http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/iraq-surge 2008-07-25T19:31:13Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47077-violence-in-iraq-rages-as-president-bush-hails-the-surge 2008-07-25T19:31:13Z rattansifan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SDOZjmxqTpM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SDOZjmxqTpM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47077-violence-in-iraq-rages-as-president-bush-hails-the-surge"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55654" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Afshin Rattansi in Tehran in Iran interviews Press TV's Amanda Lindhout in Baghdad.</p> <p>Spinning the Bloodshed in Basra <br />Washington Post <br />By Dan Froomkin <br />Special to washingtonpost.com <br />Thursday, March 27, 2008; 1:43 PM</p> <p>As fighting rages in Basra, the White House is unleashing a forceful spin campaign to frame the Iraqi government's offensive there as a positive outcome of the U.S. troop surge and a symbol of better days to come.</p> <p>Speaking to an invitation-only audience at an Air Force base in Dayton, Ohio, this morning, President Bush argued that the Basra incursion "shows the progress the Iraqi security forces have made during the surge" and "demonstrates to the Iraqi people that their government is committed to protecting them. . . .</p> <p>"The enemy, you know, will try to fill the TV screens with violence," he scoffed. "But the ultimate result will be this: Terrorists and extremists in Iraq will know they have no place in a free and democratic society."</p> <p>But is the bloodshed in Basra an example of a unified central government asserting itself and the Iraqi army standing up? Or is it further evidence of the internecine strife ravaging the country? Will Basra become a symbol of the restoration of the rule of law? Or will it turn out to be a step toward heightened violence?</p> <p>There is plenty of reason to doubt the White House spin.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/47077-violence-in-iraq-rages-as-president-bush-hails-the-surge">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47064-iran-general-petraeus-and-ambassador-crocker-testimony-last 2008-07-25T19:11:15Z rattansifan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LlSvYpuDmks&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LlSvYpuDmks&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47064-iran-general-petraeus-and-ambassador-crocker-testimony-last"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55641" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Iranian coverage of the Petraeus/Crocker Testimony</p> </div> <a href="/blog/47064-iran-general-petraeus-and-ambassador-crocker-testimony-last">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47056-tehran-and-dc-reaction-general-petraeus-promoted-to-centcom 2008-07-25T19:10:50Z rattansifan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XIrLLVpz644&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XIrLLVpz644&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47056-tehran-and-dc-reaction-general-petraeus-promoted-to-centcom"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55633" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The general who directed the "surge" campaign in Iraq has been promoted to head America's two long-running wars and a possible future conflict with Iran.</p> <p>Saddam Hussein's ally 'captured' in Iraq <br />Gen David Petraeus, the current US commander in Baghdad, is to lead Central Command (Centcom), after winning praise for engineering a reversal of fortune in Iraq.</p> <p>Announcing the promotion, Robert Gates, the defence secretary, said that Gen Petraeus "has clearly been successful in his current assignment. I recommended him to the president because I am absolutely confident he is the best man for the job".</p> <p>In a statement, Gen Petraeus said he was "honoured" by the appointment.</p> <p>Mr Gates announced that Lt Gen Raymond Odierno, who served as deputy commander in Baghdad until February, would take command in Iraq.</p> <p>With 30,000 extra combat troops despatched as a "surge" force, Gen Petraeus, a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division, was able to vastly expand the American presence on Iraq's streets.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/47056-tehran-and-dc-reaction-general-petraeus-promoted-to-centcom">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47013-mccain-let-s-not-debate-iraq-war-history-unless-it-suits-me 2008-07-25T21:06:24Z tpmtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BMIEZYB3vUs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BMIEZYB3vUs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47013-mccain-let-s-not-debate-iraq-war-history-unless-it-suits-me"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55587" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain, July 25, 2008</p> </div> <a href="/blog/47013-mccain-let-s-not-debate-iraq-war-history-unless-it-suits-me">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46726-headzup-katie-couric-edits-mccain 2008-07-25T21:07:21Z headzup <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VtliscvsT5c&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VtliscvsT5c&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46726-headzup-katie-couric-edits-mccain"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55206" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Katie Couric discusses the editing out an embarrassing gaffe by John McCain about the surge and Anbar Awakening.