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Originally Posted by JBX
You indeed are confused. Pakistan = Allied Country, you would like to talk before you invade them. Don't you think?
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No one is talking about invading Pakistan.
The issue is if the US should act to take out Bin Laden if the intel is compelling as to his location and if the Pakistanis are not willing to act.
I think you know that. You probably also know how we propped up the undemocratic Mushariff regime for years with little or no support.
But on the broader issue, both the US voters and our foreign allies want to see a more balanced foreign policy approach with a greater reliance on diplomacy with less belligerency. Thats not to say that the military option should ever been taken off the table.
Most former secretaries of state support it.....the current secy of defense supports it and most foreign policy experts support it.
There is a reason why most of our allies would like to see an Obama presidency.
At the U.N., Many Hope for an Obama Win
Nicholas Burns, who was Bush's undersecretary of state for political affairs, also prefers Obama's approach to foreign policy and talking with adversaries.
We Should Talk to Our Enemies
So....the only ones who believe McCain has a better approach to foreign policy are the neo-cons who put us in this mess in the first place....except for Ken Adelman who thinks McCain's temperament and judgement make him unsuitable to be president.