HOME /
War Stories :
Military analysis.
McCain Self-Destructs
His appalling Times interview about the Iraq war.
(Continued from Page 1)
Two and a half years ago, John McCain swallowed his pride and hitched his ambitions to two stars—George W. Bush and the war in Iraq. Both have since imploded. And so, as his campaign faces the purple dusk of twilight time, the man who might once have been an honorable president slips and slides on the stardust.
SINGLE PAGE
Page:
1
|
2
MYSLATE
MySlate is a new tool that lets you track your favorite parts of Slate. You can follow authors and sections, track comment threads you're interested in, and more.
Steve Jobs’ Dream Device Has Arrived, and It's Made by Microsoft
There Is Nothing Miraculous About a Tornado, Wolf Blitzer
A Huge Discovery About Prime Numbers—and What It Means for the Future of Math
Fred Kaplan is Slate's "War Stories" columnist and author of the book, The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War. He can be reached at war_stories@hotmail.com. Follow him on Twitter.
Photograph of Sen. John McCain by Scott Olson/Getty Images.
Click here to load comments.