New York Times Refuses to Publish McCain Op-Ed
Posted by Matt Ortega · July 21, 2008
The New York Times decided not to publish an op-ed written by presumptive Republican presidential candidate, Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) because, unlike the piece written by Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois), did not include “new information” nor details about his plan for Iraq.
The McCain piece, however, included none of these things.
It would be terrific to have an article from Senator McCain that mirrors Senator Obama’s piece. To that end, the article would have to articulate, in concrete terms, how Senator McCain defines victory in Iraq. It would also have to lay out a clear plan for achieving victory — with troops levels, timetables and measures for compelling the Iraqis to cooperate. And it would need to describe the senator’s Afghanistan strategy, spelling out how it meshes with his Iraq plan.
McCain refuses to define “victory” because that entails a permanent American presence in Iraq with no casualties — something that will never happen. Either way, the security situation, according to McCain and his foreign policy aides, dictates that the U.S. must remain in Iraq, or “the terrorists will win.”
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