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McCain backtracks on oil and Iraq
Republican John McCain was forced to clarify his comments suggesting the Iraq war involved US reliance on foreign oil.
- Agencies
- Published: 00:11 May 4, 2008
Phoenix/Hagatna, Guam: Republican John McCain was forced to clarify his comments suggesting the Iraq war involved US reliance on foreign oil. He said he was talking about the first Gulf War and not the current conflict.
At issue was a comment he made at a town hall-style meeting on Friday morning in Denver. "My friends, I will have an energy policy that we will be talking about, which will eliminate our dependence on oil from the Middle East that will prevent us from having ever to send our young men and women into conflict again in the Middle East," McCain said.
Meanwhile, the White House battle yesterday took a brief pan-Pacific diversion to tiny Guam, where island Democrats seized a chance to weigh in on the epic tussle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Four electoral votes were up for grabs in the oft-forgotten US territory's nominating caucuses.
Back on mainland battlegrounds, Clinton and Obama traded sharp blows as they chased voters in Indiana and North Carolina, which hold crucial primaries on Tuesday.
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