McCain on Israel, Iran and the Holocaust

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Article Source: jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com

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Two weeks ago, I spoke with Barack Obama about the Middle East, Zionism, and his favorite Jewish writers. Since my blog is both fair and balanced, I had a lengthy conversation with Senator John McCain earlier this week about many of the same subjects.

The two candidates, who are scheduled to address the AIPAC policy conference in Washington, D.C. early next week, have well-developed thoughts on the Middle East, and their differences are stark. Obama sees the Israeli-Palestinian dispute as one of America's central challenges in the Middle East; McCain names Islamic extremism as the most formidable challenge.

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Senator Obama is totally lacking in experience, so therefore he makes judgments such as saying he would sit down with someone like Ahmadinejad without comprehending the impact of such a meeting. I know that his naivete and lack of experience is on display when he talks about sitting down opposite Hugo Chavez or Raul Castro or Ahmadinejad.

JM: I would have a hands-on approach. I would be the chief negotiator. I have been there for thirty years. I know the leaders, I know them extremely well. Ehud Barak and I have gone back thirty years. I knew Olmert when he was mayor of Jerusalem. I've met many times with Netanyahu. I've met with Mahmoud Abbas.

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#1 - Sat May 31, 2008 1:41 PM EDT

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Electing Obama in this time on a vague platform of "change"when he has no experience or idea of how the world works is akin to electing the town dogcatcher as mayor because he's a nice guy. So what? Being nice, articulate, etc, is fine but what you need is judgment. From Obama's record, he seems to have little.

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#2 - Sat May 31, 2008 10:12 PM EDT

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Agreed, hopefully most Americans are not as gullible as the Obamaniacs and vote for McCain who's got a proven track-record of leadership, working across party lines and a commitment to winning the war against "radical" Islam.

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#2.1 - Thu Jun 5, 2008 2:49 PM EDT

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