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Now is a good time for McCain to start talking up his idea of a “League of Democracies”, first developed, I understand, by Charles Krauthammer. This would be a re-do of the United Nations but restricted only to true democracies — to focus on the world’s problems and how to confront the rogue nations like Russia. They wouldn’t attempt to eliminate the UN — just to make it even more irrelevant than it already is.

The beautiful thing about this policy is: this is something Obama just couldn’t embrace given his history and predilictions (and supporters) so this would be a real differentiator.

7 posted on 08/12/2008 6:16:26 AM PDT by ReleaseTheHounds ("The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.")

League of Democracies? Great idea! I think a FReeper once suggested that some time ago. McCain is for the concept?

8 posted on 08/12/2008 6:30:44 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March ("The internet needs a gatekeeper," The Cackling Comeback Witch aka Hillary Rod-ham [Clinton])

They wouldn’t attempt to eliminate the UN — just to make it even more irrelevant than it already is.

Is that possible?