Morning Update: Obama and Experience
Speaking at New York City’s Hunter College on Wednesday, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) highlighted distinctions between herself and Sen. Barack Obama, (D-IL) and between herself and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). McCain is willing to “continue the war in Iraq for a hundred years,” she said. Clinton said she will “start bringing our troops home within sixty days.” McCain has sought to clarify his comment about a long-term engagement in Iraq by comparing it to 60-year U.S. deployments in Europe and Asia.
Attempting to paint Obama as ill-equipped for the foreign policy challenges facing the next president, Clinton said, “One of us is ready to be Commander in Chief in a dangerous world,” citing political transitions in Cuba and Pakistan.
McCain called Obama “naïve” on foreign policy Wednesday, a day after criticizing Obama for suggested he would “invade our ally, Pakistan.” Obama campaign foreign policy adviser Susan Rice responded in a conference call, saying McCain had misrepresented Obama’s position on Pakistan. Obama “never suggested bombing an ally,” Rice said. The dispute took place in regards to Obama’s statements last summer that he would pursue al-Qaeda in Pakistan if Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf would not cooperate.
February 21st, 2008 at 2:07 pm
The Republican must recognize it is not America’s responsibility to bully the world. It is our responsibility to create balance approach that focuses on peace, not war.