Obama explains some things he doesn't understand about McCain's foreign policy positions. BROKAW: Sen. Obama, the economic constraints on the U.S. military action around the world.
OBAMA: Well, ...
Obama explains some things he doesn't understand about McCain's foreign policy positions. BROKAW: Sen. Obama, the economic constraints on the U.S. military action around the world.
OBAMA: Well, you know, Sen. McCain, in the last debate and today, again, suggested that I don't understand. It's true. There are some things I don't understand.
I don't understand how we ended up invading a country that had nothing to do with 9/11, while Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda are setting up base camps and safe havens to train terrorists to attack us.
That was Sen. McCain's judgment and it was the wrong judgment.
When Sen. McCain was cheerleading the president to go into Iraq, he suggested it was going to be quick and easy, we'd be greeted as liberators.
That was the wrong judgment, and it's been costly to us.
So one of the difficulties with Iraq is that it has put an enormous strain, first of all, on our troops, obviously, and they have performed heroically and honorably and we owe them an extraordinary debt of gratitude.
But it's also put an enormous strain on our budget. We've spent, so far, close to $700 billion and if we continue on the path that we're on, as Sen. McCain is suggesting, it's going to go well over $1 trillion.
We're spending $10 billion a month in Iraq at a time when the Iraqis have a $79 billion surplus, $79 billion.
And we need that $10 billion a month here in the United States to put people back to work, to do all these wonderful things that Sen. McCain suggested we should be doing, but has not yet explained how he would pay for.
Now, Sen. McCain and I do agree, this is the greatest nation on earth. We are a force of good in the world. But there has never been a nation in the history of the world that saw its economy decline and maintained its military superiority.
And the strains that have been placed on our alliances around the world and the respect that's been diminished over the last eight years has constrained us being able to act on something like the genocide in Darfur, because we don't have the resources or the allies to do everything that we should be doing.
That's going to change when I'm president, but we can't change it unless we fundamentally change Sen. McCain's and George Bush's foreign policy. It has not worked for America.
Obama: "Senator McCain in the last debate and today suggested I don't understand. It's true, there are some things I don't understand. I don't understand how we ended up invading a country that had nothing to do with 9/11, while Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda are setting up basecamps and safe havens to train terrorists to attack us. That was Sen. McCain's judgment, and it was the wrong judgment."
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Shame on BUSH!!!! If you remember correctly, nothing started going wrong until 2006 WHEN the people elected a DEMOCRATIC congress in power and they were more worried about fighting with Bush and not letting ANYTHING pass than fighting our enemies. Not abandoning. Call it what you want. It's a PUSSY cut and run tactic by Oblahblah
why us kills innocents in afghanistan and pakistan?! really i can't understand the reasons, if u went to iraq for oil, what did u went for in afghanistan and pakistan?!! another qust.: if us won the war in iraq, would obama say the same opinion?! i don't think so :)
You know why we import oil for the United States? Because we let the low life, pot smoking, uneducated hippies take over our economy and issues that deal with environment.
California burns because the environmentalists say, "Don't cut anything."
We can't drill for OUR OWN OIL in the everglades and a new one found in the Gulf of Mexico, by the way which have MORE than ANY supply in the middle east. Environmentalists ruin this country on many levels...
Why kill innocents!? Excuse me? We are in those countries to KILL the fucking little raghead pieces of rat filth that walk upon this country that attacked our country.
Their blind faith of killing every other man, women, and child for the name of radical Allah is what is wrong! They don't have a RIGHT to blow bombs whenever they want. They want to attack nations!? We'll give them a war like they don't believe.
You terrorist supporting mother fucking filthy dirtbag. Go burn in Afghan
wow...are you really kidding me?......So..you WANT to go into war, kill innocent people ( because, hey dumbass, not everyone in afghanistan, iraq, etc are terrorist) and use up 10 BILLION dollars in war what could be used for american citizens, health care, and schools, ect.....oh, wait ....you should be neutered no one would want u..Your probably some low life american, a star wars geek, and has the IQ of a flea.........rethink you political veiws.....by the way..i voted for Obama.....gobama :)
Yes I would want to go to war and NOT kill innocents. Don't put words into my mouth. Your a terrible debater. I would want to go to war against any group or country that comes and murders my civilians. So that's a yes. Obama has NO clue what he is doing in this war let alone the world. He doesn't know what he's getting into.
What the hell huh? Let's get out of Afghanistan, what the hell, let's just get out of the whole world. But when terrorists come a knockin don't bitch!
uh...excuse me....oooh your a macho man cuz you can be a whole different person on the computer and you obviously dont know your politics...you want to go to war..YOUR AN IDIOT!!!! bush started this shit whole and now obamas cleaning his shit. How do u know what obama thinks....hes doing a whole lot better....watch the vid again....IF UR SO SMART WHY DONT U BECOME PRESEDENT...the thought of INNOCENT people in afhgn...iraq..get killed look back at what you wrote you piece of shit.........owned.
Keep thinking in your foolish, pathetic, weak mind....keep convincing yourself, it's ok....a lot of people are trying to....it's ok. Just remember, when he fucks up everything more than he is, I know which ones voted for him...I'll be here for you
okay...are u serious....your more pathetic than bush....keep convincing myself!! what the fuck?! you feel guilty when things change, the war is over, and we're not spending 10 billion dollars for a stupid fuckin war....your a creeper
Went to Iraq for oil huh? Ahhh, I get sick of you people. We have more oil underneath the U.S in the everglades and national parks than the middle east but we can't drill it because of OUR OWN laws.
By they way, the U.S. won the war in Iraq a long time ago, the things that are going on are skirmishes and car bombs. It isn't a WAR in Iraq anymore it's a BATTLE. Confused? I see why
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really i can't understand the reasons, if u went to iraq for oil, what did u went for in afghanistan and pakistan?!!
another qust.: if us won the war in iraq, would obama say the same opinion?! i don't think so :)
California burns because the environmentalists say, "Don't cut anything."
We can't drill for OUR OWN OIL in the everglades and a new one found in the Gulf of Mexico, by the way which have MORE than ANY supply in the middle east. Environmentalists ruin this country on many levels...
Their blind faith of killing every other man, women, and child for the name of radical Allah is what is wrong! They don't have a RIGHT to blow bombs whenever they want. They want to attack nations!? We'll give them a war like they don't believe.
You terrorist supporting mother fucking filthy dirtbag. Go burn in Afghan
What the hell huh? Let's get out of Afghanistan, what the hell, let's just get out of the whole world. But when terrorists come a knockin don't bitch!
By they way, the U.S. won the war in Iraq a long time ago, the things that are going on are skirmishes and car bombs. It isn't a WAR in Iraq anymore it's a BATTLE. Confused? I see why