As we all know by now, Obama thinks that we should engage our enemies in diplomacy. McCain, however, thinks that we should be given what we want before we sit down with any country, which of course defeats the point of diplomatic meetings. Before last night, I thought the McCain approach was totally asinine. Now, I think that he has a point.
If I were McCain, I would be afraid to sit down with foreign leaders too. Obama spent a week goading McCain into bringing up Ayers. McCain took the bait, and Obama made him pay for it. McCain looked petty, angry, and out of touch with what people care about. He was left blubbering like an idiot. Imagine if McCain had to negotiate with our enemies. McCain vs. Putin? We would cede Alaska within the first 20 minutes of talks and by the end of the first day, parts of Washington state may well be in Russian hands.
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