Of Course John McCain is a Warmonger
The Republican presidential campaign of John McCain is getting itself worked up into a fury about the statement by radio show host Ed Schultz. Schultz said on Friday that John McCain is a warmonger.
Irregular Times points out quite simply that the the definition of the word monger is “a person who seeks to bring about or promote war” (source: Oxford Modern English Dictionary).
By that standard, and the standard of four other well-respected dictionaries Irregular Times cites, John McCain is clearly a warmonger. John McCain worked hard to help George W. Bush bring about the war in Iraq, and has spent a great deal of time since promoting the continuation of that war. Also, John McCain has promoted the idea of going to war against Iran (Remember McCain singing, “Bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran,” last year?
Of course John McCain is a warmonger. He’s a powerful politician who has spent the last seven years promoting war. This isn’t a point that can be intelligently argued about. It’s just a fact. John McCain has consistently sought to bring about war. By definition, that makes him a warmonger.
If the campaign of John McCain for President is so upset about John McCain being called a warmonger, perhaps they ought to examine McCain’s pro-war policies, rather than blaming the messenger for the blunt message of truth. If John McCain doesn’t want to be called a warmonger, he ought to stop being a warmonger.
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