John McCain: The man who helped George Bush launch the Iraq war

Dear MoveOn member,

After Super Tuesday's results and yesterday's news that Governor Mitt Romney dropped out of the presidential race, it's clear that Senator John McCain will be the Republican nominee.

And while the election is a long way off, he's running neck and neck with Clinton and Obama in national polls. That's because when people think of McCain, they think of the media portrayal as a "maverick"—they don't think of him as the man who helped George Bush launch the Iraq war.

But a new memo from VoteVets.org shows that when it comes to the war in Iraq, John McCain has been the president's greatest ally from the get-go—and most striking is the fact that his plan for Iraq going forward is the same as Bush's: Stay indefinitely.

Can you take a moment to check out the memo at the link below and tell us which points you think are most important to get out in front of voters? The survey is super short, and your input is critical to planning our next steps together this election cycle.

http://pol.moveon.org/vvmemo?id=12089-2911047-mzg09L&t=109

I'm also copying the memo below this email, so you can read it here.

Thanks for all you do,

–Nita, Marika, Joan, Karin, and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
Friday, February 8th, 2008

P.S. VoteVets.org is an organization that helps make Iraq and Afghanistan veterans' voices heard.

Do something, anything. This is going to be very, very ugly campaign. As much as Barack Obama wants to be bipartisan to solve our nation's problems, there are very few on the other side to be bipartisan with.