And Rightly So!

Yesterday,John McCain told the world how he would manage foreign affairs. I’m not sure it’s all right for America.

In his first extensive policy speech since securing the delegates needed to win the Republican presidential nomination, McCain delivered an impassioned argument that achieving democracy in Iraq is necessary for a peaceful world.

“Those who argue that our goals in Iraq are unachievable are wrong, just as they were wrong a year ago when they declared the war already lost in Iraq,” he said, without naming Democratic candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. “Those who claim we should withdraw from Iraq in order to fight al-Qaeda more effectively elsewhere are making a dangerous mistake.”

I agree.

In a speech to the World Affairs Council in Los Angeles, McCain called himself a “realistic idealist” and outlined a worldview mirroring that of some Bush administration critics, who say the first task of the next president must be to repair relations around the world.

“Today we are not alone,” McCain said. “Our great power does not mean we can do whatever we want whenever we want, nor should we assume we have all the wisdom and knowledge necessary to succeed.”

NOT. Why do we have to “repair” something that has been broken for years? That was broken LONG before Bush came to office; broken as in being biased and unfair to the USA? What is this? Everyone is happy only when the US sits back, coughs up tons of cash for the world and stays asleep.

In the speech, McCain renewed his call for a “global compact — a League of Democracies” that would unite the world’s free countries against tyranny, disease and environmental destruction. As he did in Europe last week, he played down unilateral action and stressed cooperation on global warming, torture of prisoners and trade.

Uh…what the hell is the UN for? Like the UN, this League of Democracies will be nothing more than a HUGE waste of money, resources and effort; a FEEL GOOD group that accomplishes actually NOTHING.

“We need to listen — we need to listen — to the views and respect the collective will of our democratic allies,” McCain said. “When we believe international action is necessary, whether military, economic or diplomatic, we will try to persuade our friends that we are right. But we, in return, must be willing to be persuaded by them.”

We did this in the months prior to invading Iraq. The world was against this, and the reasons clear: Too many of our so called friends had their hands dipped in Iraq’s OIL…and the money profited from it. Make no mistake. THIS was the only reason there was such a lack of support.

At the same time, McCain indicated he would sharply break with Bush’s efforts to accommodate Russia, saying he would push to eject it from the Group of Eight club of industrial powers.

Excellent. Russia is no friend to any democracy.

In Wednesday’s speech, McCain cited China’s emergence as a “central challenge” for the United States but said the two countries are not destined to be adversaries. He said relations will be based on “periodically shared interests rather than the bedrock of shared values” until China allows liberalization.

Well this is bullshit. China is a emerging danger, to humanity as well as freedom. We shouldn’t be doing business with them. Period. I believe the bottom line here is…MONEY. Trade agreements with China produce one hell of a lot of profit for one hell few group of Americans. We’ve traded industries and hundreds of thousands (if not more) jobs in exchange for this profit. As China beats up anyone who dares stand up against the tyranny that is the Chinese government.

McCain speaks well overall. I don’t like the pandering though. I don’t like the politically correct attitude that has always been a part of the US’s foreign policies; McCain isn’t going to change anything. Rather he will bring it back to the pre 9-11 status quo. Which I think our enemies would really like.