Outrage: DNC Ad Shows U.S. Soldiers BUp eing Blown Monday, April 28, 2008 9:37 PM
By: Jim Meyers Article Font Size
The Democratic National Committee has sparked outrage among veterans and others across the internet by running an anti-John McCain ad that shows U.S. soldiers being blown up.
After the new ad’s voice-over castigated McCain for suggesting that the United States may stay in Iraq for “maybe 100” years, the footage becomes shocking.
The DNC ad then shows an explosive device detonating near two soldiers standing beside a palm tree. The two soldiers disappear in an explosive fireball. The video also shows images of burning vehicles.
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The footage appears similar to film taken by jihadists who videotape IED explosions that kill American combat troops. The jihadists place the video on the internet to tout their "kill Americans" campaign success. The Army estimates that more than 6,500 jihadist Web sites promote violence against America and American troops.
Many U.S. media outlets have refused to air excerpts from such videos for several reasons - including out of respect of the servicemen and women depicted in the videos.
The DNC apparently does not agree. Calls to the DNC for comment and for information about the footage went unreturned.
The Republican National Committee harshly criticized the ad, stating: “It is becoming clear that [DNC Chairman] Howard Dean and the Democratic National Committee will say and do anything to defeat John McCain.” The RNC demanded that the ad be stopped.
The McCain campaign and the RNC contend that the Democrats have been distorting McCain’s comment that the United States may remain in Iraq for "maybe 100” years. Such critics say McCain’s comments have been taken out of context.
The Associated Press reported that he actually went on to say:
“As long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed, it's fine with me, and I hope it would be fine with you, if we maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world where al-Qaida is training, recruiting, equipping and motivating people every single day."
Republicans also allege that the DNC violates federal election law by coordinating its ad campaign with the Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton campaigns.
The RNC counsel has sent letters to the heads of NBC, CNN, and MSNBC demanding the ad be pulled.
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And CNN/ ABC/ and MSNBC all said they would not.
The REPS shouldn't be crying wolf IMO. They made war a fair playground playground first.
As to kill counts...gee...isn't that what we were doing every day during the Vietnam War to keep up spirits in a war that we were losing?
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I don't think most of these politicians care one way or the other about the war itself or its casualties.
The main goal of the parties is to figure which side to stand on to win elections.
As of now it appears that they are not sure since McCain has become such a strong candidate and strong supporter of the war.
Sad that our young people (some older ones also) keep putting their lives on the line for political gain.
It just seems like such a waste to build another memorial just to show the sacrifices these soldiers made and really have nothing else to show for the loss of life.
I hope it does not end up that way but it appears that is what's going to happen.
The only good to come from these pictures is that maybe it will wake up america again to what is really happening in Iraq. This war is not a game to these soldiers but the politicians sure like to play it like one.
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