# Al Qaeda endorses McCain...seriously. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 27, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaeda-endorses-mccain-seriously/469830 "2008-10-27T20:03:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaeda-endorses-mccain-seriously/469830/21 "2008-10-28T06:26:41Z")
Not surprising. They always hated Hussein and they probably think B. H. Obama’s a relative. They did say “$150,000… shi’ite, that’s a lot of burqas!” however. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaeda-endorses-mccain-seriously/469830/22 "2008-10-28T06:46:42Z")
The problem with any of this is whenever an enemy does something, you have to decide whether they were seeking the obvious reaction, or the obvious counter-reaction. Should we all distrust McCain because Al Qaeda seems to like him, or should we figure that they figure that we don’t like Al Qaeda & therefore we’ll do the opposite of what they want, and thereby favor McCain? The especially fun part is to consider that the stereotypical ignorant Palin fan would take the obvious interpretation & switch to Obama, just to piss off them towel heads, while the sterotypical overeducated overly-analytical Obama backer would see through _that_ obvious ploy to the counter ploy of those clever but downtrodden Islamists, and therefore plan to frustrate Al Qaeda by switching to McCain. Sowing confusion in the enemy ranks is almost always a good tactic. Bravo Osama; well played. ---
**Author:** ![Desert\_Nomad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desert_nomad/32/177_2.png) [@Desert\_Nomad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Nomad)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaeda-endorses-mccain-seriously/469830/23 "2008-10-28T08:00:56Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > France gets pissed off at us, but I don’t see Alphonse and Marcel bombing our buildings. > > England gets pissed off at us, but I don’t worry for a second about Nigel and Percy launching suicide missions on our soil. > > Wanna try again? The US didn’t invade France or England and has never bombed them. The US overthrew the democratic government of Iran in 1953, and has been involved in disrupting the Middle East ever since. After 50 years of poking someone in the eye, there should be no surprise when they punch you back. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaeda-endorses-mccain-seriously/469830/24 "2008-10-28T18:26:28Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > It makes perfect sense. These are the guys who want to die martyrs and get free virgins in the afterlife. McCain is more likely to help them achieve their goal. Too bad the poor sods misheard. They each get 72 Virgin **ian** s to keep them company in the afterlife. ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaeda-endorses-mccain-seriously/469830/25 "2008-10-28T18:56:46Z")
> [@Desert\_Nomad](#): > > The US didn’t invade France or England and has never bombed them. How soon we [forget](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Normandy). ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaeda-endorses-mccain-seriously/469830/26 "2008-10-28T18:59:34Z")
> [@Desert\_Nomad](#): > > The US didn’t invade France or England and has never bombed them. The US overthrew the democratic government of Iran in 1953, and has been involved in disrupting the Middle East ever since. After 50 years of poking someone in the eye, there should be no surprise when they punch you back. The US bombed the shit out of France in 1943 and 1944, and then rolled tanks across the country from one end to the other. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaeda-endorses-mccain-seriously/469830/27 "2008-10-28T19:03:03Z")
That was a liberation, not an invasion. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaeda-endorses-mccain-seriously/469830/28 "2008-10-28T19:34:07Z")
So was Iraq! 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaeda-endorses-mccain-seriously/469830.md?page=1)