

Kelly   July 18th, 2008 2:10 pm ET

McCain was talking about before iraqi provincial elections. Al Queda said they would have attacks before iraqi provincial elections later this year.

Dan   July 18th, 2008 2:09 pm ET

Fear mongering worked for Bush, so McCain has to try it.

Franky   July 18th, 2008 2:09 pm ET

I don't get it…….he says one thing and says another. I don't get it….

Senator, stick to what you have to do, not what you want to do….

Linda31   July 18th, 2008 2:09 pm ET

Let the scare tactics begin. How exactly has the war been won when you are predicting an attack. And is this predictions coming from a dream and sound information?

-K&H-   July 18th, 2008 2:09 pm ET

Wow can you believe it we have finally succeeded in Iraq after all these years. The Iraqi people are free, we have all our troops home and gas prices have lowered, and our economy is of no concern and tax payers dollars are cominging back to Americans. Well that will only happen if you DON'T elect this old fool. Define success dodge bullets, duck and cover, more security, more troops, more men and women loosing there lives everday they are over there. Success to who not ameican families that have there beloved solidiers not come home. Did we succeed in finding the wepons of MSD? What that not what the war was about?

vicky   July 18th, 2008 2:09 pm ET

We should not leave when Violence is up and now when Violence is down. ……..
What is success Mcwar?

Joe   July 18th, 2008 2:08 pm ET

This does not make sense…McCain speaks to an audience that is probably less concerned with Iraq and more concerned with their economic issues. This is one republican who will probably vote democratic this fall. McCain seems to stand for nothing anymore, is off message on the economy, and really makes Bush look better than ever. His campaign is in the toilet.

cherrystrawberry   July 18th, 2008 2:08 pm ET

OMG! Seriously, this an has lost his marbles!

George   July 18th, 2008 2:08 pm ET

Opps!! He forgot again what he said yesterday “"I repeat my statement that we have succeeded in Iraq. Not 'We are succeeding.' We have succeeded in Iraq,"

suzyku   July 18th, 2008 2:08 pm ET

Back to the usual fear mongering! Sadly, I really believes he "wants" this because I think he feels it will "help" him. Problem is that it would happen (again) on the Republican watch and be a direct result of the war that "bush" created and mcsame supports!!!!!

River70   July 18th, 2008 2:08 pm ET

Scare, Scare, Scare… anything but the issues, Mr.MCFumble….McStumble, and McInane.

Dwight   July 18th, 2008 2:07 pm ET

fearing war monger , thats what gets weak people to vote for you.
nothing but a panderer. he is pulling all the tricks. he even tried using obama Change theme. cant you run on your own theme.
fear is your theme no portraying of confidence there, looser
will put you in a retirement home after november.

Rick DC   July 18th, 2008 2:07 pm ET

This is just another Republican "Scare Tactic" before an election. Wake up America! We have heard this kind of rhetoric before . "It's Disgusting."

Generation X   July 18th, 2008 2:07 pm ET

The only terrorist attack will be the one plan by the current US administration. The revolution will not be televised. LOL

JJ   July 18th, 2008 2:07 pm ET

Seriously McCain…is that it? Every single day we hear you criticize Obama…every single day! It really is getting old now…and you most certainly deserve your nickname…McShame. It's absolute SHAME that you are the best the Republicans could come up with.

Obama Supporter from FL   July 18th, 2008 2:07 pm ET

How is suicide bombing particularly spectacular or "stepped-up" From what I understand, it happens all the time…

Lai, Houston   July 18th, 2008 2:06 pm ET

I am tired of these republicans predicting bad and negative things all the time. They never predict anything good. The never predict that the economy should start getting better, or mortgage crisis would be getting stronger. All we hear is one terrorist attch after another would happen.!!!

Lesley   July 18th, 2008 2:06 pm ET

Well, if we have succeeded in Iraq, then it shouldn't be a problem, should it. Don't we have enough to worry about without McCain and his campaign staff threatening terrorist attacks. Why would they time their attacks with campaign season? They don't care about that. That's not on their agenda. He would like a terrorist attack so that he can push his war hero image. This is outrageous.

helena   July 18th, 2008 2:06 pm ET

He is wishing for any idea to help him win including FEAR. Isn't that what Bush did?

ls   July 18th, 2008 2:06 pm ET

GM is going under and a lot of people are going to be losing their jobs, and this idiot is taking to them about WAR!!

McCain is a complete idiot !