</p> <p>Read more about it here-- <br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ilan-goldenberg/not-a-gaffe-a-fundaemtnal_b_114394.html</p> <p>Download daily Catch and Release Comedy™ political cartoons to your mobile phone or iPod at <a href="http://www.headzup.tv">www.headzup.tv</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/46726-headzup-katie-couric-edits-mccain">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46649-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-07-22-08 2008-07-25T20:36:17Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jHXjD_pm7Yk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jHXjD_pm7Yk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46649-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-07-22-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55090" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Town Hall <br />Rochester, NH - 07/22/08</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />MCCAIN: "[...] And I need to, I probably need to start out by talking to you about, of course, what has been dominating the news of late, and it's of course, appropriately, and that is the situation in Iraq. And, uh, I know that you know, that there's been a lot of back and forth about this issue. With whether we've succeeded or not, and whether the surge was succeeded or not. And I would remind you, there are people in this room that remember very well, that well over a year ago when everybody declared my candidacy dead and I said that the strategy had failed, we got to do the surge, and the surge ended succeeding, and we will succeed. We have succeeded and we will win the war in Iraq. We are winning that war! We are winning that war. "</p> <p>If you'd like to acquire a high resolution version of this clip, visit: <br />http://issuealliance.box.net/shared/31ybl6o74k</p> <p>To download this entire event, visit: <br />http://issuealliance.box.net/shared/6ouz1tj6sc</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46649-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-07-22-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46648-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-07-22-08 2008-07-25T20:36:15Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pdrk5J3pKnY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pdrk5J3pKnY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46648-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-07-22-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55089" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Town Hall <br />Rochester, NH - 07/22/08</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />MCCAIN: "[...] And as you might recall, that Senator Obama, my opponent, said the surge would not succeed, that he wanted us out, if he had had his way we would have been out last March, we would have never done the surge, we would never have succeeded, and we would have had defeat. And my friends, that would have been a catastrophe for the United States of America. He was wrong then, he's wrong now, and he still fails to acknowledge, he still fails to acknowledge that the surge succeeded. Remarkable. Remarkable. And as you know he just received his first briefing ever from General Petraues. And he declared his policy towards Iraq before he left. Before he left. And so the fact is that we have made some progress and we have succeeded."</p> <p>If you'd like to acquire a high resolution version of this clip, visit: <br />http://issuealliance.box.net/shared/r9iibcp8oc</p> <p>To download this entire event, visit: <br />http://issuealliance.box.net/shared/6ouz1tj6sc</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46648-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-07-22-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46647-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-07-22-08 2008-07-25T20:36:13Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lYNv-3dE6xA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lYNv-3dE6xA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46647-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-07-22-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55088" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Town Hall <br />Rochester, NH - 07/22/08</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />MCCAIN: "[...] And now he wants to reverse the gains that we have made and set a date for withdrawal, which would endanger our progress in Iraq. And my friends, if we had failed in Iraq you would have seen increased Iranian influence, you would have seen an increase in sectarian violence, we would have seen al-Qaeda establishing another foothold. And by the way, al-Qaeda's on the run but they're not defeated. And this success is fragile, and we cannot reverse it. We cannot reverse it by doing what Senator Obama has said that he wants to do. He refuses to acknowledge the conditions on the ground." </p> <p>If you'd like to acquire a high resolution version of this clip, visit: <br />http://issuealliance.box.net/shared/n7eptyosgg</p> <p>To download this entire event, visit: <br />http://issuealliance.box.net/shared/2ql1auko44</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46647-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-07-22-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46627-mccain-the-surge-began-the-anbar-awakening 2008-07-25T21:06:26Z tpmtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/32i3pL9z7UE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/32i3pL9z7UE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46627-mccain-the-surge-began-the-anbar-awakening"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55059" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain on the CBS Evening News, July 22, 2008</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46627-mccain-the-surge-began-the-anbar-awakening">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46578-mccain-s-latest-gaffe-on-iraq 2008-07-23T10:52:57Z youngturks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fPOdkjxE08I&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fPOdkjxE08I&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46578-mccain-s-latest-gaffe-on-iraq"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/54990" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Watch more at <a href="http://www.theyoungturks.com">www.theyoungturks.