Obama & Biden's policy statement on foreign relations is very reassuring. Regarding Russia, they're fairly positive: "Russia today is not the Soviet Union, and we are not returning to the Cold War. Retrofitting outdated 20th century thinking to address this new 21st century challenge will not advance American national interests."
Biden, in the debate, decried the idea that a surge policy is needed in Afghanistan, pointing to the U.S. commander in Afghanistan's recent words against a surge-type policy, instead saying that more troops would not help without helping the government, building infrastructure and making a difference, that way.
So, really, I think that this ticket is much more positive.
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Date: 2008-10-03 03:42 pm (UTC)"Russia today is not the Soviet Union, and we are not returning to the Cold War. Retrofitting outdated 20th century thinking to address this new 21st century challenge will not advance American national interests."
Biden, in the debate, decried the idea that a surge policy is needed in Afghanistan, pointing to the U.S. commander in Afghanistan's recent words against a surge-type policy, instead saying that more troops would not help without helping the government, building infrastructure and making a difference, that way.
So, really, I think that this ticket is much more positive.