How can people support McCain? I can't think of any other reason, other than people are on the same mental capacity as he is, which is close to nothing.

Phantom of the Oprah   July 18th, 2008 2:06 pm ET

Hillary Care post was closed, so I just wanted to say:

HRC supporters may be displeased by McCain's comment- but that is NOTHING compared to the anger we feel over Obama's constant mocking criticism of "Hillary Care" for the past year.

A Republican, we expect that from. But from a fellow democrat- that really CROSSED the line.

Hillary Clinton has worked to provide ALL Americans with Health Care since 1992. Her plan is UNIVERSAL and clearly the best plan out there. THAT IS NOTHING TO MOCK- that is something to VOTE for.

So… still no vote for Obama from the PUMAS- we will wait 4 years for the BEST plan. Obama's plan is more of the same- "trust?" people to be responsible and voluntarily buy into it? That has worked REAL well thus far. And if people WERE responsible, why does he need to mandate it for their children? Besides, Obama's plan is nothing like HRC's, and if enacted will be be impossible to get rid of. We will then be stuck with a LOUSY plan, for God knows how long.

Phil, FL   July 18th, 2008 2:06 pm ET

McCain's foreign policy is bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb.

That's how he will win more wars.

AJ   July 18th, 2008 2:06 pm ET

There you go again (quoting the famous gipper)!!! McCain has nothing else to stand on than create false fears and give signals to terrorists that they in fact should go ahead and do something spectacular so that some of the ignorant and stupid American electorate will vote for him. He doesn't care if our economy , education, healthcare, environment and foreign relations go thru the gutter. Also, the RNC has proved once again that they are liers and cheaters by dropping the word "really" in Michelle Obama's heartfelt quote when she said, "For the first time in my life I am really proud of my country" – because the democratic party had put forth two candidates one of whom was an African American and the other a Woman, in their lousy ad that they are now running on TV. Shame on RNC and McCain.

McFear   July 18th, 2008 2:06 pm ET

Yeah because him and his buddy Black is occastrating one with Al Quaeda. So this is simply a hint from McSane to the American people.

VON BISMARK, Vienna   July 18th, 2008 2:06 pm ET

mcWAR seems to have connections with this group to boost his campaign with spectacular attacks.

WHAT A SHAME!

joe   July 18th, 2008 2:06 pm ET

HUH?

Still for Hill but now ONLY for Hill   July 18th, 2008 2:05 pm ET

To the silly Obamabots- if HRC supporters are angry at McCain's comment on Hill's health care plan… then IMAGINE our rage at Obama for basically saying and doing the SAME thing as McCain for the past year.

During the primary, Obama did nothing but criticize Hillary's plan- a plan much better and far more inclusive and superior to his own sorry excuse for a healthcare plan.

We already have McCain's and Obama's plans- buy into health care IF you want, or OPT out if you want to- and let the other taxpayers pay the cost for your irresponsibility.

Sorry, but I will NEVER vote for Obama because HIS health care plan sucks. THAT is why I voted for Hillary to begin with.

Faulty Intelligence   July 18th, 2008 2:05 pm ET

And we care because his other predictions have all panned out. Let's be real here! I think he hopes so or who knows they may even start something to give his statement credence.

John Pittsburgh   July 18th, 2008 2:05 pm ET

Fear fear fear fear, vote for me. Fear fear fear fear, vote for me. Fear fear fear , vote for me.

Paul   July 18th, 2008 2:05 pm ET

Here we go again McBush predictions of dome. Maybe we should all drink a Bud while it is still American. Oh yeh you will not benifit directly from the sale will you,Right? Another I I I I I answer to that question eh? Lets get real McBush

Andre' of Maryland   July 18th, 2008 2:05 pm ET

Here we go. We all new that McSame would not take long to start scaring up votes. This time it is not going to work McSame. There is too much that you are not addressing. Your economic policy is the same as Bush. Your foreign policy is failing by the minute and you DO NOT have a health care plan. Come on….if you want votes show you can lead and not scare people. You war hawk!!

Hulk BUSTER   July 18th, 2008 2:05 pm ET

Scare tactics didnt work for me when Bush used them but it did work for millions of others.

Tina   July 18th, 2008 2:05 pm ET

All what I can say is, wow!

Word on Hillary Care   July 18th, 2008 2:05 pm ET

Everyone knows that Hillary Clinton has the best health care plan. Everyone- supporters and haters alike- know that Hillary is 100% committed to providing ALL Americans with affordable Healthcare.

