Posted by
Andrews on Thursday, May 22, 2008 10:41:23 AM
I found an
amusing article on the Huff'n'Puff Post. It is essentially yet another attempt to make McCain appear to be mistaken on foreign policy in an effort to hide the fact that Obama's foreign policy credentials are slightly weaker than the fellow who pumped your gas this morning.
The author's approach is to ask why McCain objects to Obama's need to talk to Ahmadinejad, since McCain had earlier said the president in Iran held no real power. He argues that talking to a man with no power is not a threat to the US.
What they tellingly omit is the question of why Obama WANTS to talk to a man with no power. If they mock McCain for worrying about a chat with a powerless figurehead, shouldn't they mock Obama more for wanting to negotiate with a powerless figurehead? In fact, isn't Obama's gaffe even worse? He not only wants to negotiate with someone who can achieve nothing, but in so doing he grants legitimacy to a regime dedicated to destroying one of our allies, a terrorist supporter, and a regime which, in 1979, committed an act of war against the US. In fact, a nation which has been sending troops to attack us in Iraq, as well as training our enemies.A nation which has previously expressed a desire to see our nation destroyed. And a nation which,
despite a single NIE, seems to be
pursuing nuclear devices to use against our allies.
So, if McCain committed a "gaffe" with his statement, isn't Obama showing outright stupidity with his desires? By their lights, Obama wants to lend legitimacy to a nation which, in another era, we would have recognized as being at war with us, all so he can talk to a powerless figurehead.
Isn't that a far worse problem than McCain's slightly inconsistent statements?
Apparently, not if you are a liberal.