FT: Why we should fear a McCain presidency

[LuckyTheDog]

It may seem incredible to say this, given past experience, but a few years from now Europe and the world could be looking back at the Bush administration with nostalgia. This possibility will arise if the US elects Senator John McCain as president in November.

Over the years the US has inserted itself into potential flashpoints in different parts of the world. The Republican party is now about to put forward a natural incendiary as the man to deal with those flashpoints.

The problem that Mr McCain poses stems from his ideology, his policies and above all his personality. His ideology, like that of his chief advisers, is neo-conservative. In the past, Mr McCain was considered to be an old-style conservative realist. Today, the role of the realists on his team is merely decorative.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1a47e1ac-f9b0-11dc-9b7c-000077b07658.html

[Chiloe]

1. We'll never like Bush...or McCain

Indeed, John McCain is a warmonger. His joke about how he would 'bomb Iran' was frightening. After hundreds of thousands of people died in Iraq, he laughs at a potential war with Iran which would cause the deaths of even more human beings.

The man's beliefs seems psychotic to some. I for one would never, ever want to see him at the trigger button.

[Richard Steele]

2. Hi Chiloe!

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Chiloe]

3. Thanks :)

Thanks for the welcome :)

[Jim__]

4. McCain definitely means more war.

I hope the American people have had enough.

[emperor124]

5. You Know how it goes...

The American people have had enough, but if by some bizarre twist of fate McCain wins (no doubt due to the Right Wing spin machine), a lot of people will rally around him.

[AntiFascist]

6. Just what we need...

a neoconservative warmonger who doesn't understand the economy! What the hell is wrong with people!!