I would not vote just based on this little chart. It’s not very descriptive, especially the last one. McCain gets “victory”, and Obama gets “failure”, but their actual plans are not explained. Obama wants to slowly withdraw troops from Iraq. I can see how that would be construed as failure. But what does McCain want to do? Last I heard, he wants to stay in Iraq indefinitely.
Some of the categories do not look at the whole picture. And, of course, this is to be expected, and everyone does it, but: Obama’s side is a bright red, as if to say, “danger!” McCain’s side, on the other hand, is a nice, soothing yellow.
Thomas M. Skypek is a defense policy analyst based in Washington, DC. His articles on defense and foreign policy have been published in The National Interest, The Washington Times, The Journal of International Security Affairs, The Weekly Standard, The Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, and Chief Brief. He is a 2010 Washington Fellow at the National Review Institute. He is also a 2010 Nuclear Scholar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The views expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not represent any organization.
I would not vote just based on this little chart. It’s not very descriptive, especially the last one. McCain gets “victory”, and Obama gets “failure”, but their actual plans are not explained. Obama wants to slowly withdraw troops from Iraq. I can see how that would be construed as failure. But what does McCain want to do? Last I heard, he wants to stay in Iraq indefinitely.
Some of the categories do not look at the whole picture. And, of course, this is to be expected, and everyone does it, but: Obama’s side is a bright red, as if to say, “danger!” McCain’s side, on the other hand, is a nice, soothing yellow.