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/46578-mccain-s-latest-gaffe-on-iraq">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46535-joe-felice-the-surge-has-worked 2008-07-25T20:59:35Z Dorsey Shaw <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZXk2mYmICUU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZXk2mYmICUU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46535-joe-felice-the-surge-has-worked"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/54913" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Are reduced American casualties a good excuse to stay in Iraq? </p> <p>http://www.airamerica.com</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46535-joe-felice-the-surge-has-worked">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45996-john-mccain-town-hall-06-05-08 2008-07-25T20:36:51Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CwU_KpoauTI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CwU_KpoauTI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45996-john-mccain-town-hall-06-05-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53351" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Town Hall <br />Buena Vista, FL 06/05/08</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />QUESTIONER: Sen. McCain, I'm Paul Tash with the St. Petersburg Times, you've thought an awful lot about the war in Iraq and there's probably nobody who's thought more about the war in Viet Nam than you. What are the historical lessons that you draw from Viet Nam that may apply in your own thinking to the course ahead in Iraq?</p> <p>JOHN MCCAIN: Thank you Paul. The first thing I'd like to say is that my experience there caused me to hate war. I hate war. No one hates war more than the veteran who has experienced how keen is the loss of a comrade. So, and the Viet Nam war was especially painful, if that's possible . . . because it divided our country. And when our country was divided, it made it all the harder for our Viet Nam veterans to come all the way home because in some parts of America they were not welcomed home. Especially young people, who left because they were drafted, served their country honorably and came home. So, one of the first lessons is that I think we should never forget, how—and I'm, and I'm proud of America now because we are divided about the war but none of us are divided in our support for the young men and women who are serving our military. When we were defeated, and we never lost a battle, we never lost a battle, but our military was in many respects broken. And it took us a long time to fix it; it took us a long time. We had some very severe problems in our military following the Viet Nam War and thank god we had great leaders and great generals to, uh, and sergeants and others who repaired that. On a broader and different perspective, you have to maintain the support of the American people for any conflict in which you send young Americans into harm's way. And a lot of people say they're surprised . . . that Americans have become impatient. In some ways I'm surprised that they are as patient as they are because for nearly four years this war was very badly mishandled and over 4000 brave young Americans have made the ultimate sacrifice. So you've got to, uh, and I think Americans want us to come home the way I believe we're going to come home now, thanks to this new strategy, and that is with victory and with honor. But I also think that the American people and the congress need to be fully informed as what you're going to do. Because if you're going to be in on the takeoff--, uh, the landing then you need to be in on the takeoff. So there's gotta be good communication between leadership and the American people. If I were president of the United States today, I would be holding a briefing once a week about the situation in Iraq even if it was only covered by CSPAN. I think you've got to keep the American people informed when Americans are in harm's way. I think you should remember, at least in some respects, the Powell Doctrine. If you're going to go into a conflict, go in with a clear strategy for victory and do what's necessary to gain that victory as rapidly as possible. And one of the cardinal errors, and I commend to you reading and I'm sure that most of you have, Fiasco by Tom Ricks or Cobra 2, uh, it's been well-documented, the way that we really were not prepared in so many ways and even worse than unprepared following the initial military success. Um, but I finally do believe that as a special nation, we also have special responsibilities and sometimes those mean, those special responsibilities means greater involvement. I worry about, when we have a failed enterprise, then we have a period, or a sentiment of isolationism because, as I said, there is a great evil in the world today, in the form of radical Islamic extremism. And we have to combat it in many ways. The last option is military but it has to be, diplomatic, intelligence, many other ways, but at the end of the day, it's also an ideological struggle as well. So those are just a few. And can I just say, when I came home from Viet Nam after recovering, I had received an operation in Jacksonville, I went to the National War College, and I spent a time, a lot of time that year reading and studying the Viet Nam War because I was very, as you might imagine, I had some curiosity about where I ended up. And I learned a lot. I learned a lot during that year and I think that those lessons have stood me in good stead, particularly as far as the need for the most judicious use of committing young Americans into harm's way. It always must be the last resort. And it has to be thought through as the consequences of it.</p> <p>LABEL: JM FL 6-5 (EW#13) SUGA -- Clip F</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: <br />PART 1: <a href="http://issuealliance.box.net/shared/2t7efrp9w8">issuealliance.box.net</a> <br />PART 2: <a href="http://issuealliance.box.net/shared/t57ri2b4so">issuealliance.box.net</a> </p> <p>To download the full campaign event, VISIT: <a href="http://issuealliance.box.net/shared/5hwqg9cw08">issuealliance.box.net</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/45996-john-mccain-town-hall-06-05-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45561-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-07-09-08 2008-07-23T12:25:53Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uMc5OwfxoqA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uMc5OwfxoqA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45561-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-07-09-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/52766" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Town Hall Meeting <br />Portsmouth, OH 07/09/08</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />QUESTIONER: "Time after time, we hear that you're the third term of Bush. And I know you're not the third term of Bush. I'd like to know when you're gonna come out and say, 'Read my lips: I am not the third term of Bush'!"