McCain proposes League of Democracies

Unioin Baby, Tennessee — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:07:29 GMT

Well, I'm not sure we need another repugnant changing the shape of democracies or building nations - that strategy has not gone very well for georgie, sure can't believe it would be any better under mccain.

McCain proposes League of Democracies

twocanpete — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:07:57 GMT

http://twocanpete.blogspot.com/
Yes, and after we have given away every last dime from this country's treasury they will all love us forever and ever.

McCain proposes League of Democracies

Amy B Portland, ME — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:09:32 GMT

If Obama floated a proposal for a "league of democracies" McCain would label him as naive.

PS. Iran is a democracy.

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CSH, IL — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:09:38 GMT

If he had not sat in that church for 20 years, thsi would not be an issue.

But he did. So it is.

And it's not going away. The GOP will see to that.

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lm — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:17:05 GMT

Not exactly a new idea:
"Council for a Community of Democracies is different from the many NGOs that promote democracy. We believe that an environment of cooperation among nations offers the best hope for resolving the critical problems of our age and that an organization of democracies acting in concert is a vital step in that direction..."
http://www.ccd21.org/

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Hillary 08 — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:19:56 GMT

Teleprompters(2) like Obama had when he read that speech someone wrote and all were agog over it.What a golden boy we have.Hillary gave a couple major speeches while Obama was gone but staying loyal to there boy she got a little mention once ot twice. Yep Hillary had a major speech today now on to the news of the day.But her people are still behind her and want her to stay the course. It will pay off. Obama is about to implode big time. Files are being worked up on him. Not all are afraid of him than it will take off like fire.He will get the scrutiny he should have had months ago.I can feel it in my bones.

McCain proposes League of Democracies

Paul, Riverside, CA — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:23:52 GMT

NATO for the next Generation. America has been credited for creating the WTO, NATO, the World BANK, and the UN. Now, "League of Democracies"? Those that aren't democratic hate us, why would we want to bring more negative attention, and alienate countries like Russia, China, N. Korea, Iran, Venezuela, and the like to further create a divide between countries that are different in their political views.

This is not the best strategy. If anything, it is a road map for WWIII. Us against them, sounds kind of like Bush's "You're either with us, or against us."

So, come on people, lets all vote Republican, stay in a "Strategic" location like Iraq for the next 100 years, create more enemies around the world and prepare for the Human extinction.

Insaine McCain will gladly take us there.

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Bull the Dog — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:24:12 GMT

League of Nations failed miserably and only led to World War II. Now, what do you expect a League of Democracies, McWar? You have to remember that democracy as defined in America is not democracy in all the nations of the world, and what it is about imposing Western concepts and ideologies.
Other nations and other cultures should define democracy for themselves, apart from human rights. Every nation has its own political process, and what works better works best for the peoples of all nations, not in the way our political process works.
Or, you can think of a League of Democracies as nations that respect human rights and whose leaders are accountable to them, if that is how people want to define and establish governments without the imposition of our values upon them. For instance, Russia and China have to end their corruption and absue of their citizens and muzzling of their citizens' dissent, which is all about resecting human rights and liberties.
Try a League for Liberties, because we really need liberties for all peoples in all nations -- the duty of governments to respect peoples' liberties.

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Enrique, Chicago — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:24:59 GMT

I am not a McCain supporter, but I do like the idea of a free trade agreement with the European Union. Though I have a fundamental disagreement with McCain's Iraq war policy and his deliberate attempts to link Al Qaeda to Iran, this is one area where I agree with him.

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C A, Tuscaloosa, AL — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:26:53 GMT

Yep. McCain gets the stage all to himself, able to move away from the right and towards the middle in speechs and in positions after having won the Republican nomination while Hillary Clinton destroys the Dem Party. McCain is right now, at this moment, running in the general election while the Dems have Hillary hanging around their necks putting them several laps behind. If the Dem party leaders continue to allow Hillary to burden the Dem party with her unreasonable unwillingness to concede a race that she cannot possibly win then the Dems can kiss the general election goodbye and blame no one but themselves. It is time to get behind Obama and to begin a campaign against McCain and his badly mistaken ideas that we need to stay in Iraq and his total lack of understanding of the economy. Not to do so will allow him to hammer and hammer and hammer on these national security issues that will play on people's emotions and who will end up voting for McCain in the general election unless he is challenged and stopped with some common sense and better judgement ideas about our national security and foreign policy needs. Only Obama can do this.

