Has Obama moved to the right? (2 of 2)

published by marinara

4 months ago • 388 views

tags: Real, News, Obama, Iran, AIPAC, Israel, Nuclear

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At the AIPAC conference Barack Obama shows that on foreign policy he has moved closer to McCain and Bush. DAMMIT.

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written by NordlichReiter

| 4 months ago | CH

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This is what you should expect from CFR candidates.

written by Constitutional_Patriot

| 4 months ago | CH

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The correct answer was Ron Paul.

written by Irishman

| 4 months ago | CH

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>> ^Constitutional_Patriot:
This is what you should expect from CFR candidates.

I see it more as this is what you should expect when candidates are worried about their image as an "appeaser", and their strength amongst Jewish voters.

This is probably the worst bit of pandering I've seen out of Obama. All signs up till now have pointed to a softer hand in dealing with Iran, right down to what his advisers say. I'd bet this is more politics than policy, but I'll definitely be paying a lot of attention in the future when he speaks about Iran.

However, contrast this flirtation with tough talk from Obama, and the constant beating of war drums from McCain. No question about what he'll do.

If they're all the same, why would CFR permit any daylight? For that matter, if they're worried war with Iran is unpopular, why have either candidate talk about it now? Why not just surprise us, like with Bush?

written by NetRunner

| 4 months ago | CH

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I knew his Israeli stance for a while, am not surprised.

It's a shame but it shows how deeply rooted and influential Israel is within American foreign policy.

written by Farhad2000

| 4 months ago | CH

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I found a HuffPo blog on this. It doesn't contradict what any of us has said, but instead it tell us that Jewish people will overwhelmingly vote democratic. The article also says that Jewish people are also very concerned about values type issues, such as gay marriage, and perhaps government corruption. I donno if jewish people vote on abortion.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lincoln-mitchell/barack-obamas-real-proble_b_105887.html

written by marinara

| 4 months ago | CH

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Fuck AIPAC, I hope he's just pandering.

It's a problem in the 2 party system that optimizing one's votes requires positioning oneself just an iota to the side of the other candidate on each issue.

People will vote for Obama if his views are just a little bit closer to their own views than McCain's views, even if those views are still very far away.

written by jwray