McCain, speaking with U.S. News en route from Birmingham, Mich., to Eagle, Colo., said there would not be a return to the Cold War but there would be a "dramatically different relationship" between the United States and Russia unless Moscow's behavior changes. "It is not acceptable behavior in the 21st century," McCain argued.
We have learned from several reputable sources (Richard Clarke and Bob Woodward among them) that Bush intended from the moment he took office to find a way to get into a war with Iraq. We see what misery that has brought us, and how it has affected our standing in the world.
Now McCain is threatening a hostile attitude towards Russia, even before the election. Can we really afford to go down this road again, or are we ready for something different, something perhaps a little more reasonable, a little more diplomatic, a little more peaceful?
Republicans want you to believe it is risky to elect Obama. I say it is far riskier to stay with a warmonger, a man itching for a return to the 1970s, a man who seems to come alive when thumping his chest and threatening other nations.
McCain and Bush are like peas in a pod - both former flyboys, both militant, both allergic to diplomacy with one's adversaries.
