Posted on 08/14/2008 7:27:16 AM PDT by Jabrown
In our political world, detractors of candidates that are often seen as weak on foreign policy (carrot carriers) are often mistakenly tagged as appeasers. Such is the case with Barack Obama in this election cycle.
Appeasement is a term that is thrown around too often. By definition, appeasement is simply a belief that by meeting your enemies’ demands for power or territory; they will quench their insatiable appetite for power and become more cooperative. Obama doesn't want to give away the farm; he just doesn't understand the dangers in foreign policy idealism.
As an example...
(Excerpt) Read more at politicallydrunk.blogspot.com ...
The McCain camp can nail down this election if they have a “one-liner strategy” for the debates that will catch B. Hussein flat-footed with regard to National Security and/or Foreign Policy. Such as.........
Kennedy having planned responses to an unprepared Nixon in’60
Gerald Ford not knowing that Poland was under Soviet domination...Fall Debate ‘76
“There you go again....” Ronald Reagan to Jimmy Carter ‘80.
“You’re no Jack Kennedy” Lloyd Benson to Day Quayle ‘88
McCain needs to be prepared to drop a line on Obama similar to something like this:
“Senator, if you wouldn’t make statements like that, people wouldn’t know just how ignorant you are about National Security.”
Just like I and others have been saying, an arrogant lying empty suit.
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