PELHAM, N.H.  —  Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said Monday that a new message from Al Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden in which he scolds his followers in Iraq proves that U.S. efforts there are succeeding."Basically he encouraged the extreme elements — Al Qaeda in Iraq particularly in the Sunni areas — to join together and be more effective in bringing terrorism and murder and suicide bombings to Iraq and to Anbar province," McCain said. "It's a clear sign that we are succeeding in Iraq because people got very tired of Al Qaeda taking their young women, killing their young women, killing their people, and acting in the most brutal fashion that they are."In the audiotape played Monday on Al-Jazeera television, bin Laden chastises some of his followers for lagging behind and making mistakes in Iraq, and for putting their personal allegiances ahead of their opposition to American forces.Stopping to meet and greet voters at a country store, McCain commented in response to an undecided voter's question about his strategy for Iraq — whether he would follow President Bush's path and stay in the war, or reduce the number of U.S. troops there.McCain said he is the only Republican who criticized the conduct of the war under former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, and that he believes the troop escalation over the past year has been effective.McCain also spoke to Denise Gionet of Pelham, whose son, Army Sgt. Daniel Gionet, was killed in Iraq in June 2006. Gionet told McCain that some in the military community are appalled that missing soldiers are being designated "duty stations whereabouts unknown.""The category should be MIA. POW/MIA," replied McCain, himself a former Vietnam POW. "I do not understand and we have written letters and we are in communication. That needs to be fixed."McCain began a three-day campaign bus trip across New Hampshire on Monday. He was expected to file candidacy papers for the New Hampshire presidential primary on Tuesday in Concord.

The simple fact is we are winning and that is in EVERY civilized person's and country's interest that we do; regardless the sometimes fair but mostly unfair criticisms the U.S. has endured these last few years. Well.....I'm quite surprised the typical, sub-stupid, anti-American comments haven't come pouring in by now. I guess it's beyond bedtime over there. Tomorrow's another day.........

Of course, the correct spelling is looosing.

so John McCain is trying to win the neo-con fascist nomination for the presidency and claims they r winning the illegal war for which he has been a major cheer leader .... well there's a ******* surprise isn't there.

if this is the best u can do as "proof" that the war is being won ... well quite frankly it's ******* pathetic, but then wouldn't expect anything much better from u paul now ... would we ??

Hahahaha what a load of PR bullshite that muppets like YOU believe.