Yes… other countries do it- and IT IS NOT FREE. To make it happen, EVERYONE must be included and it must be paid for by ALL.

Of course there are subsidies and rebates and free care for those without the finacial means to pay… but those WHO can pay, MUST.

That is how the rest of the civilized world does it.

NO TO any PLAN but HRC's. I am voting AGAINST Obama's health care plan. It is a joke. Give it for free to a few, and let the others decided to opt out if they wish to. How is that UNIVERSAL? Who pays for the health care of ALL those who choose to opt out? Those people get sick and have diseases and accidents just like everyone else.

Sorry… but Obama and McCain have similar NON- plans. Both of them feel the need to knock down HILL's plan- the GOLD standard.

I will wait for the REAL deal- till then, must block Obama's plan from getting a foot in the door. It will be impossible to eradicate once it roots and it will be an absolute nightmare. The DRUG companies OWN Obama. Hillary knows how to do war with them.

Tim in NC   July 18th, 2008 2:05 pm ET

I would like to know what the Senator's definition of "Succeed" is?

And I thought the Surge was working… how can there be an upshot in these "spectacular" terror attacks if things are going so well, if, indeed, we have already succeeded in Iraq?

Has Ms. Cleo signed on with the McCain campaign now?

TESAP   July 18th, 2008 2:05 pm ET

wOW……… THIS IS AMA-A-ZING………………

Pathetic   July 18th, 2008 2:05 pm ET

Here we go again, GOP tactic 1# spread fear, and the issues dont matter. McCain can not compete with obama on the issues so hes going to scare up some votes.

LakeShore   July 18th, 2008 2:04 pm ET

Old man yells at cloud!

Ken Pittsburgh   July 18th, 2008 2:04 pm ET

Is this guy out of mind if things are giong so grat in IRAG than why the hell would say this ? The Repub's know how to scare to death to vote fro them.

Jason   July 18th, 2008 2:04 pm ET

Seems yet again a republican wants to be voted in by scaring people about terror attacks.

Jon   July 18th, 2008 2:04 pm ET

And cue the Obamabots "I thought we already succeeded in Iraq" comments.

Gary of El Centro, Ca   July 18th, 2008 2:04 pm ET

Yesterday we had "succeeded" in Iraq, and today we should expect terror attacks in Iraq because they "have not been defeated" yet. Which is it McCain? It can't be both……

Puma puma puma   July 18th, 2008 2:04 pm ET

Obama obscenely forced his way to where he now is – without any merits, any track history of accomplishments and without any qualifications whatsoever.

Now he must persuade the democratic party that he deserves the nomination that he strong-armed, cheated, threatened, bullied and played the race card to attain.

The celebrity bandwagon, fueled by the media pushed Obama to where he is. The super delegates then carried him across the finish line- under threats by African Americans to black out the vote, and the newbies to stay home.

Guess what? White people, older women, blue collar workers- the CORE base of the democratic party- can stay home or vote for another candidate JUST as easily.

So in the future… stop with those strategies just to install your nominee.

I will never vote for the one who stole the nomination from the true winner.

from CT   July 18th, 2008 2:04 pm ET

Fear tactics! Wow lets put everyone into a state of panic in hope's of winning the election, boy that'll help the economy, oh right the wifey has a 100 million who care's about the economy…

Mike D   July 18th, 2008 2:04 pm ET

He would love to see terror attacks, his campaign thinks it would be great.

Marius Krullebol   July 18th, 2008 2:04 pm ET

Succeeded????????? Yeah, and Obama is a socialist and the earth is flat!

Phil, FL   July 18th, 2008 2:04 pm ET

Typical – rule by intimidation and fear. NO to McCain. NO more republicans.

Marcus B   July 18th, 2008 2:04 pm ET

I never thought the politics of fear would start so soon! McCain should be ashamed of himself. All we have to do is train the forces and police officers in Iraq with a risidual presence, bring our combat troops home, and send more troops to Afghanistan to ensure that violence levels fall in that region. This is not rocket science!!!

OBAMA/SEBELIUS 2008-2016

What the heck   July 18th, 2008 2:03 pm ET

There were no al-quead in Iraq until McBush and company went in…I think McCain is getting some advice fromKarl Rove he is trying to scare people into voting for him.

Terroism, socialism, racism is next

SD   July 18th, 2008 2:03 pm ET

So totally not fear mongering.

Marcus, Great Lakes IL   July 18th, 2008 2:03 pm ET

Didn't we have enough "fear mongering" during the last election to last a lifetime?

