JOHN McCAIN and Barack Obama are two of the most remarkable Americans to enter public life. Both men are extraordinarily capable and their campaigns -- which began against great odds -- reflect that fact. And yet with respect to national security, neither campaign has articulated the fundamental points of view that will allow people to make an informed choice in November. Full Story »
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This piece is idiotic. There is no point in these candidates making answers to speculative questions about national security since they won't even know all the facts until they are elected and have full access to all intelligence and actions undertaken by the government. We already know that McCain is a knee-jerk militarist who is still reliving his outrage at having been tortured for 6 years and then having the United States withdraw from Vietnam, making all of his suffering ... More »
These are reasonable questions. The problem is the authors saying McCain and Obama have closely positions about foreign policy. They apparently did not do any work to see each of these candidates position. I am surprised the New York Times published this story it is so poor.
A look of the information they are seeking is already found on the Obama website. I have not check the McCain sight.
I stopped reading at the third paragraph, where the authors describe both candidates as "cautious". A cautious politician would not have asked Sarah Palin to be vice president without vetting her. John McCain is rarely cautious, either in his actions or his speech. Article FAIL.
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