McCain doesn't seem to understand the difference between what 'staying' in either Japan or Korea was about and what it meant, and what 'staying' in Iraq or Afghanistan would mean.

The basic point is, McCain IS committed to extended presence in an area where the country itself is not only unstable, but has a deep basic dislike of America. Some folks there can barely decide whether to kill Americans or fellow countrymen of different sects.

How clear does it have to BE to Bush, McCain and others that any significant control over the violence would require many more troops, much more money for an indefinite time? Whether McCain actually meant "a hundred years" or not is almost a side issue. He cannot control Iraq in any sane time frame...and probably not without introducing a military draft!

I hope he doesn't GET elected so I don't have to offer to make bets.