Obama. McCain is nowhere near to being a step in the right direction. The fact that he advocates so little variance to the miserably failed foreign and economic policy standards of Bush is quite disconcerting. It's somewhat good to have a conservative candidate that's a bit more of a centrist, but his stagnant stances on the war and economy are unacceptable. That, coupled with the fact that he has shown himself to be rather uninformed on major issues such as the economy and even foreign policy (somewhat surprisingly, seeing as that's supposed to be his strong point). For those reasons he's not a suitable president, especially after the last miserable administration.
Obama is not perfect by any means. In fact, he was just caught pandering to a pro-Israel lobby group with anti-Iran rhetoric, which I disagree with. He needs to be better than that and not play the same fear mongering game as McCain. Aside, though, Obama is the best choice. Eliminating the breaks for the upper c.lass and establishing provisions such as healthcare and education affordability are steps in the right direction. Obama isn't proposing "socialism". He proposing socialized programs that still fall well within our government's standards. Making basic necessities affordable opens up the door for a great many people, and there's no reason not to attempt it.
As for Iraq, there's no question. We need out. A full occupation just doesn't cut it. The entire conflict has been such a drain on the economy, costing hundreds of billions in addition to the many American lives that have been lost (news flash: you're "supporting the troops" more by not wanting them to stay in Iraq). We will of course still have a troop presence over there, but wanting to occupy Iraq for 100 years (yes, I used McCain's statement out of context; so sue me; it was a massively dumb thing to say on his part) is unacceptable given the world's current political climate. America needs to disassociate itself from foreign conflicts, and drop the fear mongering "terrorism" propaganda. Yes, it's a threat, but it shouldn't be grossly exaggerated and used to scare people into supporting political agendas. Only then will we be able to recover our damaged image and standing in world politics.
As I said, Obama isn't perfect but McCain's obliviousness to the failures of the past administration is wholly unacceptable. We can't have that, which is why I'll be fully supporting Obama in the election.
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Are you ****ing kidding me? You don't know the half of "supporting" any troops. Supporting the troops is not want them to fail and abandon their mission, and it sure the hell is more than putting a bumper sticker on your car. It is helping mentally and emotionally be able to accomplish their objective and complete what every single fallen soldier was not able too. That is coming from a future soldier and the mouth of a captain in the 82nd (My uncle). The war in Iraq and Afghanistan has far great objectives than our soldiers dying (which every soldier who serves willingly accepts, they don't need your or anyone else's pity), it has long term reasons that will affect our future and the rest of the worlds. I am not going to explain it to you as it would take up far more room than anyone would want a message board, so go do some research and use that super - evolved organ in your skull know as your brain.
And the economy needing "change"? The economy does not need any freaking change, it is corporate America and the companies that are running this country that need to change. Our economic system is still the same as it always has been, it's just nobody ever expected the internet to become the problem that it is becoming right now. Business growth in the U.S. is barely over 3%...yeah, that is nearly dead folks.
And FYI, the Iraq war has generated far more money than it has used, just like any other war does. Where it has taken up billions of our tax money, it has produced billions more into our economy by kicking thousands of companies into overdrive to provide equipment and supplies.
Now, if you want to talk about the metal companies in the mid west that have been driven under by ruthless labor unions that could be profitting countless billions off of the war right now, that HAS been an econmic deterent. Since we have nobody to make our metal anymore, we need to import, hence where the cost of the war comes into play. And now, with that on the table, you are looking at an innefective American war machine for any future military conflicts.
This IS how complicated the problem is, and why as much as I hate to say it, why some people should simply not be able to vote. With globalisation and a ever smaller world, people NEED to be less ignorant.
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