Spencer Ackerman: "Since he began running for president, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has embraced President George W. Bush's foreign policy. He has done so for a simple and understandable reason: it was McCain's policy first." You'll be reading more on this from me coming soon to a magazine near you, but yes -- Bush's worst moments have come when he's embraced an approach to foreign policy that McCain's been pushing for over ten years now.
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The McCain Doctrine
29 Mar 2008 10:31 am
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I love it.
(Hopefully he will keep the skullfucking to a minimum this time)
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has embraced President George W. Bush's foreign policy. He has done so for a simple and understandable reason: it was McCain's policy first."
But this just isn't true. The Middle East foreign policy was framed and pursued by the PNAC crowd: Cheney, Rumsfeld, Libby, Wolfowitz, and the rest of the neo-cons.
McCain wasn't a part of this power structure.
True, he embraced the Iraq strategy and fully embraces the occupation now (i.e. permanant presence) but why argue it was his policy to begin with?
No need to make up a false storyline when there are other REAL dynamics to explore about why he embraces these foreign policy views.
To follow up on what AKBY said, Bush and his cronies went into the Middle East because that's where the money is. McCain thinks we should go everywhere because that's the American thing to do.
He botches his attempt at German, though: "weltanshauung." Clearly that makes his whole article moot.
AKBY, McCain might not have signed on to PNAC but his foreign policy is and has been since at least 2000, one in the same as that crowd.
tom.at, But Matt is arguing that "Bush's worst moments have come when he's embraced an approach to foreign policy that McCain's been pushing for over ten years now."
I think it's the other way around. As you noted: McCain might not have signed on to PNAC but his foreign policy is and has been since at least 2000, one in the same as that crowd
TPM and Acropolis Review highlight the essential weakness of John McCain on national security and foreign policy. The notion that he's strong in either area is one which needs to be debunked urgently and repeatedly.
http://acropolisreview.com/2008/03/john-mccains-iraq-war-five-year.html
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/184135.php
the essential weakness of John McCain on national security
It's worth noting that the Navy didn't think McCain was cut out to be an admiral . . .
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Heads in the Sand
You'll be reading more on this from me coming soon to a magazine near you.
With editors and everything?
Posted by Annoyed grammatician | March 29, 2008 11:18 AM