Do you believe we will fare just well or better with an Obama or Clinton Presidency than we would with a McCain Presidency, with regard to national security, military operations in Iraq and the War on Terror in general?
For me, it is not just about the "R" in the win column.
First off, McCain has very little chance of winning, and that includes if every last Freeper votes for him. In a two party system, the other party is going to win once in awhile, and the Republicans are fighting Bush fatigue, an unpopular war and a worsening economy. Prepare yourself for Hillary or Obama and do what you can to get good conservatives elected downticket. We’re going to need every last one we can get.
I had a Democrat Commander-in-Chief. I didn’t like a lot of what he did, but I didn’t like a lot of what one of my Republican Commanders-in-Chief did, either. For that matter, I even had a few philosophical differences with the Gipper, who was, all in all, a fabulous CINC.
McCain wants to close Gitmo and bring the terrorists to our soil, stop waterboarding, bring our military tribunals in line with international law, and allow the International Criminal Court to try military members and CIA officers for war crimes. He is for open borders. Hillary and Obama agree with him on all these things. The difference is that the Republicans will fight Hillobama tooth and nail on these issues; they will not fight McCain.
McCain said we might stay in Iraq 100 years, but in the next breath said that that was only if none of the troops were injured or killed. That is, on several levels nonsensical. I have serious questions about his mental stability and temperament. I believe he might be in the early stages of senility. I do not think he is healthy enough and vigorous enough to be President.
Being a crummy pilot forty years ago does not mean McCain knows how to run a war today, but he will try to micromanage instead of leaving it to the experts. He’s that type. He already tried to do that with Rumsfeld, which is the basis of their mutual loathing. There is nothing worse that having a know it all dilettante dictating to the generals because he’s convinced he knows more than they do, and they have to do what he says.
All in all, I’d call it a wash.