“ He will make Cheney look like Gandhi.
— Pat Buchanan, February 6, 2008
When discussing foreign policy in the context of this election it seems to have been narrowed down to when we will leave Iraq, with a little bit of what to do about Afghanistan on the side. What is missing here, is obviously how we got into the Iraq in the first place. Who beat the drums? This was the single worst foreign policy decision in decades, since Vietnam, yet we never go back and question who wholeheartedly supported that decision, and who didn't.
That is the purpose of this video, not looking backwards, but looking at what a hawkish McCain presidency would mean for our future foreign policy. This isn't just staying in Iraq for years and years, or decades, it is about his extreme hawkishness, his open desire to create a conflict with Iran, and other nations. Just like Bush he is a "shoot first and ask questions later" kind of "leader". He uses the military as a crutch. He doesn't know the first thing of diplomacy, and he doesn't even know how to effectively use the military, nor does he appreciate the human and economic consequences of military action. Yet with his temper and warlust he will likely be even more dangerous than Bush or Cheney.
I almost never agree with Pat Buchanan, but on this I think he knows what he is talking about. This is a hardcore Republican telling us that John McCain will make Dick Cheney look like Gandhi.
Anyway, this video gives you a little bit of an idea about the very real consequences of having a man like McCain with his finger on the trigger:
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