Posted on 05/15/2008 1:45:25 PM PDT by mojito
[snip] ....The sales job is a myth. In reality, a McCain presidency would promise an entirely conventional, center-left, multilateralism.
If you liked the second Bush term, if you liked Clintonian foreign policy, you will find much to admire in a Commander-in-Chief McCain. There would be the same agonizing over European and Islamic perceptions of America; the same doctrinaire commitment to the alchemy of democracy promotion; and the same fondness for heaping more unaccountable bureaucratic sprawl atop the already counter-productive agencies and multinational institutions that frustrate the United States at every turn.
Don’t take my word for it. Read McCain’s own Foreign Affairs essay, published late last year, in which the senator dilates on his philosophy. The leitmotif of “An Enduring Peace Built on Freedom” is that America’s tattered standing in the world must be restored. Typical is this:
"We cannot build an enduring peace based on freedom by ourselves. We must be willing to listen to our democratic allies. Being a great power does not mean that we can do whatever we want whenever we want, nor should we assume that we have all the wisdom, knowledge, and resources necessary to succeed. When we believe international action — whether military, economic, or diplomatic — is necessary, we must work to persuade our friends and allies that we are right. And we must also be willing to be persuaded by them. To be a good leader, America must be a good ally."
(Excerpt) Read more at article.nationalreview.com ...
We never learn! We get starry eyed and into big trouble.
McCain’s age is the only thing that gives me a glimmer of hope.
To me the question isn’t whether we should consult with our allies before taking international action, we should if only to be courteous to their opinions and maybe see something we overlooked (being thorough), it is whether a commander in chief has the will to take that action unilaterally if he/she believes we are right even though our “allies” think otherwise.
They are even ready for subprime time.
I distinctly remember W HAMMERING Gore on the folly of nation building 8 long years ago. Yet here we are. 9-11 changed alot of things but the folly of nation building wasn’t among them.
Whoa, McCain is past prime time, he is overcooked. So far he is a liberal dream. He wants approval in his old age, he gets it from the MSM and liberals.
Okay, MacCainiacs, is Andrew McCarthy also on George Soros's payroll?
Can Obama reshape U.S. foreign policy? (Tehran Times via The Guardian!)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016176/posts
Operation Chaos: Why Rush Limbaugh Was Right
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011242/posts
I am quite convinced that McCain would be a lousy President, but I WILL NEVER vote for the black racist coward, Obama.
Really the article is irrelevant. The question now is will you or I like a McCain foreign policy more than an Obama foreign policy. Those are the choices.
Or in terms of the article, what matters now is is McCain more ready for prime time comander-in-chief than Obama.
Tom DeLay said that McCain over the years has done more to thwart the conservative movement then any other person.
For this reason and the fact that nothing he says he’ll do in his tenure will he be able to complete.
I refuse to reward him for his 8 years of smacking dowb conservative’s.
He is no conservative.
His immigration policy will require HUGE tax increases, I mean HUGE.
He will not be able to appoint conservative judges because the congress will not approve them. He’ll need to cut a deal and appoint someone Teddy likes.
His energy policy will cost jobs, and a huge increase in prices.
I cannot vote for McCain, the more I hear him speak the more I know that I won’t.
“Obambi or Hildebeast would be much lousier and cause far greater damage to this nation.”
All three of the candidates are equally capable of causing tremendous damage to the country.
The only thing that we have to stop any of them from implementing their leftist plans is republicans in the House.
They may fight back against Hillary or Obama, but they will rubber stamp McCain’s plans to show solidarity.
This is why I’m hoping that McCain loses and praying for airtight gridlock.
While many wonder if he will last a gruelling four years as president, the pot would really be aboil if he has a problem (stroke, non-fatal heart attack, etc.) while campaigning -- a draining job in itself. If that happens and he has not selected somone as vice-president, there would be one Helluva scramble on the GOP side.
Keep a good thought...:{)
We can only hope.
This story has no relevance right now.
The only related question right now that matters is:
Which of the two presidential nominees, SnObama or McLame, is more “ready for prime time”?
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