Has Obama moved to the right? (2 of 2)

At the AIPAC conference Barack Obama shows that on foreign policy he has moved closer to McCain and Bush. DAMMIT.
NetRunnersays...

>> ^Constitutional_Patriot:
This is what you should expect from CFR candidates.


I see it more as this is what you should expect when candidates are worried about their image as an "appeaser", and their strength amongst Jewish voters.

This is probably the worst bit of pandering I've seen out of Obama. All signs up till now have pointed to a softer hand in dealing with Iran, right down to what his advisers say. I'd bet this is more politics than policy, but I'll definitely be paying a lot of attention in the future when he speaks about Iran.

However, contrast this flirtation with tough talk from Obama, and the constant beating of war drums from McCain. No question about what he'll do.

If they're all the same, why would CFR permit any daylight? For that matter, if they're worried war with Iran is unpopular, why have either candidate talk about it now? Why not just surprise us, like with Bush?

jwraysays...

Fuck AIPAC, I hope he's just pandering.

It's a problem in the 2 party system that optimizing one's votes requires positioning oneself just an iota to the side of the other candidate on each issue.

People will vote for Obama if his views are just a little bit closer to their own views than McCain's views, even if those views are still very far away.

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