McCain and Romney agree with Hillary on foreign policy

[jefferson_dem]

McCain also agrees with Clinton
Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2007 5:03 PM by Mark Murray
Categories: Republicans, 2008
From NBC's Andrew Merten

McCain today became the second GOP presidential hopeful (after Romney) to side with Clinton in her spat with Obama --although he did not say so explicitly. During a town hall meeting in Derry, NH this afternoon, a member of the audience asked McCain what he thought about the dispute that began at Monday night’s debate. McCain used Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as an example, saying, “Are we going to come out of this meeting, and the president of Iran is going to say, ‘I'm stopping the IEDs, I'm going to stop developing nuclear weapons, I will agree that Israel is going to exist,’ then fine. Then lets set up the meeting.” But he warned of the danger posed to the prestige of the presidency and the country as a whole if such a dictator would use a high-level meeting for propaganda purposes, similar to Clinton’s warning on Monday.

Said McCain in conclusion: “There's a downside to just saying, I'll sit down and have face-to-face meetings with one of these dictatorial rulers, who violate every principle of upon which this nation was founded.”

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[Colobo]

1. Clinton/Romney 08!

[Lerkfish]

2. not for nothing, but this stance essentially is saying diplomacy is off the table

if you refuse to meet even leaders you don't like face to face, diplomacy has automatically failed.

[rodeodance]

3. Clinton is being cautious. She did NOT say she would NOT talk with countries

that we have major problems with.

[Kingstree]

8. Not cautious, Bush/Chaney like.

[Grandrose]

4. Well big whoop!!!

And I as a life long Democrat should care what Ken Doll Romney/Mad Dog McCain agrees with? Please. :eyes:

[LSparkle]

5. Great press for Obama! Bring on the Rethugs!

All the more proof that HRC is "B/C Lite".

[bigdarryl]

6. FREIGHTING!!!!!!

[Kingstree]

7. Does this surprise anybody?

Hillary Clinton, GOP-lite.

[polichick]

9. While it's fine to be cautious, saying that she can't promise...

...she would meet with those leaders herself in the first year, Clinton also seems to be playing to a certain audience who wouldn't want her to mingle with some leaders.

Reminds me of Obama's comment about the Palestinians having suffered ~ some folks crucified him for that.