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The candidates' mindset

fff

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The candidates on Georgia

The candidates take strikingly different lines on Georgia, with McCain condemning the Russian "invasion of Georgia," as the headline of his statement read, and Obama — like the White House — calling for restraint from both sides.

As an editor points out, early reports suggest that Georgia — not Russia — first escalated the conflict, sending its troops into the disputed region after border skirmishes. So McCain's casting Russia's move as an invasion flows from his hard-line stance on the conflict in the first place, which is that South Ossetia belongs to Georgia, and that Russia has no right to meddle, even when Georgia sends in the tanks.

Obama seems to take a similar line, saying "Georgia's territorial integrity must be respected," but there's a clear difference in the two candidates' reaction to a serious foreign policy challenge here. This conflict is an echo of the Cold War, and the two are in postures familiar from that era: McCain thinks the Russians will respond only to strength and threats; Obama puts more stock in diplomacy and nuance.


http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0808/The_candidates_on_Georgia.html
 
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Anonymous

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Bomb, Bomb, Bomb thats all he can think about- that jet jockey mindset... :roll:
My biggest worry is he'll not only be bombing everywhere but with his antiquated mindset be sending planes to attack Czechoslovakia or East Germany by mistake.. :wink: :lol: :p

And God forbid if a radical Muslim is found in Saskatoon- or he'll be blowing it off the face of the earth too.... :( :( :(
 

Texan

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Oldtimer said:
My biggest worry is he'll not only be bombing everywhere but with his antiquated mindset be sending planes to attack Czechoslovakia or East Germany by mistake.. :wink: :lol: :p
Your boy Obama is the one that had to take off and go on vacation right in the middle of a campaign. Of course, it might not be just because he's fatigued and doesn't have the same amount of stamina as McCain...

It's possible that he went over there for a week of anger/frustration management counseling. He seems to be losing his cool a lot lately. He doesn't seem to take it very well when he's losing, does he? :lol:
 

loomixguy

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I bet Johnny Mac is astute enough to know the Georgia in question does NOT contain the city of Atlanta......can't say the same about Hussein Obama.
 

Sandhusker

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loomixguy said:
I bet Johnny Mac is astute enough to know the Georgia in question does NOT contain the city of Atlanta......can't say the same about Hussein Obama.

He probably thinks it's somewhere in the 57th state.
 
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