McCain talks about "spectacular" terror attempts in Iraq.

Yesterday he said that we have succeeded in Iraq.

What is it???? You either have or haven't.

Weathervane McCain – Changes which ever way the wind blows.

Will, NJ   July 18th, 2008 2:03 pm ET

..But…but…the surge is working! Iraq is stable! No more terrorism! What happened Jonny? Please save us from those awful awful Iraqis!

Independent Colorado   July 18th, 2008 2:03 pm ET

Stop trying to scare people, McShame! Is this really your plan the entire time Obama is away?

A party divided   July 18th, 2008 2:03 pm ET

Obama is just a self-serving demagogue who created a celebrity bandwagon to promote himself, skillfully played the race card to divide the party and secure the AA vote that he was lacking till then, manipulated the biased media into orchestrating his pop show, appealed to those impressed by image with an engineered rock icon persona and threatened his way into a superdelegate deluge of a "win?"

WHO WOULD VOTE FOR SUCH A MAN?

No one who believes in fair paly, fair campaigns, the right to vote, the democratic process.

That is why we now have a party divided.

NickNas   July 18th, 2008 2:03 pm ET

FEAR FEAR FEAR , MUSHROOM CLOUDS IN THE U.S. FEAR FEAR 911.911-911-911-911- KILL US ALL KILL US ALL . Democrats = NEW ATTACKS. FEAR FEAR …WAR WAR WAR WAR Executive PRIVELEDGE…di I mention TERRORISTS TERRORISTS 911-911

Ok that should cover their tactics for the rest of the day…well till noon at least.

When you have ZERO substance this is what you fall back on. Why not? It worked for them in 2004!!

Phil, FL   July 18th, 2008 2:03 pm ET

Can he predict now? Or is it something he knows the rethugs have planned?

Crush Rush   July 18th, 2008 2:02 pm ET

How much money did we have to pay them to behave till after the election Johnny???

Jim Stewart   July 18th, 2008 2:02 pm ET

I wonder if all Americans are afraid of socialism – after all, who would want free health care or better living conditions, or a more secure retirement?

Now believe me, I'm already rich – so I don't care what happens.

But you poor folks struggling with house payments, bills, etc – why would you be afraid of a socialist president? that could only be a good thing for people who earn less than $200,000/year – or have to work for a living, i.e., poor people.

slm, Itn   July 18th, 2008 2:02 pm ET

WOW!!!! Now terrorist attacks have become "spectacular" as says this old Warmonger , McWar pleasa try explaining that to the Families of the victims of Terrorism….

Ex-Republican for Obama   July 18th, 2008 2:02 pm ET

Johnny, I'm confused: I thought as of yesterday we succeeded. Is this more double talk I hear coming from your lips?

We won! Oh wait, still alot of enemies there who don't know we won! If we succeeded, then how, oh how could we possible predict 'Spectacular attacks"?

STFU you two faced scumbag!

Never again this intra-party hate   July 18th, 2008 2:02 pm ET

Obama is a self-serving demagogue who created a celebrity bandwagon to promote himself, skillfully played the race card to divide the party and secure the AA vote that he was lacking till then, manipulated the biased media into orchestrating his glitzy pop show, appealed to those impressed by image with an engineered rock icon persona and threatened his way into a superdelegate deluge of a "win?"

WHO WOULD VOTE FOR SUCH A MAN?

No one who believes in fair paly, fair campaigns, the right to vote, the democratic process.

That is why we now have a party divided.

Ez   July 18th, 2008 2:02 pm ET

Mcsame how about another surge your wit is amazing

Bob Indianapolis, IN   July 18th, 2008 2:01 pm ET

If we're "succeeding", then when are we going to leave? When Big Oil has wrapped up all the oil contracts? When your pals at AIPAC say it's okay? You and Charlie Black go crawl back under your fear mongering rock with your PUMA posse…Game Over!

Moe   July 18th, 2008 2:01 pm ET

More Fear-mongering and are they gone start white the color coated terror alerts here in the the stats?

Paul, Tampa, FL   July 18th, 2008 2:01 pm ET

That's right John McBush, rattle that saber a little. You know you can't win this election without inspiring false fear in the American people. Have you tried to push the idea that if we elect Obama he'll allow gay marriages in elementary schools? You should try it, a lot of typically Republican voters really gravitate toward that kind of smear as well.