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TEXAN — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:29:33 GMT

OBAMA IS UN-ELECTABLE IN NOVEMBER.

DEMOCRATS WILL LOSE THE WHITE HOUSE,AND MAYBE THE CONGRESS IN NOVEMBER.

THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTERS DO NOT LIKE THE CHOICES.

McCain proposes League of Democracies

Tom, Tennessee — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:29:37 GMT

“You notice that some of their environmental standards and labor standards are higher than ours, not lower,” McCain said. “So it would be very interesting to see how those negotiations went and how the opponents of free trade agreements in general react to that"
John McCain
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Imagine what the proponets of free trade in the business community would have to say if in order to pass a free trade agreement with the European Union we, the United States had to match the EU's labor & enviornmental standards.
Especially if the opponets of free trade here in the US said that they would completely support free trade if every free trade agreement that the United States had entered into would be suspended until a mirror of EU's current standards or more strigent future standards to include wage standards would be agreed upon by a super majority of 67% could be incorporated.
I would suspect that the introduction of this discussion is one that big business wishes to avoid. At all costs.

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R.Merrell — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:30:34 GMT

Where has McCain been for the past 7 1/2 years? Supporting GW Bush and his never-ending war in Iraq. He's gone along with Bush and GW's my-way-or-the-highway approach to foreign policy with nary a word of dissention. Now he's talking about some sort of plan to include the rest of the world, hoping to garner support from wary nations. He constantly beats the drum about Iran, as does Bush, but he and Bush and Cheney still have to creep into Iraq under the cover of darkness while the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces his visit two days in advance and shows up to a warm welcome from Maliki. What's wrong with this picture? Misguided, foolish diplomacy based on fear and the constant threat of war against anyone who dares to challenge the U.S. No wonder the rest of the world would prefer to remain at arms length. McCain represents nothing more than re-cycled Bush plus 100 years.

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dl — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:31:19 GMT

The question is ...yeah great idea but who is the most likely to have the people of the world and the world/s democracies (the people who put the leaders in power)...which candidate will be most apt to have the peoples on their side on Nov.9, 2008...

Imagine the night of the election and what is on tv...what are peoples of the world doing as the announcement of who will take over from George W. Bush and Dick cheney...if it is

President John MCcain?

is President Barack Obama?

If it is President Hillary Clinton?

Are there people protesting. are there people just watching...are there people dancing and celebrating in the streets of London, Berlin, Madrid, Tokyo, Budapest, Nepal? in Africa, Buenos Aires? ...

which candidate is most likely to to engender support from the people's behind those leaders and bring together a "League of Democracies?"

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Paul, Riverside, CA — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:32:14 GMT

I can't believe he would have the gaul to make this speach.

League of Democracies = 1 world government

It's obvious, the next threat we face is not going to be terrorism, but lack of natural resources. So, every country that is Democratic can unite for the major war that will take place against the countries that harbor the resources that we need to continue our DOMINATION on the world.

America = all of Euorpe, Canada, Mexico, parts of S. America, the Balkins, Isreal, Australia, Japan, Strategic war locations in Afganistan, and Iraq, missle silos in Poland, S. Korea, and any country we can buy.

God help us if this man is elected President.

Mr. McCain, I appreciate the dedication you gave when you spent time in Vietnam, and the hell you faced as a POW. But you can't take out your anger on those who don't agree with you, or those countires who are indifferant of America's political views.

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donna, pgh., pa. — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:32:43 GMT

Would 'The League' include the newest Democracies that feel we rammed it down their throats? Would everybody be invited to the party? Or will the '3rd' world be 'persona non grata'? (No mention of them).
Don't expect them to fare very well in a McCain driven world. Heck, most of us will get the boot when his 'let the chips fall where they may' policy gets going.

Pulling for Obama '08

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It's a fair question — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:33:45 GMT

With our two stolen presidential elections in a row, would we be eligible for membership in the "League of Democracies"?

What about former democracies we've toppled? (Chile and Guatamala come to mind.)

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Houston — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:36:03 GMT

Since I can't get messages posted under the topics to which they belong, I'm going to post them on the "freshest" topic, because that's the only one where the moderators seem to post things.

