Genocide, quoi?

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In yesterday's debate, John McCain "warned of genocide in Iraq if U.S. soldiers were to withdraw."

Given that he's so deeply concerned about Iraqi casualties, could someone please ask him how many Iraqis have been killed since the invasion?

If he doesn't have a good answer, no doubt he'll sponsor legislation to fund an accurate accounting, right? 'Cause he's, you know, so concerned and all.

McCain supporter Lindsey Graham:

He understands the consequences of failure better than anybody on that stage. He has risked everything to try to win a war that we can't afford to lose.

Is he talking about Vietnam? That's a powerful point, indeed.

Who among us can forget the day that Ho Chí Minh stormed Pennsylvania Avenue and moved into the White House? Never again, I say, never again!

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