Watch this video of young Iraq/Afghanistan veterans supporting Obama.
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McCain is “fundamentally irresponsible”
Posted on September 30, 2008 by RPo
Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek International editor and one of the best foreign affairs pundits out there, has some choice words this week in his critique of Sarah Palin:
Can we now admit the obvious? Sarah Palin is utterly unqualified to be vice president. She is a feisty, charismatic politician who has done some good things in Alaska. [...]
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Talking points linking the Economy to Foreign Policy
Posted on September 30, 2008 by tekathomas
The focus point of last week’s debate was foreign policy. But, as we all saw and expected, the status of the economy played a big role as well.
The connections between economics and foreign policy are numerous, but here are three key things that the next president (that’d be Obama) can do to the economy to [...]
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Barack’s Blueprint for Change: Foreign Policy
Posted on September 29, 2008 by RPo
Also see the Center for American Progress’s Debate Study Guide for National Security.
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Someone’s disappointed…
Posted on September 29, 2008 by eliab
In a sign of just how much the McCain campaign had put all their hopes behind a clear, stunning, game-changing victory in the foreign policy debate, Sen. McCain expressed disappointment over the weekend at the media’s characterization of the first debate as a tie.
Well, dear Senator, seeing the viewer’s reactions to the debate, you are [...]
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Obama 1, McCain 0
Posted on September 29, 2008 by eliab
Friday night’s debate was a chance for Sen. McCain to turn things around in this election. He’s trailing in the polls, both him and his running mate had a horrible past few weeks, tarnished by disturbingly bad interviews, phony “campaign suspension” stunts, and other missteps, and Friday night’s debate was McCain’s change to turn things [...]
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Previewing Friday’s Presidential debate
Posted on September 25, 2008 by RPo
It remains uncertain whether September 26’s foreign policy debate will happen in Mississippi and, given the state of the economy, whether the debate will cover its planned topic.
It’s ON. (While the topic may still be FP, I don’t know how it can avoid touching on the economy and McCain’s role as a spoiler yesterday.)
The media, [...]
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Counter-terrorism guru stumps for Obama in VA
Posted on September 23, 2008 by eliab
It’s not everyday that you get to see one of the top counter-terrorism and national security minds of our country campaign for a candidate in rural parts of a highly-contested battleground state. But if you happened to find yourself in some Virginia communities this past weekend, that’s exactly what you would have witnessed.
Richard Clarke, a [...]
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Declaration of Support for Obama reaches 300 signatories
Posted on September 22, 2008 by RPo
FPPfO is proud share the news that the Declaration for Support for Senator Obama by Former Diplomats has passed the 300 mark!
This is a diverse group of diplomats – including over 50 retired Ambassadors – that represents both parties, many backgrounds, and many hundreds of years of honorable service to the United States. They are [...]
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Jim, Barack, and Me
Posted on September 19, 2008 by RPo
A great Op-Ed in the Viejo Times-Herald (Aug 31, 2008) by Vicki Gray, a 26-year veteran of the Foreign Service and signatory of the Declaration of Support for Senator Obama:
Unless you were watching on PBS or C-SPAN, you probably missed it, but Monday night a wise and decent man spoke at the Democratic Convention, an [...]
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