Democrats are calling it a political stunt. Maybe it is. But, it certainly proves a point. John McCain has invited Barak Obama to visit Iraq with him. Why would he do such a thing, especially with the general election looming in the near future? Because he thinks he is right when it comes to how to deal with the Iraq War!
There cannot be two more drastic positions for how to deal with the Iraq War than the two expressed by McCain and Obama. McCain is convinced that we can actually win the war, and Obama is convinced that there isn’t anything in the world that we can do to win the war. He used to say that he, if elected, would begin pulling the troops out immediately. Of course, he was extremely naive when he was saying that, and has changed his position to say that he would start working toward getting the troops home. The bottom line is that he is ready to give up on Iraq, and pull out as soon as possible, regardless of what happens in the region when he pulls out.
McCain, on the other hand, actually believes that the military can win the war, given the proper resources. He will work more diligently to make sure that the troops have all that they need to be able to finish the objectives laid out for them.
We can argue all day about whether we should be in Iraq or not. That is a debate that has been going on since we went into Iraq in the first place. But, what we really need to realize is that we are there now…the time for that debate is over. How can we get out victoriously? It certainly is not going to be accomplished by pulling out before the work is done.
So, why won’t Barak visit Iraq, especially with McCain? Because he would see that there is progress being made, and that McCain is right about what needs to be done in Iraq. Obama has only been in Iraq one time, and that was 2 years ago, before the surge (which has been successful). What exactly might he be afraid of finding out? He might be afraid of finding out that McCain really can teach him a thing or two when it comes to military conflicts!
I have already made it clear in previous posts that I am not thrilled about McCain as a president, but I think when it comes to national security, and specifically the war in Iraq, he will do a much better job than Obama. Obama wants to sit down and talk with the dictators of the world “without preconditions”, but he will first cut the military down to an incredible low (something like when Bill Clinton was president). He wants to throw out the name of Ronald Reagan, like his policy is similar to Reagan’s, when in fact it could not be more different. Obama is not ready to deal with the issues that are looming on the horizon in the area of national security. He is far too inexperienced to be able to be successful in these areas!
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Obama does not want to visit Iraq with McCain for a couple of reasons:
1. As you said, McCain might be able to teach him a thing or two.
2. If McCain is with Obama, then Obama cannot seek out the disgruntled soldier and set up a big press event where he can show how President Bush does not have the support of his own troops.
3. If McCain is with Obama, then Obama cannot find the worst areas of Iraq, and paint the entire country as being that way. Obama’s platform on Iraq is predicated on failure, and if he goes for a visit with McCain, McCain just might show him the many areas of success that the troops are enjoying. We couldn’t have that, now, could we?
I think it says a lot that my liberal, democratic cousin told me the other day that Obama is scary and he’ll be voting for McCain in the general election.
Aaron’s got it right as to why Obama won’t go to Iraq with Mc Cain.