I prefer the candidate who is honest and says, I would talk to the people that KNOW what is going on - the military leaders and boots on the ground.
That is the right answer. Too many politicians act like they have a plan when in fact they have no clue what is really going on. Do people really want another candidate who says what people want to hear or who tells the truth?
But generally Herman Cain believes:
Herman believes in “peace through strength.”
NO to Sharia law, and as a result, no Muslims in his cabinet unless they denounce Sharia law
A strong military – Defense spending should be used more effectively, but never cut below 4% of GDP.
In an interview with the Daily Caller: As for what’s going on in the Middle East right now, Cain said the president has to listen to military experts – adding that the situation in Iraq is stable, but Afghanistan is “still a mess” because of internal conflicts within the Afghan government.
“Politics have had too big a part to play in how we handled working in Afghanistan. General [David] Petraeus and the other generals should decide on the rules of engagement, not politicians and that has been part of the problem,” Cain said. “He [President Obama] is not qualified to write a military strategy. That’s not leadership. Listen to the military experts. That’s my approach to handling war and international conflict.”
In Iran, Cain supports pushing a diplomatic approach for nuclear disarmament, but said the United States should be weary of the Iranian regime. Cain said the U.S. and the UN should continue with strict sanctions and follow through on them, but should be ready to react in the case Iran does anything out of line.
“I don’t have enough confidential inside information to know how close they [Iran] are to building a nuclear weapon and, from the information [President Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad has put out there in the press, I don’t think they’re that close,” Cain said. “Where they are a threat is in Israel, the fact that they have flat-out threatened to wipe Israel off the face of the earth.”
Cain said any threat to Israel should be taken seriously and considered as a threat to the United States.
“Israel is an ally and friend of the United States of America,” Cain said. “I whole-heartedly believe in helping Israel defend itself, whatever that takes. I can’t tell you what that would take because I’m not privy to all the things that it would take. Secondly, if they’re going to make such a threat to Israel, what country is going to be next? Probably the United States of America.”
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In an interview with American Thinker: Herman Cain’s approach to foreign policy is, “We will be friends with our friends and evaluate who our enemies are and watch our enemies.” Regarding foreign aid, “I don’t believe in providing financial support to those who really are not our friends.” In dealing with myriad conflicts around the world Cain stated he would use the approach that he has in business, “Listen to the experts. That’s what leaders do, they know how to listen to the experts and then make an informed decision about critical issues.” He indicated he would, “Talk to the people who know the most about the subject: the military generals, the field generals, the joint chiefs of staff.” Referring to the war in Afghanistan for example, he said he would first define what winning is, then determine if winning was possible, then based upon that input, strategize as to what the United States should do.
The fight against Islamic Fascism is global. Fight it wherever it is a threat to the United States of America. Let our intelligence agencies do their jobs.
You make good points about Cain. These child like questions of “what would you do about” misses the point. Circumstances are what they are at the time, and it is much more important to know what a person stands for and how solidly they stand for it.
Herman Cain’s stances are solid and can be documented. He would be a Reagan, not an Obama, and you can apply that to any future situation.