St. John was in Alabama on Saturday using the same old tired fear and force approach that Dubyah does when it comes to "terrorism". Also, it it merely Islamic John? Indeed that's the majority yet there are terrorists of many persuasions. I'm looking forward to that "great debate" this fall. A short version of this post is that McCain's approach is simplistic and wrong. Here's his own campaign site's language:Winning the War Against Islamic Extremists. Radical Islamic extremists are a relentless threat to America, its citizens, and the values we share. In the words of the al Qaeda leadership, Iraq is the central battleground of this war. We face a fork in the road. John McCain will pursue our opportunity for victory in Iraq, strengthen our hand in the larger war against Islamic extremists, and make our nation more secure. Democrats will fold our tents, embolden our enemies, throw the region into instability, and increase the risks faced on our home soil. To concede defeat now would strengthen al Qaeda, empower Iran and other hostile powers in the Middle East, unleash a full scale civil war in Iraq that could lead to genocide, and destabilize the entire region as neighboring powers come to the aid of their favored factions. John McCain is best prepared to lead and defend our nation and its global allies as Commander-in-Chief from day one. He has the experience and leadership to defeat our enemy and secure a broader peace.St. John, about those "global allies" ... do we really have many left? You'll defeat "terrorism"? Isn't that a tactic Senator? What would Reza Aslan and other actual experts think of your simplistic and nearly singular militaristic views? So you'll try the old "they hate us for our values" approach Senator? Surely most that do in fact hate us feel this way for what we do rather than for what we think. "Fold our tents" is how you describe alternatives to "staying the course" and pouring more and more down this dry well that Dubyah drilled?
While John Edwards had the most complete vision I felt on dealing with violent extremists among the candidates, either Hillary or Obama will clean your clock this year with voters motivated by reason. And surely there's a few left ... and perhaps more coming back given how Bu$hCo and others of the merry band of conservatives have sold us so much BS in these last few years.
St. John's own campaign website had "Iraq" as an issue rather than "terrorism". What about Afghanistan John? Isn't this a global problem so would that require a global solution? Doesn't the Israeli/Palestinian conflict have something to do with this mess. He also has a "National Security" portion as well that seems to be all about force.
Hillary Clinton's campaign site isn't much better as she merely has "Ending the War in Iraq" yet digging about gets you a little less militarism and a more complete view of the many ways to deal with "terrorism". "Restoring America's Standing in the World" for instance offers up ideas of alliances, talking with enemies, education, etc. Obama refences the Iraq issue on his campaign site yet also has a nice section on Foreign Policy.
Bring it on St. John. Fear, fear, and more fear will only get you so far I hope. It worked for your buddy Bu$h in 2004 and your party surely likes to claim they can only lead the military and "keep us safe". This nation is gradually learning the truth. P/W
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