but mccain understands the source of terrorism. Obama will make that source stronger. He’d also eliminate missile defense and weaken the military. It’s not so easy to repair...we had 9/11 because clinton was playing around with our defenses for 8 years. But it happened under Bush’s watch so he got the blame instead.
I am not so sure about that. My humble opinion - take it for what it is worth - is that a person who really understands the source of terrorism would make energy policy reform his top priority. The difference between our enemy being a bunch of ignorant, provincial goat herders, and an enemy with global reach and sophisticated in modern technology, comes down to how much money they have to spend to pursue their war against us. The amount of money they have to spend, in turn, is directly related to how much we pay them for their oil. By exploiting domestic energy resources and developing new nuclear power plants, we could drive our enemies to the brink of defeat without needing to fire a shot, as well as being able to then wash our hands of a whole host of unpleasant foreign entanglements that are currently required only because of the need to secure energy supplies.