the context of Obama remarks on Pakistan were about whether or not we should act if we have actionable intelligence on Bin Laden, he essentially said if Pakistan doens't act, the US will. What is wrong with that? As he was on Iraq and, is proving to be right on Iran; he will be proven right on Pakistan.

Why not name names and say its Hucabee that has NO experience.

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Musharraf may have done a lot of things we wanted him to do, as Mr. McCain said. But look how long it took for Musharraf to lift the State of Emergency he issued, before he did lift it as the U.S. asked him to do.
In my opinion, it wasn't lifted until Musharraff got everyone in place to include himself.
Then he lifted it.
I don't share Mr. McCains faith in Musharraf at all.

I can't shake the vision of McCain a few months ago telling us how safe the streets of Baghdad was to walk down. And then just a few days later we see him in a photo-op walking a Baghdad street surrounded by about 100 American armed American troops and snippers on rooftops and about 5 helicopters in the air overhead.And he was was wearing body armour and a helment. Sorry but that is not my conception of safe streets. I can't believe any thing he says anymore.

"Musharraf has done a lot of things we have wanted him to do," he said. Yet before this McCain said, "In case you haven't checked lately, Pakistan is a sovereign nation…" Uh, John, Iraq was a sovereign nation too and you supported invading and occuping it. This man speaks with forked tongue. Beware.

Hey McCain,

Regarding "Musharraf has done a lot of things we have wanted him to do,"

Like imposing military rule? Or how about giving Bin Laden a free pass?

You should take Joe Lieberman back to Iraq to tell us how sweet life is over there.

McCain does have knowledge, I'll give him credit for that, at least. Unfortunately, knowledge does not always equate with common sense. Sometimes they are miles apart. So it is with Sen. McCain.

He knows our southern border is as porous as a sea-sponge, yet his answer is not only to ignore the problem, but to advocate citizenship for illegals already in this country. His constituents are demanding tighter security and deportation of illegals, but he has decided that his opinion is paramount - - not theirs.

Yes, "Musharraf has done a lot of things we have wanted him to do". Stack those things up with the times 'our will' has been either thwarted or entirely ignored. And yet, we still think we can 'buy' him with aid. What a load of crap. Pakistan is as corrupt as this nation…the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. As long as we continue to bribe, the more they are going to take and give scraps in return.

Why hasn't Sen. McCain come out and say…."There is either immediate100% accountability for the money we've invested, or you are cut off completely." Oh, sorry, that might 'offend' our 'partner in the war on terror'. (That's a load of crap as well)

Exactly what knowledge gives McCain the right, let alone the audacity, to imply that he, alone, knows what is best for the outcome in Iraq or anywhere else in the Middle East? That smacks of the rhetoric of another Super-power of the 60's and 70's.

Of course, he "…knows that area of the world. I've been going there for years." And yet, when he returns from his 'fact-finding, and 'touchy-feelie' tours of the area, absolutely nothing has been accomplished with the exception of building his questionable resume. Instead, he reported to his master, Bush, that everything was going as Bush envisioned, even though the 'numbers' had to be doctored to make it appear plausible. His concurrence with the determination to send more troops has done little but add to the body count of fine young men and women who have no political agenda — they just want to come home alive.

Speaking of which, with Walter Reed hospital so near the capitol, and the intrepid Sen. McCain making good-will visits to that, and other, facilities, exactly how is it that he had no knowledge of the abhorrant conditions of those facilities. More likely he chose not to see or speak of it until it became newsworthy. As a former military officer, I would have expected more of him, than walking in and saying, "how are you doing, my friend?" Some 'friend'.

who even cares? all mcain can hang his head on is foreign policy. There are more important things you need to focus on. This guy has no executive experience. Romney is the best choice for president hands down.

Is there or has there ever been anyone in the last century that has not been a multimillionaire running for the office of President of the United States? Given this I don't think we will ever truely get a person in this office who has all the right skills. Anyone wanting to run for this office is stopped right in their tracks if they are not of Millionaire status. The country will be and always be run by the RICH, the system is broke and needs to be fixed.