[[Per the campaign, Obama in his speech today on the economy “will focus on Senator McCain's speech on the housing crisis that offered no new ideas and no relief for Americans facing foreclosure,” Obama’s campaign spokesman Bill Burton writes.]]

McCain's position on the housing crisis seems to be that home owners who fell victim to predatory lenders must "take responsibility" to their own mistakes. Meanwhile, McCain approves of the corporate welfare handouts to the crooks and swindlers responsible for the crisis. My guess is that the Fed will throw more free money at them in the near future, now that the stock market is slumping again.

And of course, the war with Iran that McCain wants to start will be good for the economy -- until the bills come due from Red China and other foreign countries that are financing the Republicans' unfunded, unnecessary, and mismanaged wars.

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JohnnyU, WA State — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:38:45 GMT

League of Democracies...to "harness the vast influence of the more than one hundred democratic nations around the world to advance our values".......so what's new? "coalition of the willing"....."neo-con agenda".....?????
Guess what Senator bomb bomb.....EVERYONE within and without our borders has seen through this line of BS.
NOT THIS TIME!!!
OBAMA '08

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Voting McCain — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:45:47 GMT

Come on McCain, you don't have to think about it. Just do like Obama and say you'll negotiate anything with anyone. I'm surprised Obama didn't just show up, shake the audience member's hand and tell him he's supported the idea for years .....

Thank goodness there's at least ONE candidate who doesn't just say what sounds good.

Go John.

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I love my country — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:49:46 GMT

Justice League? Maybe Superman and Wonder Woman can be part of it. So fun!

Why is McCain so hell-bent on excluding non-democratic countries? Is this a new NATO that excludes everyone else? That sounds like great world relations considering most of the world is not democratic.

We need to lead by example as a country before we can truly tie ourselves back into the fabric of world politics. Let's start by leaving Iraq.

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Holy Cross — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:52:35 GMT

Hillary and Barack look presidential too. Sniping and gripping at each other? That's presidential.

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Reality Check, IND — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:53:14 GMT

John, we already have a league; it's called the U.N.

"I want my intellect (and memory) back." --John McCain 2000 to JM08

Clinton > McCain > Obama

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J. Ed, New Mexico — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:53:48 GMT

Talk about sound bites and reaching to the past in order to appear to have a fresh idea. 'League of Democracies' sounds alot like the defunct predecessor to the modern day U.N., the 'League of Nations'. Those of us, who are informed and recall history, know how successful this body was in preventing the rise of Hitler and a tragic Second World War

It's sad to see a decorated public servant so poorly served by his aides and Party. McCain and the Republicans need to wake-up from their hypnotic 7 year trance, they need to understand that AMERICANS are FED UP being misinformed, misled and MISSPOKEN to.

Over 4,000 Americans have given their lives in a War which the country has grown tired and frustrated with. While we have had the support of a loose alliance which is unraveling, even they have begun withdrawing in spite of our pleas to the contrary. Therefore what makes the Republicans think a 'League of Democracies' would improve things? Don’t we have NATO and the United Nations???

Ohhh THAT’S RIGHT! Creating another world body which cannot come to any resolution would ensnare us in another bureaucracy that we can IGNORE and DISMISS!! Then McCain and the Republicans can blame them for all our ills and further plunge the country into an abyss of economic and political upheaval.

Since he can’t understand or speak to the issues related to the economy, someone on his staff has come-up with this convenient concept in order to distract the public and hopefully entertain the media so that no one asks him what he plans to do about gas prices!!!!

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Carol, Long Valley NJ — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:53:55 GMT

Uh, Senator McCain, we already have the UN, remember, it's that building in NYC where delegates from every country in the world meet to discuss issues. Sometimes they even resolve issues in spite of the Bush/Cheney administration.

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J. Ed, New Mexico — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:54:45 GMT

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Bob Random — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:00:20 GMT

"In McCain’s first major policy address since locking up the GOP nomination this morning, his campaign did its best to make its candidate look presidential."

Is this supposed to imply that their efforts were not entirely successful? Did McCain need particular help to look Presidential?

This sentence seems oddly out of place. The next sentence is also weird...it mentions that McCain used two teleprompters. What? Why do we care? Are the two teleprompters supposed to enhance is Presidentialnessness?

