McCain Flip-Flops On Iraq!!

From the Huffington Post:

Host Chris Matthews pressed McCain on the issue. "You've heard the ideological argument to keep U.S. forces in the Middle East. I've heard it from the hawks. They say, keep United States military presence in the Middle East, like we have with the 7th Fleet in Asia. We have the German...the South Korean component. Do you think we could get along without it?"

McCain held fast, rejecting the very policy he urges today. "I not only think we could get along without it, but I think one of our big problems has been the fact that many Iraqis resent American military presence," he responded. "And I don't pretend to know exactly Iraqi public opinion. But as soon as we can reduce our visibility as much as possible, the better I think it is going to be."

this was from a 2005 interview with CM. The entire article can be found here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

More highlights include:

"Do you think that this - Korea, South Korea is an analogy of where Iraq might be," Rose asked in November 2007.

"I don't think so," replied McCain.

Obviously this is the most serious flip-flop in campaign history, considering McCain is betting his entire campaign on the fact he thinks we need a long term presence in Iraq.