</p> <p>JOHN MCCAIN: "[...] There are issues that I have agreed with the President on, and there are issues I have disagreed on. [...] And I respect President Bush. [...] But I believe that it's time for change in America. [...] We've gotta stop the out of control, pork-barrel spending. [...] It corrupted us. [...] We forgot that it's your money, not our money. [...] </p> <p>"Let me just say one other thing too. When this war was conducted—the war in Iraq—and we succeeded initially with our initial victory at great sacrifice, as you know, of American blood and treasure; I went over there and I came back said it's not working, this is not gonna work. And I was criticized by Republicans for being disloyal. And I said, we've gotta have a new strategy and it's gotta be a surge. And I came here to Ohio, and I said we've gotta send more troops over there. [...] </p> <p>"I said that this surge could succeed; it is succeeding. But it's fragile, it's fragile, my friends. [...] And if we set a date for withdrawal rather than conditions on the ground, [...] we could reverse all of our success, and we could lead to a wider war, increased Iranian influence, et cetera, et cetera. </p> <p>"But I think we are—we should realize the benefits of winning. And that of course is a stable ally in the region, defeating and setting back Al-Qaeda and other jihadists, and our troops coming home [...] with victory and honor and not in defeat."</p> <p>"Senator Obama has said that, after [...] more than 900 days, he is going to Iraq. I'm glad he's going. [...] I will wait and see what Sen Obama has to say when he returns."</p> <p>LABEL: JM OH 7-9 (SD#25) GHBST-ClipL</p> <p>To download the full campaign event, VISIT: <a href="http://issuealliance.box.net/shared/ru61oy2o0w">issuealliance.box.net</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/45561-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-07-09-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44547-john-mccain-press-conference-11-26-07 2008-07-02T18:58:03Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X6FREHbdGfY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X6FREHbdGfY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/44547-john-mccain-press-conference-11-26-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/50935" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Press Conference <br />Lexington, SC 11/26/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />JOHN MCCAIN: "I'm grateful. I'm grateful that we Republicans have stood fast. I'm grateful that this president has stood fast. I'm grateful most of all for the men and women and their courage and their dedication. And they know what's going on here. They know what's happening here. They know about the politics. They know the latest of attempt of the Democrats to cut off the funding . . . any objective observer today would have to suspend disbelief to know that it's not not working. It is working and it's working successfully and the people of Iraq are far better off now [applause] . . ." </p> <p>LABEL: JM SC 11-26 (JR#6) A - Clip C</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/12d31r8so4 <br />To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/phcs8x5uok</p> </div> <a href="/blog/44547-john-mccain-press-conference-11-26-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44545-john-mccain-press-conference-11-26-07 2008-07-02T18:57:59Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TgiLaa6vxF0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TgiLaa6vxF0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/44545-john-mccain-press-conference-11-26-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/50933" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Press Conference <br />Lexington, SC 11/26/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />JOHN MCCAIN: " . . . We are winning in Iraq and that's a fact."</p> <p>LABEL: JM SC 11-26 (JR#6) A - ClipA</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/i6vjc0tssg <br />To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/phcs8x5uok</p> </div> <a href="/blog/44545-john-mccain-press-conference-11-26-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44541-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-11-27-07 2008-07-02T18:57:50Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/no3aPzb-WHI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/no3aPzb-WHI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/44541-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-11-27-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/50929" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Town Hall Meeting <br />Anderson, SC 11/27/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />JOHN MCCAIN: "I just got back a couple of days ago from Iraq where we were privileged to have Thanksgiving dinner with the young men and women who are serving in Iraq, and they are winning. And I am telling you they are winning and you may not hear it in a lot of places, but they are winning."