Let's see Mc Cain got his experience in the Hanoi Hilton, or the day his plane dropped a rocket which eventually caused te deaths of several sailors, or perhaps when e was involved in the Keating scandel in Az. Yes he's a veteran but he spent most of his service time as a P.O.W. thats not where they teach battle tactics. He proved his worth when he was involved with the Keating thing. Yet the pundits make no mention of that and talk only about 3 marriage's or a mans religion ask them all if they would allow special interest groups to pay for their vacations or provide other perks while they were representing us.

McCain, if so wise and heroic, had every opportunity in the 2004 primary to say that Bush's mideast strategy and war was not working and to propose something better and improved.

Instead he (and Lieberman) supported the now failed unilateral go-it-alone against the "maverick" states strategy that even BUSH, for Godsakes, has admitted didn't work and has changed.

Similarly what vast "experience" does McCain have? Short of an unfortunate POW experience that happened TO him, not by his own choice, and a campaign reform bill that he himself does not abide by, I'm pressed to think of anything much he's accomplished in all his years in the Senate, much less anything "great".

As I see it what McCain has done best is milk having been a POW for almost 40 years. I also don't like the way he dumped his first wife for one with more money to launch his politicial career, but I admit that's a side issue.

I want someone who has proven and EFFECTIVE experience, and international respect, and like it or not, that candidate is in fact Mrs. Clinton, not John McCain.

FIRST, DOES ANYONE TRULY BELIEVE THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION IS CONCERN WITH DEMOCRACY? WHAT ABOUT CHINA? WHAT ABOUT THE BUSH'S ADMINISTRATION INITIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH SUDAN? WHY NOT GIVE THE IRAQI TRUE DEMOCRACY? WHAT ABOUT FLORIDA? WHAT ABOUT OHIO? THE TRUTH IS THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION IS CONCERN THAT MUSHARRIF DOES NOT BELIEVE WASHINGTON'S BILLION EQUALS CONTROL OF PAKISTAN'S ARMY. THE TRUTH IS BHUTTO KNEW HER ACTIONS COULD HAVE DIRE CONSEQUENCES. THE TRUTH IS BHUTTO'S GOVERNMENT WAS CORRUPT BUT IF GIVEN THE SECOND CHANCE, BHUTTO WOULD HAVE CHANGED THINGS THE SECOND TIME AROUND. THE TRUTH IS FIFTY YEARS IN THE SENATE DOES NOT PREPARE YOU FOR THE PRESIDENCY! THE TRUTH IS THE ONLY THING RELEVANT IS A CANDIDATES MORALS AND OBAMA HAS THE LEAST INFRACTIONS IN GOVERNMENT. OBAMA MUST CHANGE SOME OF HIS POSITIONS BUT HE IS THE MOST QUALIFIED.

** MUSHARAFF ** has done alot of things we wanted him to do! ***

WHO IS WE? WHOM ARE WE? WHY ARE WE a WE?

WHAT IN THE WORLD is going on here? WE?

I JUST DONT GET IT! Why do we put our noses where they dont belong!
THIS IS THIER COUNTRY NOT OURS! MCCAIN is NOT RUNNING for PRESIDENT of the USA, but of the WORLD?

SHEESHUSH PEOPLE, LETS STICK TO OUR BUSINESS in THE GOOD OL USA and not WORRY BOUT OTHERS! LET THEM HANDLE IT! ITS NONE OF OUR FREAKING BUSINESS!

STAY OUT OF INTANGLING AFFAIRS OF OTHER NATIONS!
PERIOD!

WE??? mr mccain,,, WE?

I dont believe that McCain wants to meddle in other countries, he just wants to win in the ones that we have gotten invovled in. From his history and his plans I believe we could win Iraq and Afghan. He reminds me of the walk softly and carry a big stick ideas. He wont start problems but you know he isnt going to let anyone else either.

I like what McCain said but let's look at history. Reagan, Clinton and George W had no foreign policy experience when they came into office. All of them did some good and some bad, just like presidents who had some experience before being elected. Anybody can hire advisers with experience, that's all you need along with good judgment.

