I see it as a bit of humourous hyperbole. I see it used in much the same way as a political cartoon. McCain supports high troop level in Iraq and claims we can win there. But he does not tell us what a win would look like. He says that if no Americans are being killed, we can stay there indefinitely and he says that we cannot leave while our troops are there. This seems to me to be a recipe for constant war.

But some have taken offense to the characterization. Do they see senator McCain as a proponent of peace? Lets hear from them.

I would caution that a cut and paste of another person's words will probably not get a favorable response. I guess it is OK to cite or quote someone else to back up an argument of your own. But even then it would be better to quote someone with some credibility and no axe to grind rather than a partisan columnist or blogger.