“McCain has been a rock on the war in Iraq without asking anyone’s permission, left media or right. So you are hopelessly wrong, that’s all. Meanspirited, irrational, unfair to him, unwilling to pocket support where you get it, and ignorant.”
Few things are sillier than braying about how strong McCain is on Iraq, then leaping to the conclusion that he’s strong on national security.
The WTC was not in Baghdad or Kabul. In the age of Islamic terrorism, our national security has far more to do with what happens within the US than in any given foreign nation. And, what’s being done to stop the incubation of new terrorists in KSA (home of 15 9/11 terrorists), Egypt (home of Muhammad Atta), Pakistan, Iran, Libya, and other Muslim nations we could all name.
McCain is irresponsible and dangerous on national security because of his idiotic open borders, amnesty for all positions.
One terrorist act committed by folks who crossed our southern border, and even you and John McCain might be able to finally comprehend what national security means in these times.
No one to Bush's right can get even into double digits at the national level right now.
Yes we should try to lobby McCain to be more serious about policing the border. No, Obama is not going to be better on the subject, he will be far worse.
But no, that isn't national security and the war, and pretending it is, is mere pretence. McCain is a hawk who our enemies rightly fear, just as Bush is. Ahmadinejad would much rather have Obama in the white house, and you can bet he is far more concerned about the McCain Obama difference, than and McCain Tancredo difference.