John McCain blasts Obama on Iran stance
Say what you will about Senator McCain, he has a grasp of national security concerns that Obama does not.
McCain was responding to this bit of wisdom from Obama
Well, Iran is NOT the power the Soviet Union was, but it is foolish to downplay what Iran could do if they ever get nuclear weapons. After all, we KNOW what 19 hijackers did don’t we?
UPDATE!! Obama adjusts his statements on Iran
OK, it turns out the Messiah does think Iran is a threat, no wait, a grave threat.
“Here’s the truth: the Soviet Union had thousands of nuclear weapons and Iran doesn’t have a single one. But when the world was on the brink of nuclear Holocaust, Kennedy talked to Khrushchev and he got those missiles out of Cuba. Why shouldn’t we have the same courage and confidence to talk to our enemies? That’s what strong countries do. That’s what strong presidents do.”
One BIG difference Barry. Kennedy did not “talk” to the Soviets with no pre-conditions. He laid down the law and The Soviets backed down.
Obama repeatedly stressed the risk posed by Iran, as he suggested that danger has grown because of policies supported by McCain. “Iran is a grave threat. It has an illicit nuclear program. It supports terrorism across the region and militias in Iraq. It threatens Israel’s existence. It denies the Holocaust,” he said. “The reason Iran is so much more powerful than it was a few years ago is because of the Bush-McCain policy of fighting in Iraq and refusing to pursue direct diplomacy with Iran. They’re the ones who have not dealt with Iran wisely.”
Ah, so he agrees Iran is a threat but only because of President Bush? I suppose if we had just been nicer, dare I say more appeasing, Iran would not be a threat? Their president would not be threatening Israel? Or running a proxy war in Iraq? Or arming and training terrorists? Good grief, talk about naive!