Kevin Leo (Jonesboro, GA)   July 18th, 2008 2:01 pm ET

Okay, he thorws Black under the bus for the very same type of comments that he has made in the past and now repeats once again?!?!?! McCain supporters – please tell me why you are supporting this fraud?!?!

Mike   July 18th, 2008 2:00 pm ET

If there is a difference between "we have succeeded" and "we are succeeding," wouldn't the war be over? I'm confused, luckily with McCain around I know I am not the only one.

Chuck   July 18th, 2008 2:00 pm ET

I have one question, if the "SURGE" suceeded, then please explain how there will be spectacular attempts/attacks in Iraq. It is one or the other, you can not have both. Either we have suceeded and Al Qaeda's strong hold and ability in Iraq has been severely dimminished to the point of being ineffective, or they are still strong enough to mount spectacular terrorist attacks. Which is it?
I, repudiate McCains comments above as being misleading, completely confusing. Now I am sorry I can not stop laughing.

prairieguy   July 18th, 2008 2:00 pm ET

Geee yesterday you siad "We have succeeded and Al Quida is on the run."

What is it…have we succeeded or not…DUH!

Bring our troops home!

Jungle Jim   July 18th, 2008 2:00 pm ET

Obama doesn't care if we succeed in Iraq.

In fact, just the opposite. The democrats are banking on a failure in Iraq so they can cry "It's gonna be another Iraq nightmare" anytime we are involved in a military engagement just like they have with Vietnam for the last 30 years

Moe   July 18th, 2008 1:59 pm ET

More fear-mongering,

S. Shay   July 18th, 2008 1:59 pm ET

Call me confuzzled! Are there going to be 'spectacular' attacks in Iraq or have we 'succeeded'?

McCain is the most poignant example of a political panderer ever to grace the political stage. He has absolutely, positively NO IDEA what he stands for! He is stuck between a rock and hard place because he has these town hall meetings and is left to his own intellect and ends up refuting arguments he made just minutes earlier, then when his handlers try to prep him up with a teleprompter he ends up talking about 'beer' among other senile misstatements. The bottom line is his only policy is the 'attack Obama' policy because he doesn't stand for anything on his own. Finally, he's mad as hell that Obama is going to Iraq. First he wants to preempt Obama's visit by saying we've already succeeded, thereby trying to make anything Obama says that is contrary to that appear to be wrong, now he's saying all hell will break loose b/c he wants to cover ALL of the bases so that if Obama says something positive or negative McCain will have already said it first. It's called pandering folks and that is why Obama is beating McCain in the electoral college by nearly double. America has had enough!!

Steveo, MI   July 18th, 2008 1:59 pm ET

Interesting choice of words, John. Sadly, you would think it was "spectacular" if terrorists attacked, wouldn't you? It'd motivate the fear mongers to rally the paranoid

Rose   July 18th, 2008 1:59 pm ET

More McCain fear tactics. But then I thought the Surge was working? Flip-flopping, war-mongering, Obama-slamming OLD FART.

Joaquin   July 18th, 2008 1:59 pm ET

McCain's tactics are dangerous. What is he signaling? Elect me or expect more terrorist attacks? And frankly, I don't understand what he is saying. "We have succeeded" versus "we are succeeding." At least he knows Iraq is no longer called Mesopotamia, nor Iran Persia.

BillMar   July 18th, 2008 1:58 pm ET

"I repeat my statement that we have succeeded in Iraq. Not 'We are succeeding.' We have succeeded in Iraq," he said Thursday.

Great news! So when do we bring the troops home?

J   July 18th, 2008 1:58 pm ET

McCain doesn't know anything about Iraq. He doesn't know the difference between sunnis and shias. Somehow he has over half the US population fooled into thinking he's some great foreign policy mind.

Ian MacIsaac   July 18th, 2008 1:58 pm ET

He's hoping for it. God knows it's his only prayer to win.

Kevin NoVA   July 18th, 2008 1:58 pm ET

Stop the fear mongering. It's tired.

Voice of Reason   July 18th, 2008 1:58 pm ET

Is he senile or just plain old? This sounds like the same ole yellow, orange red alert the Bushies started using to scare people into submission.

I really hope the American public sees through this and get the repubs out of the White House. Our country can't handle another 4 years of this.

JCD   July 18th, 2008 1:58 pm ET

So America has "succeeded", yet there are going to be "spectacular" terror attacks whenever the terrorists feel like it? Umm…

Jackie from Minneapolis   July 18th, 2008 1:58 pm ET

Bush used the same scare tactic – McCain is a loser. Can't he come up with any new ideas? I am sick of him already.

