Could it be that Bush is trying to make himself different from McCain or has he come to the conclusion that he has been wrong all along?
- IRAN: The #3 official in the State Department is going to take part in the negotiations with Iran. Bush is eating his own words he uttered in Tel Aviv. McCain doesn't believe in talking to "bad guys".
- IRAN: a U.S. Interests Section could soon be established in Tehran, the first U.S. diplomatic presence on Iranian soil since the 1979 hostage crisis. Is this a carrot the Administration is dangling in front of the Iranians? For McCain, this is a no-no; he would rather "bomb-bomb-bomb Iran".
- IRAQ: Bush agrees that there should be a 'Time Horizon" (no Time Table?) about withdrawal of forces. This is a reversal of the policy thus far of having no time-lines. McCain is against setting any finite time-line, lest "the terrorists will win".
- IRAQ: Bush has dropped plans to have permanent bases in that country. McCain wants to stay there "a 100 years".
- PAKISTAN: Bush ordered bombings in Pakistan when it got "intelligible intelligence" about Al-Qaeda. The Pakistani government has protested every time. McCain felt, when Obama mentioned it in a debate among the democratic hopefuls, that this would be very irresponsible to disrespect the sovereignty of an ally.
- SYRIA: Bush will be sending the top Middle Eastern negotiator to Damascus to talk to the Syrians. Syria is listed by the State Department as a state that sponsors terrorism. Again, McCain doesn't believe in talking to "bad guys".
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