McCain Backs Down From Confronting Clinton

J.J. Jackson* | October 7, 2007

CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain has decided not to assail Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton for her stance on the Iraq War in a speech Wednesday at a military prep school.On Tuesday, McCain’s campaign released excerpts of his speech at Camden Military Academy in which the Arizona senator accuses Clinton of indecisiveness, arguing that won’t work for a post-Sept. 11 commander in chief.

“The Democratic front-runner wants to have it both ways when it comes to foreign policy. On the one hand, the New York senator voted for the Iraq War. On the other hand, she now opposes it—sort of,” McCain says in the prepared remarks.

“On the one hand, she wants a firm deadline for retreat. But, on the other hand, she says we cannot abandon the nation to Iran’s designs,” the speech says.

“Senator Clinton, this is not the ’90s,” McCain says. “This is the post-September 11 world. The commander in chief does not enjoy the luxury to conduct our national security by means of triangulation.”

McCain decided Wednesday not to deliver those remarks, said Brooke Buchanan, McCain’s spokeswoman.

Well, looks like McCain is hunting for his spine … again. But then again, this could be a smart move since no one can figure out exactly what Hillary’s stance is on the subject. She’s for withdrawing troops from Iraq one day only to be interested in keeping them in the next.

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