WTF

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Jamie — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:15:02 GMT

The League of Democracies idea isn't new-McCain first floated that one over a year ago.

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Fran Daniels — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:20:18 GMT

PLLLLEEESE - Come on people. If you agree to represent ANY candidate by speaking publicly you are absolutely taking risks as to what the questions will be. Therefore, daughter or not, this is the process. Next time figure out the costs beforehand! We are not talking about someone running for county road commissioner, we're talking about someone running for PRESIDENT OF THE USA. If you want to blame someone, blame Bill Clinton. He's the one who chose to disrespect himself, his wife, his daughter, and the taxpayers/citizens of the USA by his actions. I would venture to say that most anyone else who used their business offices for the same behavior would be fired immediately. Why did we tolerate this lack of respect to the highest office in the land? Regardless of our response on an official level, there are always personal consequences and yesterday had to be one of his.
As far as Hillary staying with Bill, there can only be one motive, and we are seeing the payback right now. That is her running for the presidency. She is very much aware of his popularity rating and she intends to utilize it. It is sad that someone who abused the office (literally) of President would still have a high popularity rating. Go figure. It doesn't say much for our society's expectations of a leader.
I can see one benefit of yesterday's town hall event. As least we know the questions weren't staged!
Fran in Tennessee

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Ian — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:29:07 GMT

How Wilsonian. Unbelievable!!! Exactly, where have you been the past century? Have you noticed that the majority of democracies are progressive "social democracies" for which you'd never get support for your Iran invasion plans?

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David, Camden, Maine — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:41:21 GMT

Memo to (my) Democratic Party:

Wonderful! What we've all been waiting for! The opportunity for Senator McCain to start staking out the high ground with provocative, constructive ("hopeful") ideas, while our esteemed candidates continue in their increasingly pathetic, wasteful exercise in self-destruction. I, for one, am now going to start paying closer attention to Mr. McCain. I doubt very much that I am alone.

The message of Campaign '08 is that the "shock and awe", "bring it on" John Wayne mentality is spent. Senator McCain knows that, Republican primary voters know that, Democratic primary voters know that...we are all looking for "hope"...a better way...a higher ground.

What are you thinking, SuperDelegates?! Where are you Al, Nancy, Ted, Harry, Joe?...for God's sake, George? Walter? Could we please try to be inspired by a little leadership here?

David

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mike ca — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:19:26 GMT

sounds like he wants to reinvent the united nations just without all the people he doesnt like.

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M. Swain, St. Ann, MO — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:44:11 GMT

"League of Democracies"? Senator McCain, we have something called the United Nations. Remember?...that skinny building on the east river in Manhattan? I know that Democratic nations do not only represent there, but thats where we talk to our neighbors..friend and foe alike

I am a staunch independent, but I cannot see myself voting for a Bush in McCains clothing. Its time for you to stop your war mongering and admit that this war was the wrong thing to do. You actually said recently that "the last American soldier to die in Iraq, probably hasn't been born yet". Are you kidding me? No way do you get my independent vote!!

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Allen Doe (Seattle, Wash) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:48:01 GMT

Is this like Superfriends or The Justice League? By definition, is this the polar opposite of Bush's Axis of Evil?

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Rick, NC — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:57:16 GMT

Uh John...you really don't get economicas do you? It is the republican proponents of free trade who oppose those higher environmental and labor standards...not the opponents of free trade...only republicans get conned by this stuff

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jj — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:29:30 GMT

who's vp didn't we seee McCain in startrek episode?

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james — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:33:10 GMT

finally,,he is coming to reason,,our policy of go it alone, has not worked or will it worrk, why do we need to police everything everwhere,, if were going to have a trade agrement this makes more sence that with things south of the border,,thank goodness we finally have a candiate for president

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james robinson ninety six sc — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:34:00 GMT

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SpOkEn,somewhere,S.C. — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:34:06 GMT

If the EU standards are higher than ours....we should
be raising our own. I know of a situation where a
european corporation operating here is offering better
benefits and is much more employee/family oriented than
any American firm that I have ever worked for. It is a
shame that their companies treat us better than we do.

