Obama/Biden '08

I watched the two debates. I prefered the vice presidential debate to the presidential debate. The candidates for president seem to be hiding their real selves behind safe talking points that allow them to connect with their constituents. After seeing the Biden Palin Debate I would like the opportunity to vote for Joe Biden for president. However, seeing that's not possible I'm very happy to vote for the Obama/Biden ticket. Biden spoke intelligently about all of the topics that came up, but especially in regard to foreign policy. We spend more in Iraq in 3 weeks than the entire 6 and a half years we've been in Afghanistan. Here's where my big issue is, this is what drives me crazy about McCain: WE'RE NOT TRYING TO WIN IN IRAQ, WE'RE TRYING TO WIN THE WAR ON TERROR.

McCain keeps talking about how important it is to win in Iraq. He's to stubborn to see that we're not fighting the Iraqi people. We're fighting a constantly changing insurgency that has so far wreaked havoc on the actual civilians living in Iraq. Al Queada in Iraq is growing in response to our occupation of that country. They can easily travel to Iraq, not so easily to our homeland. Now we've created a situation where Al Queada, a prominently sunni organization is working in concert with Iran a staunchly Shia country. We're creating a terror nightmare b/c of this administrations refusal to seriously work out a timetable for withdrawal.

MCCAIN SEEMS TO THINK VICTORY IN IRAQ WILL GET HIM ELECTED. THE ONLY WITHDRAWAL HE TALKS ABOUT IS YEARS AWAY AND MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED HONORABLY. I THINK HE HAS A SEMANTICS PROBLEM. WHAT KIND OF VICTORY WILL IT BE AFTER LOSING THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN AND IRAQI LIVES AND STILL BEING DEEPLY ENTRENCHED IN A WAR ON TERROR.

Here's Obama's problem, he needs to start talking clearly to the American people about winning the war on terror. So far he talks eloquently about ending the war in Iraq, but not about winning. The American people want to win, let's start talking about what we really need to win: THE WAR ON TERROR. OBAMA NEEDS TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT BY LEAVING IRAQ WE WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON AFGHANISTAN AND ON WINNING THE WAR ON TERROR!

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO WIN VOTE FOR THE OBAMA/BIDEN TICKET ON NOVEMBER 4TH.