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Originally Posted by Vulcan
Well after the disaster that the Bush administration has become, I'd say change would be a good thing.
McCain just offers more of the same old, same old, albeit with more of an emphasis on the doing the war right while watching the economic bottom line.
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To compare McCain with Bush is nearsighted and unfair. Bush was radical right - One of the most right wing politicians in a long time (if not ever). The biggest threat to McCain's campaign is the fact that he's not right enough. He's a moderate. Other than party affiliation, I fail to see how you can blanket-statement McCain like that.
McCain's policy on Iraq realistic. So many opinions are "the US needs get out of Iraq immediately" without thinking of the consequences of that action. Pulling out would allow the country to fall into even greater despair and after years of fighting, the most powerful warlord would take power and who's to say he'll be any better than Saddam? The problem that the US has been facing in Iraq is that they approached the war 1/2 a$$ed. Since Bush authorized the US "surge" (something McCain supported), the US has been making significant progress.
Be very wary of blindly supporting a candidate because he/she is simply the stark contrast to what exists now. It's dangerous. Obama may be a great leader and change the US for the better. But he could also have a weak platform that captured a large percentage of voters because of a catch phrase... "Change".