</p> <p>LABEL: JM SC 11-27 (JR#7) A-Clip D</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/ybydox28gc <br />To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/374x2xnoks</p> </div> <a href="/blog/44541-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-11-27-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44532-john-mccain-meet-and-greet-11-31-07 2008-07-02T18:57:34Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4ehZkO64GmI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4ehZkO64GmI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/44532-john-mccain-meet-and-greet-11-31-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/50920" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Meet and Greet <br />North Myrtle Beach, SC 11/31/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />JOHN MCCAIN: ". . . I want to mention one thing to you and that is that, Lindsey Graham, who in my view is one of the great United States Senators, and I just came back from spending Thanksgiving in Iraq with the troops and I just want to report to you that these young people are doing a magnificent job. They are succeeding . . . they are succeeding. And anybody that tells you anything different doesn't know the facts on the ground. And I'm here to tell you there are some Democrats that have declared this war lost a long time ago. And, if we would have done what they wanted to do seven or eight months ago, al-Qaeda would be telling the world they beat the United States of America [applause]. Now my friends, it's long and it's hard and it's tough and you've still got the Iranians exporting these explosive devices into Iraq which is killing brave, young Americans, you've still got suicide bombers coming in through Damascus to Iraq . . ."</p> <p>LABEL: JM SC 11-31 (JR#8) A-Clip A</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/ewruezukg8 <br />To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/0is91kq8sg</p> </div> <a href="/blog/44532-john-mccain-meet-and-greet-11-31-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44531-john-mccain-meet-and-greet-11-31-07 2008-07-02T18:57:31Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bLCI3C8zV8M&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bLCI3C8zV8M&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/44531-john-mccain-meet-and-greet-11-31-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/50919" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Meet and Greet <br />North Myrtle Beach, SC 11/31/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />JOHN MCCAIN: ". . . we are succeeding. Now what are the problems? The Maliki government's not functioning as effectively as we want to, the police has still got some corruption in it. There's other problems. But I remind you that there are no Thomas Jeffersons in Iraq . . . so I can tell you that we are on the path to a situation where the Iraqi government and military can take over their own responsibilities and Americans can withdraw to bases and gradually withdraw over time. And I want to tell you again, it's not easy. And there'll be setbacks. Al-Qaeda's on the run but they're not defeated. . ."</p> <p>LABEL: JM SC 11-31 (JR#8) A-Clip B</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/ife3qs90ko <br />To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/0is91kq8sg</p> </div> <a href="/blog/44531-john-mccain-meet-and-greet-11-31-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44530-john-mccain-meet-and-greet-11-31-07 2008-07-02T18:57:29Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SQ-NR0HHRvU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SQ-NR0HHRvU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/44530-john-mccain-meet-and-greet-11-31-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/50918" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Meet and Greet <br />North Myrtle Beach, SC 11/31/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />JOHN MCCAIN: "So I was beat up by Republicans for being disloyal at the time. But this is the right strategy, this is the right general. And my dear friends, I know your support of them is whole hearted . . ."</p> <p>LABEL: JM SC 11-31 (JR#8) A-ClipC</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/lpk0dro4c0 <br />To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/0is91kq8sg</p> </div> <a href="/blog/44530-john-mccain-meet-and-greet-11-31-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44529-john-mccain-meet-and-greet-11-31-07 2008-07-02T18:54:41Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y6dthvl8VOw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y6dthvl8VOw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/44529-john-mccain-meet-and-greet-11-31-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/50917" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Meet and Greet <br />North Myrtle Beach, SC 11/31/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />JOHN MCCAIN: "In Iraq you're gonna hear that the political process is not movin' forward. I'd like to remind you that seven or eight months ago these same people sayin' we couldn't win militarily. They wanted us to cut and run. They wanted us to surrender . . . we can win in Iraq, we can succeed, and we will not allow Iraq to become a base for terrorists and al-Qaeda to launch attacks on the United States of America."</p> <p>LABEL: JM SC 11-31 (JR#8) A-ClipD</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/irauyqav48 <br />To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/0is91kq8sg</p> </div> <a href="/blog/44529-john-mccain-meet-and-greet-11-31-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44523-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-12-04-07 2008-07-02T18:54:28Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ae8MRlS27lM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ae8MRlS27lM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/44523-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-12-04-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/50911" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Town Hall Meeting <br />Hooksett, NH 12/04/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPTION <br />MCCAIN: "I knew what was the right strategy and that strategy is succeeding."</p> <p>"They are succeeding."</p> <p>"More and more people are coming to our side."</p> <p>"We are succeeding."</p> <p>"If we left Iraq, they would follow us home."