WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain is under attack in a new TV ad launched Wednesday against his support for the troop surge policy in Iraq.
The ad attacks theh Republican from Arizona, who is widely regarded as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, "for his long-standing demand to send more U.S. troops to Iraq, and for supporting the president's escalation plan," MoveOn.org Political Action announced in a statement Wednesday. The ad "will run in Iowa, New Hampshire and nationally beginning Wednesday," the group said.
"The spot will air as opposition to the president's escalation plan continues to grow nationally and as some Republicans indicate that they may abandon the president. McCain's support of escalation in Iraq flies in the face of the voters, top military leaders, a growing number of Republican senators and congressman, and a newly emboldened Democratic congressional majority," MoveOn.org Political Action said.
"McCain's escalation will make a bad situation worse. The American people sent a message in November that they want a change that will bring our troops home. Escalation is the wrong way, sinking us deeper and deeper into the quagmire in Iraq," said Tom Matzzie, Washington Director of MoveOn.org Political Action.
"Either this is a political ploy or its delusional thinking -- either way, the experts and the voters agree that escalation makes the quagmire in Iraq worse," Matzzie said.
