Official Obama Blog – RSS FeedA lot has been talked about “readiness” and “experience” this campaign. Symbolic gestures like visits to war zones have been used to communicate national security cred. But these photo-ops can be put in perspective by dishonesty and ignorance.
Unfortunately, the Republican Vice Presidential nominee displayed both.
1) Sarah Palin did not set foot in Iraq. [...]
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In case you missed it, you should take a look at Gov. Bill Richardson’s convention speech in Denver. It focuses entirely on foreign policy and does a great job of outlining Sen. Obama’s national security credentials.
Here’s an excerpt:
After 9/11, John McCain turned his sights toward Iraq—a country that had nothing to do with 9/11—and called [...]
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Sarah Palin’s speech at the RNC has endeared her to those seeking a “pit bull with lipstick” to head up McCain’s attack strategy against a formidable (and honorable) Democratic ticket.
For those of us interested in responsible American leadership in foreign policy, there really wasn’t any “there” there. I’ve culled a transcript of the speech [...]
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