Sigh. I mean, it's simply impossible to argue logic with those who loudly reject it out of hand and mulishly insist on taking what, in all seriousness, is a position of pure and ugly fear mongering.
But for those who DO believe in logical analysis, Rising Hegemon breaks down the comparison nicely.
This sort of stuff reminds me of the wingnut howler monkeys who insisted that the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was the first step towards launching an invasion of...Iran, conveniently ignoring--and expecting the American public to be ignorant of--the fact that Iran and the Soviet Union already shared a border. Furthermore, the Iran/Soviet border was well suited to tank warfare, while the Iran/Afghanistan border is mountainous and uniquely UNSUITED for the same.
Anyway...I digress. The point Obama was presumably trying to make is that, yeah, it's a dangerous world, but you act like an adult and make preparations commensurate with the threats you face.
In contrast, John McCain believes in hysteria, hyperbole, and trying to scare the shit out of a public that, let's face it, isn't exactly expert in Middle Eastern politics, history...or geography.
An election between the educated and the ignorant...and we all know how that worked out the last two times.
Now I'm depressed.
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