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jay caba, new rochelle, ny — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:46:25 GMT

Wow, a McCain article sounding good on Foreign policy and international trade and no one's got nothing to say? Gee whiz, can't somebody at least accuse him of videoing Obam's or Clin-Clin's playbook? Com' on y'all give the old coot some whooping - or is silence the sign of respect.

That was a funny line about who's helping whom when John & Nance were "walking". He needs stay away from such photo ops

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SpOkEn,somewhere.S.C. — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:56:35 GMT

League of Democracies...maybe good idea if we can all
get along and have one consolidated and postion to present
to the world.

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JB — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:38:35 GMT

I would like to know how a decorated military man can use our troops in Iraq as cover for a fund raising visit to a stately home in England. I gather that he agreed to pay some incremental part ot the cost (2 or 3k) but I think it is unseemly for him to leverage a "fact finding" Iraq visit into a fund raising tour. I find McCain generally engaging, but this really offended me. Am I the only one? JB

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QUESTIONNING HILLARY'S JUDGMENT. — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:39:29 GMT

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A question about Hillary & Chelsea & the Bosnia “sniper” incident. ---
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Was it good judgment for Hillary to bring her then fifteen year-old daughter, Chelsea, into a “war zone?” A place which Hillary has described as “dangerous?” It seems to me that a responsible parent would not bring their child into such a situation merely for the purpose of gaining some favorable publicity.
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If Hillary demonstrates such poor judgment in caring for teenage daughter --- how can we trust her to answer the White House phone at 3 a.m.?
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sonia kermaz, Indiana — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:45:06 GMT

Other than bigger cars and televisions, what exactly are our values? We've so thoroughly confused material comfort with liberty that "free trade" is the only thing left to fight for.

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Billy, MI — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:19:02 GMT

Just what we need another free trade agreement. I guess McCain is intent on keeping some jobs from coming back to America.

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Gary Schear, Bozeman Montana — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:48:00 GMT

Well on his way, head in a cloud,
The man with the 1000 voices is talking perfectly loud
But nobody seems to hear him,
For they think that he's just a fool
And no one will go quite near him
But the fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down,
And the eyes in his head,
See the world spinning 'round.

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kravitz — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:49:54 GMT

McCain Recycles 2001 Pro-War Column For 2008 Speech
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/26/mccain-recycles-2001-pro_n_93510.html
To be sure, politicians are free and often eager to use old lines, especially those they think are persuasive. What these two, nearly identical, remarks suggest is that McCain's view of combat -- and, perhaps more importantly, its human costs -- has not really changed throughout the course of war. That is, despite five years of military operations in Iraq and more than 4,000 troop deaths, he still sees the "lives lost" and the "merciless realities" as necessary sacrifices to make.

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Ro, Dallas TX — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:52:43 GMT

I wonder how the neo-con Republicans who hate the United Nations, hate NAFTA, and hate compromising US interests to accomodate the needs and desires of other nations (not to mention FRANCE!!) will react to the knowledge that their chosen candidate, the man they have selected to pick up the conservative mantle, John McCain, wants to start a SECOND U.N., and a seocnd NAFTA (We will have to call it WASTED- the Western Alliance Sell-out To Europe Deal). Maybe they should do what their candidate tried to do during the Kerry candidacy- become Democrats!

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twocanpete — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:00:55 GMT

http://twocanpete.blogspot.com/
Yes, and then Juan will construct a tower 2,000 feet tall in the dessert of Arizona and all the grateful Europeans will come there and fall at his feet.

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sozzi, mamaroneck, ny — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:14:42 GMT

Is this League similar as the Justice League?

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Ned Jimmerson — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:28:10 GMT

If We can't or won't pay Our UN dues and NATO is a Farce WHY Should We 9the World desire or need another ineffectual feel good bureacracy?

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David Powell, Ocean City, New Jersey — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:29:25 GMT

I like this. The UN founded after WW2 was done in a "Pragmatic" sense, and with the USSR admitted, got a Communist dictatorship in the door (Stalin.) Democratic alliances are around, NATO, OAS, ASEAN, etc. in Europe, South America, Asia etc., but a world organization of Democracies sounds like a very good idea. The brotherhood (and sisterhood) of hope. I like it. Sort of like the Interstellar Alliance on Babylon Five, an organization of good guys :)

Also it goes back in roots even to Theodore Roosevelt, who thought up a league of benevolent nations type deal even before World War One. McCain, as a maverick and a Republican, definitely admires Theodore Roosevelt. It could also help nations like Taiwan and Israel that have trouble with the dictators in the UN (In Taiwan's case, not sure they are even in the UN) get recognition and closer ties with other democracies. It's a good idea.

