>>Strong on defense? It real easy to be strong on defense when the WH is there to back you up....Where was the little weasel on defense when Clinton was slashing the military budget back in the 90’s?.....Wasn’t such a tough guy back then...huh? Guess he was kissing too much Clinton ass.<<
Are there any specifics there I should be aware of?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1957102/posts
[snip] But what about his national security record? It’s a mixed bag. McCain is rightly credited with being an early voice for changing tactics in Iraq. He was a vocal supporter of the surge, even when many were not. But he does not have a record of being a vocal advocate for defense spending when Bill Clinton was slashing it. And he has been on the wrong side of the debate on homeland security. He supports closing Guantanamo Bay, which would result in granting an array of constitutional protections to al-Qaeda detainees, and limiting legitimate interrogation techniques that have, in fact, saved American lives. Combined with his (past) de-emphasis on border-security, I think it’s fair to say that McCain’s positions are more in line with the ACLU than most conservatives.[snip]