discussions either way<\/a>.<\/p>\n2. Georgia\/Russia:<\/b> McCain and other testestorone-fed Americans would like to talk tough on Russia \u2013 and bring up Cold War! Nothing could be MORE STUPID than that! Russia is NOT Soviet Union! During those times if you hurt Poland it was an attack on USSR. No more. But even today if Russia hits a NATO country it is an attack on USA. So, if at all USA is vulnerable! What can USA do if Russia decides that it will throw 10 nukes (pocket change for them) on Poland and Georgia tomorrow? Bomb Russia? That USA can just not do! So what?<\/p>\n
The reality is that USA needs to STOP talking Cold War rhetoric RIGHT AWAY and ENGAGE with Putin rather than pissing him off and calling names! <\/p>\n
Obama is ABSOLUTELY right on this and McCain is just SO WRONG!!<\/p>\n
3. Iraq and Afghanistan:<\/b> Ok, just a reality check \u2013 calling Iraq\u2019s campaign as a success NOW is nothing but complete NONSENSE! Nobody has succeeded. Fact is that USA has used a set of militias opposed to Al Qaeda to hurt them and been able to command that militia \u201cas of now\u201d. But these militias have a mind of their own\u2026 check out this guy called Osama Bin Laden\u2026 that was the last time such a \u201cwinning strategy\u201d was used! Whatever \u201cpeace\u201d has happened is NOT because of the fantastic work of the US Armed forces but a mix of many factors.<\/p>\n
I remember when almost all Americans \u2013 until last year \u2013 used to call Afghanistan a \u201csuccess\u201d and I used to think that these guys have no freaking idea as to what they are talking about! Taliban and AlQaeda were just preparing! Now they are ready in Pakistan. It is NOT \u201cIF\u201d but \u201cwhen\u201d the Islamic terrorists will take over the power (and those toys called Nukes) in Pakistan. If anyone understands the mess on the ground in Pakistan even cursorily\u2026 one would know this! Pakistan \u2013 specifically its Army and ISI \u2013 is the epicenter of world terrorism and nuclear proliferation\u2026 PERIOD!<\/p>\n
And until now, of the two, ONLY Obama has recognized this major fact! So much for the \u201cExcellent Foreign Experience\u201d. Names dropping can impress an completely out of touch American guy in Montana who can\u2019t differentiate between \u201cQardari\u201d and \u201cAhmedijad\u201d (both names pronounced WRONG by McCain)\u2026 but for the real action on ground\u2026 his analysis and understanding is just PLAIN DANGEROUS for USA and the world! Mark my words\u2026 if McCain comes and does what he says.. then the possibility of a Nuke attack \u2013 from a suitcase or backpack bomb, as Obama SO well put it \u2013 goes up exponentiallly!<\/p>\n
Oh the economy? Well McCain is legendary on that \ud83d\ude09 so leave it to another times.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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1. Veteran’s issue:<\/b> – Obama said clearly that the country needs to spend less on a useless war like Iraq.. and spend more on Iraq! McCain? He said he will “take care of veterans”. They know him.. he knows them.. they know he will take care of them. I was thinking last night… what was McCain’s greatest glory in war? That he was a Prisoner of War? And that he came back alive? Ok… so what was HIS accomplishment in that? There are discussions either way<\/a>.<\/p>\n2. Georgia\/Russia:<\/b> McCain and other testestorone-fed Americans would like to talk tough on Russia – and bring up Cold War! Nothing could be MORE STUPID than that! Russia is NOT Soviet Union! During those times if you hurt Poland it was an attack on USSR. No more. But even today if Russia hits a NATO country it is an attack on USA. So, if at all USA is vulnerable! What can USA do if Russia decides that it will throw 10 nukes (pocket change for them) on Poland and Georgia tomorrow? Bomb Russia? That USA can just not do! So what?<\/p>\n
The reality is that USA needs to STOP talking Cold War rhetoric RIGHT AWAY and ENGAGE with Putin rather than pissing him off and calling names! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1517,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-us"],"yoast_head":"\n
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