KMAN   July 18th, 2008 1:57 pm ET

Well McRelic … just what is IT that we have succeeded at in Iraq … and how much is it going to cost you to stage these "spectacular" terror attacks for your political benefit? You are an absolute disgrace with your constant war-mongering!

benvictor   July 18th, 2008 1:57 pm ET

Frightening that less than 4 months until the elction and Obama is traveling to this region to try to get some foreign policy/national security experience and to demonstrate some semblance of being a commander. Equally bad, we are told Obama has 300 foreign policy advisers. Since no two of these advisers can agree on anything, this presents huge problems for America. It is my hope Obama does not cause MidEast chaos. Isn't there anyone in America who has foreign policy/national security experience and demonstrated the ability to be commander in chief. The answer, of course, is John McCain. And, we just learned Al Gore is not interested in being VP. Kudos to Big Al for not taking this and diverting his attention away from his current important work.

Justin (ny)   July 18th, 2008 1:57 pm ET

The war is over, we've succeeded! except, we haven't succeeded! because al qaida is still rampant, so we've succeeded but theres still work to be done! but we're not currently succeeding, we've already succeeded! but we've got to keep fighting! because we've succeeded!

any simpleton can see that.

Lisa   July 18th, 2008 1:57 pm ET

NO WAR!!! BRING OUR TROOP HOME NOW!!!

Dementia   July 18th, 2008 1:56 pm ET

This guy helped start this crazy war and he should be punished for that.
Also he is very old and would not remember tomorrow what he said today. He need to go home and rest

Any body but McCain

Billy   July 18th, 2008 1:55 pm ET

Obama is my choic…. what? Possible terror attacks?

OMG, What's our terror warning status??

I am sooo scared, guess we all have to vote republican now.

Linda the Supa-PUMA   July 18th, 2008 1:55 pm ET

Enough if enough with the fear mongering. I was planning on voting for HRC first and foremost and now McCain but this is just insanity! I'm done with this man now. I'd rather vote for NoBama than this guy. He walks, talks, and sounds just like Bush! I can't possibly vote for McCain and keep a clear conscious.

PUMA – PAC

NObama 2008 – HRC 2012

Kevin PA   July 18th, 2008 1:55 pm ET

Yesterday McCain said we have succeed in Iraq. Today the attacks are going to increase. Which is it Johnny?

Eric ( Minnesota)   July 18th, 2008 1:55 pm ET

Great Al Queda in Iraq is almost gone. Well, guess what, they were not even there until we invaded Iraq. So, maybe they'll leave when we leave. McCain is such a joke!!

Abby   July 18th, 2008 1:55 pm ET

AND its s stupid and see through preemptive battement to say “things are not going well in Iraq because of the election otherwise they are just as we anthem to be” STOP WITH THE LIES!!!

Tommy Lee of SC   July 18th, 2008 1:54 pm ET

I predict that the GOP machine will terrorize all of us with fear mongering and scare tactics to try and get another election by the American public.

It won't work this time McSame–America was fooled twice already and it has hurt our country greatly!

I fear YOU and your support of Bush's policies 90% of the time way more than I fear radical Islamists. It's the radical Mcsame we should live in fear of…be afraid, be VERRRRRY AFRAID!!!

ChicagoJosh   July 18th, 2008 1:54 pm ET

How have we "succeeded" if they're going to make "spectacular" and that "Al Qaeda is not yet defeated there."

Lets brag about how you're idea has made us the winner, yet at the same time use fear to get people scared.

How should i feel today Mr. Senator. Please tell me. I can't think on my own.

nancy   July 18th, 2008 1:54 pm ET

Predictions now?
get data, analysis, then conclude = judgement
wether poor or good depends on ur intelligence…
so far i lk the harvard trained one…

vjh   July 18th, 2008 1:54 pm ET

Only if McWar is elected !

Abby   July 18th, 2008 1:53 pm ET

Stop it! Stop the fear mongering and the putting of ideas in people head. Please stop sinking so low!

PGB   July 18th, 2008 1:52 pm ET

Don't vote based on fear.

Greg, NY   July 18th, 2008 1:50 pm ET

I'm really trying hard to understand this.

If 'we have succeeded in Iraq' then why would there be a 'spectacular' terrorist attack there?

That just makes no sense at all. We're in Iraq to get rid of the terrorists, so if we've succeeded that would mean there are no more terrorists there and Iraq is a stable nation.

Someone explain?

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