The Democratic National Committee has sparked outrage by running an anti-John McCain ad that shows U.S. soldiers being blown up.
After the new ad’s voice-over states, “President Bush has talked about our staying in Iraq for 50 years,” the video shows McCain at a January gathering in New Hampshire saying: “Maybe 100,” and adding: “That’d be fine with me.”
The video then shows an explosive device detonating near two soldiers standing beside a palm tree, and also shows images of burning vehicles.
The Republican National Committee responded with a statement: “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.
Republicans have contended that the Democrats’ have been distorting McCain’s "maybe 100” comment by taking it 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.
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