Obama warns new president will be tested -- whoever he is

[maddezmom]

Source: AFP

RICHMOND, Virginia (AFP) — Democrat Barack Obama Wednesday warned the next US president faced a tough initiation whoever he is, rejecting Republican claims his relative inexperience would leave him exposed on the world stage.

The Illinois senator sought to bolster his national security credentials by meeting a group of top foreign policy advisors a day after Republican rival John McCain said he would be found lacking in a global foreign policy crisis.

Republicans seized on comments by Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden this week that America's enemies would seek to test Obama at an early stage if he is elected on November 4.

"Whoever is the next president is going to have to deal with a whole host of challenges internationally, and that a period of transition in a new administration is always one in which we have to be vigilant," Obama told reporters.

"We have to be careful, we have to be mindful that as we pass the baton in this democracy, that others don't take advantage of it."



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[pleah]

1. And, he'd be right. So was Biden. I just

don't understand why people were getting all bent out of shape over the statement Biden made.

[Winterblues]

2. Clinton was in Office barely a month when the World Trade center was bombed

Yet he caught holy hell for it. Bush* was in office for eight months, two thirds of a year and yet "No One Could Have Imagined Such a Thing" was what we heard form all his defenders. I suspect Obama will heed National Intelligence Briefings and actually work to keep america as safe as possible.

[Dover]

3. Obama urges vigilance during presidential change

Source: Reuters

RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama said Wednesday the United States needs to be vigilant against attack during the change to the next president, no matter whether he or Republican rival John McCain wins the Nov 4 White House race.

With less than two weeks to go until the election, McCain focused on the economy, the No. 1 issue for most voters, and criticized Obama for having "skewed" economic priorities.

Both candidates welcomed a White House announcement that the United States will host an international summit to talk about global economic turmoil beginning on November 15.

Although the economy has been driving the campaign, Obama, 47, took time out to rebut McCain's criticism of Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden for predicting an Obama administration would face a major international challenge as a test within six months of taking office.

At a news conference in which he admitted "Joe sometimes engages in rhetorical flourishes," Obama cautioned that whoever replaces President George W. Bush will face threats and tests, in part due to Bush's "bad set of policies" that resulted in two unresolved wars and an "economy in free fall."

"A period of transition to a new administration is always one in which we have to be vigilant," Obama said. "We have to be careful, we have to be mindful that as we pass the baton in this democracy, that others don't take advantage of it. That is true whether it's myself or Senator McCain."...>



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[RainDog]

4. the problem is that the U.S. is bankrupt

and no politician has the nerve to say this now. other nations are going bankrupt - Iceland, Pakistan - Pakistan is the most worrisome situation since they have a pro- Al Queda intelligence service, the ISI.

btw, "fun" factoid - according to two award-winning Times reporters who wrote a book about the BCCI scandal (a Pakistani-founded bank that was used to fund all sorts of illegal ops) Bush Sr. sold nuclear components to Pakistan in violation of our own govt's stated positions. Bush Sr. denied he knew the head of Saudi intel, who first broke this story, even tho since it has been obvious that the two know each other well - they were both heads of intel in their respective countries at the same time, too.

Nations in Eastern Europe are in difficult situations as well.

What we are facing is a GLOBAL economic crisis created by the greedy mother fuckers on Wall Street, along with ALL the politicians who made this possible.

In other words, we are looking at the fall of "free market" capitalism.

[dipsydoodle]

6. The attack has already

by your own financial institutions - you attacked yourselves. I have no concept of anything worse occuring which could result in such enduring harm.

[glinda]

5. Good attitude since Bush

and crew were so busy planning the Dems demise as soon as they got in and how to rob the Country that they ignored the terrorist plane hijacking warnings. Better on guard than not I say.

[moondust]

7. More likely to test McCrazy.

Who ya gonna test? The steady, calm guy with unwavering presence of mind or the erratic, impulsive old gambler with a hot temper, a hair-trigger, and few allies abroad interested in supporting his bellicose policies?