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Michael Steuer, Bedford, NY — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:47:44 GMT

League of Democracies? What a perfect idea to further polarize the world. Then many of the Arab states could join with China and the other half of the world to form the League of Non-Democracies.

I believe that a democratic government is the best form of government but I shudder every time I hear Pres Bush Jr. talking about spreading it as though it were peanut butter. It is not our place to do this. Each country has its own dynamics. I predict that in 20 years from now if there is still an Iraq, they will not be praising us for our intervention and it will not have a democratic government.

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Haley Rodman Clemson, Dahlgren, VA — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:11:39 GMT

I'm for it if it will get us out of the lousy UN. McCain is on the right track and has been doing and saying the right things lately.

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Balakrishna Shenoy, West Linn OR — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:18:19 GMT

Good proposal but then how do we define Democracies?
The Lincoln Gettysberg Address description of a Democracy may be difficult as in International relations, there are no permanent friends but only permanent interests just as Politics makes strange bed fellows!Strengthening the UNITED NATIONS may be a better solution to combat terrorism.

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NMart, BayShore, NY — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:34:19 GMT

Okay then let's talk about

1. Rezko
Sen. Obama wrote letters to city and state officials urging them to fund a Davis-Rezko housing project. Rezko contributed millions to the Obama campaign, yet Obama only returned $85,000. Why didn't he return all the money.

2. Barack Obama and former Weather Underground honcho William Ayers funneled money to Professor Rashid Khalidi, a known terrorist sympathizer. Khalidi serves on the faculty of Columbia University in New York and is best known as the professor who invited Iranian President Ahmedinejad to visit Columbia University after he finished his speech at the United Nations. According to confidential sources, Khalidi has direct ties to the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), a group on the US State Department's list of known terrorist groups.
William Ayers was also major fundraiser for Obama and they both sat on the board of The Woods Fund. In 2002, Obama participated in awarding grants through The Woods Fund, including a $70,000 grant to the Arab American Action Network, a Chicago-based group founded by Rashid and Mona Khalidi.

In another suspected quid pro quo arrangement similar to those with Ayers and Davis-Rezko, Rashid Khalidi also held a fundraising event in his home for Barack Obama.

In the Middle East, Rashid Khalidi was known as a man to be reckoned with. From 1972 through 1983, Khalidi was the director in Beirut of the official Palestinian press agency, FAFA.
According to sources, when the Khalidi's left Chicago for Columbia University in New York, Rashid was honored with the Edward Said Chair in Arab Studies at that Ivy League university. Their goodbye party in Chicago included testimonials from Bill Ayers and Barack Obama.
"If he was to be President, how much would he look the other way when dealing with national security and dangers to our country? How much would he listen passively to terrorist leaders then lecture us on our ugly American status? This kind of change is not what our country needs!"

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Richard Berg, Madison, Wisconsin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:43:11 GMT

League of Democracies (Holy Woodrow Wilson!), subordinating the interests of the United States to pandering for the approval of old Europe (cue the applause from France & Germany), a plan to attack global warming so we can 'save the planet for our grandchildren' (ripped from the Dem play book).

It's really too bad the Republican party won't have an authentic Republican as its nominee this year.

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ED PAINTER — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:17:10 GMT

DONT FORGET RON PAUL IS STILL IN THE RACE..WHY ARE YOU AFRAID TO MENTION HIM..
???SAY HIS NAME ONCE..IT WILL GROW ON YOU RON PAUL RON PAUL
NOW ITS YOUR TURN
ED PAINTER

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FJ, Philadelphia PA — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:19:41 GMT

Educate yourselves. This is what you will get with McWar.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/bushswar/?campaign=pbshomefeatures_1_frontlinebrbushswar_2008-03-26

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cigar — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:24:14 GMT

John just wants to be able to put on a super hero outfit and lead the “League of Democracies” in Truth, Justice, and the American Way!!!! I can see him making swooshing noises around the meeting room with his cape trailing behind him from the slight breeze he creates while swooshing, singing "bomb,bomb,bomb, bomb,bomb Iran".