Nathan and many of the rest of you here (McCain included)

I know people will skew things to see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear.

But the facts and certainly history will show that what Obama has stated with regard to Pakistan, the mis-place war in Iraq and their wide ramifacations was right on point.

Nahtan let just take the two comment you choose to use to highlight unpreparedness ( sp?) and his lack of foreign affairs knowledge:

"The first step must be getting off the wrong battlefield in Iraq, and taking the fight to the terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan."

Is Obama wrong here??? Do any of you honestly believe we are on the right battlefield in Iraq??? McCain, Clinton, Dodd, Biden and Edwards all thought so. But again away from the victriolics of politics, the cold unbiased view of history will show that this was a grievious error and there is no way of massaging that point.

Our focus should have always been on Afghanistan and the obvious route of retreat for Al Qaeda and the Taliban; namely Pakistan. Having changed our priority from this theater to the Iraqi theater we not only allowed them to escape (into Pakistan thereby unstbilizing that country) we also place the Musharaff and the Pakistani goverment in an untenable position. Even Joe Biden says this, He states the the pakistani leaders are now forced to cut deals because we have left them out there and are showing we are no longer commited to this effort.

I would think that someone like McCain who has been to the country and region SOOO MANY TIMES and KNOWS ALL THESE PEOPLE , would know this and agree with Obama, Hmmmmm BTW Hillary is no better.

Then you take this qoute Nathan:

"If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won't act, we will."

You all should read this very slowly a few times especially those of you who have problems with reading comprehension. The key words hear are.

IF …. ACTIONALBE INTELLIGENCE …… HIGH VALUE TARGETS ….. AND IF PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF WON'T ACT.

YES when Obama said this some candidates came at him for this statement, only later to sign on to exactly what he says here. Hillary is one glowing example. McCain is another.

The reason??? Because such a stance, when it comes to the national security or the well being of citizens of the country, has ALWAYS been the position of not only this country but ALLLLLL countries. One need look no futher than Isreal, or our sending special forces into Iran during the Carter Admisitration.

McCain, Hillary and others who are claiming to have all this experience should have had the big picture THEN of the consequences of their vote for us to essentially take our eye of the ball and pusue a war which was not germain to the war we needed to wage.

Obama wheather he was in the senate or not had this vision and judgement and layed it out in great detail. All the concerns that he stated then has been justified by the passing of time. You all can call him what you will.

YOUR CHILDREN AND HISTORY WILL CALL HIM …… RIGHT.

"Musharrif has done a lot of things we wanted him to do" ???

A major reason for all the turmoil in Pakistan today, is the American presence. I am reminded of a bumper sticker. It was a take-off on another phrase, in that burst of patriotism after 9/11.

The red, white and blue waving in the breeze with the words…
These colors
Don't run
The World

Ron Paul tells us there are consequences for our meddling actions around the world. Our complicity in Musharrif/Bhutto/terrorism, in a volatile nation, is a recipe for dire consequences. We are resented and hated. We are not safer as the neo-cons would have us believe. It is long passed the time for our troops to come home and protect America.

McCain is the only Republican that can win in the General. Biden is great, but he's too busy doing his job to campaign and too honest to accept bribes from big pharma - so too few hear his message.

Wish McCain would get off that immigration sanction, bring troops home and put them at the border. Ron Paul will not make a successful Indep. run because his supporters are fanatics - big turn off being associated with them.

Edwards will take the D nomination. He'd glide through '08 with a breeze except that Bloomberg is entering and while D's and R's are assessing his impact rather than his viability, he may take the election.

McCain is partly to blame for being in the same hen house as Bush and crew. they keep giving our money to dictators. It always come s back to get us. It's called "blowback", Ron Paul tried to give the info to you nicely and respectively.

A McCain-Biden or Biden-McCain National reconciltatory ticket will be the best in in the interest of the country and the world.

McCain's open ended support for Musharraf is dead wrong. Supporting Musharraf over the election option is a short term fix. Long term solution is to create a democratic government.

