Barack Obama, Joe Biden blast Bush/Mccain foreign policy at VP rally speech

John Mccain and George W. Bush are wrong on foreign policy and wrong for America
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My main worry with John McCain is foreign policy. What do I worry about? That everything that has been awry with this administration would be made worse by his. Seeing the world as a series of enemies to be attacked rather than as a series of relationships to be managed and a series of foes to be undermined has proven of limited use. Even the successful removal of the Taliban has led, six years later, to a long and grueling counter-insurgency with no end in sight and a reconstituted al Qaeda in a nuclear-armed, unstable state. The invasion of Iraq - in the abstract, a noble cause against an evil enemy - has caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands, the displacement of millions, the price of $3 trillion ... all for a less despotic Shiite government in league with Iran, making contracts with China. And that's if it turns out as a success. Along the way, the US has lost a vast amount of its moral standing and its legitimacy as a global power-broker. Insofar as neoconservatives do not understand this, and cannot understand this, they are a clear and present danger to the security of the West. Their unwillingness to understand how the US might be perceived in the world, how a hegemon needs to exhibit more humility and dexterity to maintain its power, makes them - and McCain - extremely dangerous stewards of American foreign policy in an era of global terror. They are diplomatically and strategically autistic.

McCain's response to the calamities of the past eight years has been to compound them all.

It has been to propose a "surge" in Afghanistan, to aggressively embrace open-ended commitment to Iraq (if the Iraqis can be pressured hard enough), and to launch one new hot war against Iran and another cold one - and hot, by proxies - against Russia. And the way in which the question is debated - around asinine concepts of "toughness" or "sissiness" - leads to facile decisions. It also leads to ads like this one: fear-mongering as an argument. It should be noted that Obama's statement that Iran is "not a serious threat" is so out of context as to be a lie. He said it was "not a serious threat compared to the Soviet Union." That is a critical, historical point - a way of actually looking at foreign policy outside a box crafted by morons.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/08/smears-and-fear....

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[IndieArtistChaz]

A vote for John McCain is a vote for 4 more years of war in Iraq, period. Either vote for war or vote for Obama, because that's the way it is. Vote for nobody and then keep your hole shut when things don't go your way at all.

[Jimmy10144]

Obama and Biden are complete idiots. Its amazing to see some of these comments on here, you guys got change alright.

[iamdiaperman]

@IndieArtistChaz And Obama will do what? Whats he done now? Oh, secret bombings in Pakistan ! suicide please. watch my ape videos about michelle obama

[MrFreerange]

Ok sir, "PlanNine" where you there in "Irac" or Iraq. "Guns ablazin" sir you watch to many movies.. just stop typing pls.

[PIanNine]

At least Bush had balls He went into Irac with guns ablazin This fucking whimp Omama need to be locked up for treason,. Where in the fuck is lung cancer when we need it

[EastCoastDude99]

Looks like Obama is using the "Bush surge" tactics. Funny thing is......I havnt seen one war protest in months. I guess these liberal filth were only protesting Bush and not our soldiers safety. Pathetic even for the lowlife liberals that theyll use dead soldiers to further their anti Bush agenda. If Im wrong here, then where are the war protesters now? Wonder if Obama will win another Nobel peace prize for his Afghan surge, lol liberal idiots.

[EastCoastDude99]

Indie..........Obama DID say he would withdraw from Afghanistan in the SUMMER OF 2011. I guess the volume wasnt working on your TV during his speech at West Point last night after announcing a troop surge (The same type of surge that he was against in Iraq when Bush did it). I dont know who's dumber, Obama or the people that voted for him.

[IndieArtistChaz]

Obama never, ever said he would withdraw from Afghanistan. Bush did say there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, which was a lie he told to raise money for no bid contractors. That's the dif. Educate yourself before making statements that show your ignorance.

[MikeJames6]

Seems that the vote for Obama was for more war. But since a Democrat is extending a war its ok right? We should only oppose wars when there are Republican presidents?

[Chicojamal6]

American Politics looks like ShowBiz.

[FormerFC1]

Joe Biden: Current Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Maybe he should be replaced. Our foreign relations are not so good. I'll at least give him credit for being smart enough to pin everything on Bush.