Someone needs to tell grandpa to get back on his meds. The policies of Bush are failed ones, and no amount of swooshing around in his super hero outfit at the “League of Democracies” is going to make it better.

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Frieda Friendentia — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:24:22 GMT

Great, now we can expect big government to create a new hole to throw money into. How about supporting the United Nations fully, keeping our treaties with other nations rather than running around nilly willy creating new alliances. The United Nations has the framework and participation to uphold the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The United Nations Environmental Program is in place to reveal the science and studies that have been underway for some 40 years now. Just how interesting creating new negotiations might be is questionable, sounds like a divorce strategy to keep from taking any responcibility for our pass misuse of the existing alliances.

McCain proposes League of Democracies

lizzy,seattle,wa — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:44:46 GMT

The league of democracies idea sounds insane to me. How can we communicate effectively in the global community if we ignore whomever John McCain doesn't like.

At this dangerous juncture in history, it seems like it's more important than ever that we not split off into groups of nations who exclude one another.

When I hear McCain talk about which countries he'll include and exclude, it sounds about as childish as a little boys' club house.

McCain proposes League of Democracies

The Great American — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:57:23 GMT

Bad Idea. Period.

http://thegreatamericablog.blogspot.com/

McCain proposes League of Democracies

Dan, Orlando Fla. — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:58:47 GMT

That's neat! Will we be allowed to join? I'm sure that whole democracy thing could be waived for us right?

McCain proposes League of Democracies

Kim Bomar, Stanford, Ca — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:16:10 GMT

I'm pleased to see that John McCain now agrees with Barack Obama that the US should use diplomacy first and war as a last resort in US foreign policy. Unfortunately, since Senator McCain is of the country’s biggest hawks, it’s too little too late. Senator McCain should consider that the interests of the American people have been betrayed also—by a government that lied to the American people to gain support for the US invasion of Iraq, and which continues to pour America’s economic future into the abyss, rather than admit they were wrong. Is the "betrayal" that he calls the US withdrawal from Iraq any greater than the betrayal of the American people for staying? Whose side is he on?

McCain proposes League of Democracies

John, Morgan Hill, CA — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:47:04 GMT

McCain seems to love retread ideas. This League he talks about sure sounds like the League of Nations which existed from 1912-1920 with the avowed purpose of ensuring that a repeat of the World War (it wasn't called WW I yet) didn't happen. Obviously it was a complete failure as we know from WW II.

The idea that an aging warrior from a long line of warriors is the right person to lead the US forward is simply wrong. A man who is best known for being tortured in Vietnam is hardly the person we need for moving into the future.

McCain proposes League of Democracies

Eric Reagan, Brattleboro, Vermont — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:55:39 GMT

This is why we already have the United Nations. To create an entity including only your best friends, as yet another world bureaucracy makes a great soundbite, but in the end, only adds another diplomatic filter to negotiate. We don't need more "us against them" approaches creating further division (or perceptions of division).

Before anybody starts pondering new free trade agreements with Europe, wealth being diverted away from transitioning our economy and infrastructure to energy independence needs to be stopped (i.e., throwing billions into the occupation of Iraq). In the end, you can't have any economic discussion about anything without bringing up the Iraqi elephant in the room and how it effects what we can and can not do economically due to it. It's called Economic Realism -- and McCain's positions indicate he is incapable of delivering on the concept.

McCain proposes League of Democracies

David G, American living in London — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:30:43 GMT

I currently support and will continue to support Obama, but a league of Democracies is the way to go. But what about when the League of Democracies disagrees with our Iraq policy and disagrees when McCain "Bomb, Bomb, Bomb. Bomb, Bombs Iran"

McCain proposes League of Democracies

jimmy n. — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:39:33 GMT

I can remember the present republican president's idea of using our global alliances to extend the democratic process. McCain supported this war,we do not need another president trying to force our values on others. How many deaths does the world need before we say enough. Iran has an elected goverment does McCain want another regime change?

McCain proposes League of Democracies

Look MCCAIN!!! — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:57:15 GMT

The US is slipping into the role of a third world country. Our military is being abused while our infrastructure at home is crumbling. Billions of dollars are being wasted in foreign countries. When the fall happens, just watch the rich creeps who pillaged and raped this country disappear to live in Dubai or South America.