Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran

mckathomas · 2.1M views · 2007-04-19 · 0:44

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Overview

A one-minute clip of John McCain singing 'Bomb bomb Iran' to the tune of a Beach Boys song at a 2007 campaign event.

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Cited critically as an example of casual American hawkishness toward Iran.

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US politics & elections Geopolitics & foreign policy

What people said

wz1000 · 2020-08 · Criticism
Here is what Iranians see from major American presidential candidates considered to be "highly respected on both sides of the aisle": [VIDEO]
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Jach · 2018-08 · Criticism
McCain himself points that out: [VIDEO] I remember him for that one but also for advocating the permanent military presence, like South Korea, going forward in Iraq. [LINK] I'm somewhat surprised that HN seems to have such a hardon for the man, and every negative comment is being downvoted / flagged. I remember pretty clearly how Obama-obsessed the tech world was in 2008, and even Family Guy did a "we're not saying he's a nazi but nazis support him" routine: [LINK] What happened to make the HN crowd change their opinion (did McCain fight back against software patents at some point despite being a self-admitted computer illiterate?), or was it always glowing and the subject just didn't come up?
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pinaceae · 2017-02 · Criticism
Obama did the Iran nuclear deal to start a peace process. You're mistaking him with GWB and McCain, who famously sang Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran on stage: [VIDEO]
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