</p> <p>LABEL: JM NH 12-4 (JC#24) ABCFK - ClipB</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/m3wv8440sc</p> <p>To download the full campaign event, VISIT: "https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/whx15gxkwg <br />https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/f21xtx1wck"</p> </div> <a href="/blog/44523-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-12-04-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44507-john-mccain-meet-and-greet-11-27-07 2008-07-02T18:46:00Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dmRHGsUoAwI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dmRHGsUoAwI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/44507-john-mccain-meet-and-greet-11-27-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/50895" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Town Hall Meeting <br />Seneca, SC 11/27/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />McCAIN: "I think that's a decision that the Iraqi people make. I think that progress is being made on the local level. Maybe we ought to change our government if we don't pass a budget. The Iraqis passed a budget. </p> <p>"My answer is, come on over, see the troops. Meet with them. See the progress that we're making, including politically on the ground; and then start issuing edicts."</p> <p>GRAHAM: "[...] if we have had no progress on the benchmarks, we will leave the military situation in the hands of the military commanders. To change the military footprint based on political pressure would be unwise. But we are giving the Iraqi government billions and billions of dollars. And I would look at investing our money into areas of Iraq that are reconciling."</p> <p>JM SC 11-27 (MB#5) A - ClipA</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/o8nv45dsw8 <br />To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/9owckiosg4</p> </div> <a href="/blog/44507-john-mccain-meet-and-greet-11-27-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44506-john-mccain-meet-and-greet-12-10-07 2008-07-02T18:45:58Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TLOBCeVYAZo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TLOBCeVYAZo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/44506-john-mccain-meet-and-greet-12-10-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/50894" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Town Hall Meeting <br />North Augusta, SC 12/10/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />MCCAIN: "And I'll tell ya, [US service men and women] know. They know that we're succeeding. And they have three words for you and for the rest of America: 'Let us win.' Right now as we speak the democrats are trying to cut off the money to let them do their job. And let them win.</p> <p>"[...] Any rational individual today would have to suspend disbelief that [the surge] is not working."</p> <p>JM SC 12-10 (MB#16) ADH - ClipA</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/f4gpbifscg <br />To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/0hq5delssg</p> </div> <a href="/blog/44506-john-mccain-meet-and-greet-12-10-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44499-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-12-30-07 2008-07-02T18:45:43Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qv_Bc11zHf8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qv_Bc11zHf8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/44499-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-12-30-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/50887" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Town Hall <br />Newport, NH 12/30/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />QUESTIONER: [...] "You were talking about Iraq and you said, "the burdens on us because we weren't truthful with the American people. And I know you've been critical of the mission accomplished and all that. So why would you include yourself in that "we"? Do you feel like you, personally, were untruthful?"</p> <p>MCCAIN: "Of course not because I said that the mission was not accomplished. I came back after an early visit there and said the strategy was failing. I'm the only one that's running, only one, ask the other candidates, I said this strategy will fail, we gotta fix it, and I said the strategy that is, uh, that we needed to succeed is the one we've adopted. So I'm the only one that knew that. So I'm not only..., I'm saddened by the way we misled the American people, but I certainly wasn't part of it. And there's a clear record to prove that, both on television and in speeches I gave, and in positions I took. Uh, when other candidates who say they want to lead this country were looking at their shoes or criticizing me for being quote disloyal to Rumsfeld, I think that all of us are responsible for our record."</p> <p>LABEL: JM NH 12-30 (BH#49) EARDH - ClipE</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/ismeonyxws</p> <p>To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/sx5czsp8ko</p> </div> <a href="/blog/44499-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-12-30-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44479-john-mccain-town-hall-12-14-07 2008-07-02T18:37:50Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7esogZSfi-4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7esogZSfi-4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/44479-john-mccain-town-hall-12-14-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/50867" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Town Hall Meeting <br />James Island, SC 12/14/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />MCCAIN: "Thanks to this surge the [American] casualties have been going down as we predicted."</p> <p>"More and more Iraqi military are taking over responsibilities for themselves and Americans are able to withdraw."</p> <p>"Every life is precious. Every wounded is precious. But we are seeing a dramatic, dramatic decrease in American casualties."</p> <p>"I will stay as long as necessary." </p> <p>JM SC 12-14 (MB#20) ABD-ClipA</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/94wp36fy8c <br />To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/iq1bwfu4o4</p> </div> <a href="/blog/44479-john-mccain-town-hall-12-14-07">Watch the video</a>