I love how it uses the word "Unconditionally". I don't think ANYONE is advocating meeting hostile nations unconditionally. Of course, that's politics: Make the biggest ass of yourself as possible. [Edit:]And what do you know, there it is staring at me on the upper right corner...
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As much as it saddens me that McCain is the best my party can do, I must make two points:
1. It was Obama that first used the word unconditionally when he said he would "meet" with the leaders of nations we currently consider hostile to the US. (Yes, there are anti-American governments regardless of who is currently in the White House.)
2. As to the implication that "meet" means "negotiate": What else would they be "meeting" about? Think maybe Obama is looking to serve tea and get a really good humus recipe?
hmmm I never see ads on plime, I guess my adblocker just works effectively.....but that is one ridiculous ad. Sheesh, so Mccain will refuse to meet with anti-American leaders, what if they want to meet to sign a peace treaty?
«mewhitenoise : hmmm I never see ads on plime, I guess my adblocker just works effectively.....but that is one ridiculous ad. Sheesh, so Mccain will refuse to meet with anti-American leaders, what if they want to meet to sign a peace treaty?
Not the case. The policy of the US government in the past was that certain leaders (aka, terrorists, minor despots, leaders that can't nuke us, etc.) must meet certain requirements before talks can be opened.
Usually it is things like: Declare a ceasefire, stop refining nuclear materials, release hostages, etc.
McCain is not saying do not meet, or that there are no diplomatic resolutions. He is ridiculing the impression Obama made that he would meet with anybody, anytime, with no strings attached.