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If you have read previous posts……..it would be clear to you that I am a Hillary Rodam Clinton supporter………… However, I am not that delusional to suggest that Mccain is not a great American……… And I respect him and applaud his service to our country/democracy……… I simply disagree with our presence in Iraq (and the course will remain in tact with a Mccain presidency)……. Otherwise, I would feel more comfortable with him as president as opposed to other Republican candidates………. Just thought I should share …………my point here is that .he can draw moderate democrats to his table………..

Guess who made those comments about threatening to invade Pakistan? Senator Obama himself, this August in a speech titled "The War We Need to Win." If he's so against the disaster that is Iraq why would he boldly boast about launching pre-emptive military strikes against a nuclear powder keg, a Muslim country no less? All such a foolish policy would do is ignite a nuclear firestorm.

Check it out yourself: http://www.barackobama.com/2007/08/01/the_war_we_need_to_win.php

He threatened to violate Pakistani national sovereignty twice:

"The first step must be getting off the wrong battlefield in Iraq, and taking the fight to the terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan."

"If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won't act, we will."

McCain: You are not legend. I am legend.

McCain is the best candidate for the president on the republican side. Biden on the Democrat side. Any of them two would bring the experience needed in these tough times and get the U.S. on the rioght track again, back in good standing in the world, get our priorities straight, etc.

What, invasion is not the first and only option?

Is McCain starting to echo Ron Paul??

In a colorblind society where merit should hold ultimate sway, OBAMA isn't even qualified to be assistant majority whip. He's missed a 1/3 of his votes during the 2005-2006 session, and he hasn't held a hearing as member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. His policies are also awful for the nation. He believes in granting drivers licenses to illegals, he wants to ease burdens on employers when it comes to checking the status of workers, he wants to raise taxes on the middle class by trillions of dollars by eliminating the cap on social security contributions, he fails to protect our troops from the iranian revolutionary guard and then attacks his opponents for doing so EVEN WHEN HE MISSED THE VOTE, he was the only person to vote "present" instead of yes or no on bills banning adult shops near schools, and sealing court records of victims of sexual assault. Not mention his LETS BOMB PAKSITAN STANCE in august

Obama is little substance, all hype. The key to his success: a freshness, a lack of record to run on, the constant repetition of simple feel-good platitudes that lull listeners into a sense of trust and induce in them a yearning to believe. No wonder Barack Obama is so popular among denizens of Hollywood like Oprah: they certainly have an eye for those who can create an image, can generate a buzz that compels others to suspend their disbelief, and who can induce a trance-like stargazing. But the fact is that Barack Obama does have a record to run on and its a record of vote dodging and triangulation. Barack Obama talks about the audacity of hope… but how about the audacity to show up and vote.. and not criticize others over resolutions you conveniently missed while campaigning

McCain is obviously (and correctly) referring to Huckabee, Obama and Romney. There is no argument to be made that any of them are qualified to deal with foreign affairs. They literally don't have the knowledge or relationships. Clinton, Biden, McCain are all qualified.

Hmmmm…McCain telling people that his opponents lack the knowledge that he has in foreign affairs. Well, I think this is one of the truest things that have been said by anyone during the 2008 primary so far. Let’s see…we have a former Mayor of New York City with very limited knowledge on this subject, a former Governor of Massachusetts as well as a former Governor of Arkansas, and a retired politician gone actor. Yep, I would say McCain's 20 years in the Senate as well as his constant travel abroad would defiantly make him the most qualified on the Republican side for handling all foreign issues. In fact I would go as far to say that he is more qualified than anyone from the Democrats as well with the possible exception of Joe Biden. With all that being said I think it is time that American's stop worrying about who is leading in polls that only talked to a couple thousand people and start thinking about who the best candidate is, and that is hands down John McCain.

I agree with Mc Cain on Musharraft. I think we should pray to avoid what happened to Bhutto happened to Musharraft. Imagine the chaos out there if it happens, not to mention their nuclear arms.
I support OBAMA but I love MC CAIN, he is honest and realistic.