Discuss the US Presidential Election & the War 1211
With under a week to go, we're opening up discussions on the US Presidential Election. Yesterday we discussed
the economy. Today we take on one of the other major election topics: The War. From the actual wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, to foreign policy issues related to potential threats like North Korea, Russia, and Iran, how do the candidates stack up?
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"Discuss the US Presidential Election & the War" is the wrong title
it should read "Trolls, Strawmen, Partisan Hacks, Propagandizers, Emotionally Unstable Wingnuts/Moonbats: Please Assemble Here"
Candidate Summary (Score:5, Funny)
Obama: Iraq is Bad we should withdraw on a fixed timetable agreed with the Iraqi government. Afghanistan is good, might invade Pakistan but wouldn't invade Iran
McCain: Iraq is Good we should withdraw without a fixed timetable with agreement from the Iraqi government, Afghanistan is good, wouldn't invade Pakistan but would invade Iran
And of course there is the Sarah Palin view
Palin: I live near Russia I do. War is good, war is what folks in our small towns want its what Dave the Electrician and Marge the Checkout Gal are after. Anyone who doesn't want to invade a country if just palling around with them and we need to know WHY Obama doesn't want to invade France, is he really French?
WAR? (Score:4, Funny)
Ok, I might not actually be a US citizen, but if I was, I am sure it would impact my vote...
Re:the story's title is incorrect (Score:5, Funny)
Ummm, this is Slashdot -- that's already implied. :-P
Cheers
Re:Define "Winning" (Score:3, Funny)
War is "a strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?" -- Joshua
Obama will solve the problem (Score:4, Funny)
I think that the first muslim american president will bring peace to the middle east.
Empirical measures (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Define "Winning" (Score:5, Funny)
We can't leave until they say 'uncle.'
It's in the rules.
Re:Define "Winning" (Score:5, Funny)
I'm all for sending them.
Re:There should be 13 stripes on the US flag (Score:5, Funny)
If you look carefully at the top of the flag, you can see a few red dots. Maybe the stripe for Rhode Island was drawn to scale.
Re:Define "Winning" (Score:4, Funny)
He just might. Bush is not famous for learning from his mistakes.
Re:Define "Winning" (Score:3, Funny)
We don't declare war on Ford or General Motors due to this problem, do we? No.
SHUT UP! Bush is still in office and if you give him any idea's he will run with them....
Although southeastern michigan could use a good war to fix it's problems. Most of detroit has a war torn look to it already, and Flint looks like it was bombed out already.
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I bet Obama could take out McCain, using the traditional Vulcan Ponn-Far rules and weapons. 'Course, Palin would cream Biden, and then it'd be a real fight, between Obama and Palin. Cool!
Re:Define "Winning" (Score:1, Funny)
Wow, somebody finally put into words the whole Bush Doctrine.
"Lets Moon everybody while we are drunk."
Where were you when Palin need that answer?
oh wait, Palin has another Bush Agenda of her own.
Now, now (Score:3, Funny)
Re:No Contest (Score:3, Funny)
Bookies don't gamble. They set the odds to make sure the house wins regardless who wins the underlying bet.
Sounds qualified for government to me.
Re:A brief overview of the main candidates (Score:2, Funny)
Creaming tax money?
I don't want to know... I don't want to know...