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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 at 6:21pm

“Panel Discussion” on Sen. McCain’s Foreign Policy

Posted by Tom Skypek in American Foreign Policy

The Center for American Progress, a neo-Clintonian think tank, recently hosted a “panel discussion” (euphemism) on the foreign policy agenda of Sen. McCain.  For those that are familiar with this organization, you won’t be surprised to find out that the panelists were light on substance and heavy rhetoric.  The panel essentially argued that Sen. McCain’s foreign policy is myopically focused on Iraq (for which he has no real plan, they claim).  You can read Sen. McCain’s strategy here.  According to the panelists, Sen. McCain wants the United States to remain in Iraq for 100 years–the insinuation being that Sen. McCain is perfectly fine with conducting a bloody counterinsurgency campaign for a century.  The U.S. maintains a military presence in Germany, Japan and South Korea–decades after major combat operations ceased.  The U.S. will likely negotiate…

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