Pushing Back on National Security Posted by Ilan Goldenberg

Michael Tomasky points out that Obama's willingness to push back hard on national security instead of just cowering or trying to change the subject in the face of Republican attacks is an important change in the way Democrats approach national security.  I couldn't agree more.  This is huge.  And it isn't the first time.  We saw this coming a couple of months ago when McCain tried to attack Obama for supposedly not understanding that Al Qaeda in Iraq was in Iraq.  Obama threw it back in his face, arguing that AQI did not exist before the war that McCain so strongly supported.

I also think it's important to remember that fighting back directly on national security isn't a new discovery that is unique to Obama.  In 2006 Democrats did push back hard on national security and it was one of the reasons they won the election so handily.  In September of 2006 Republicans launched a national security offensive hoping to shift the election to their turf.  But Democrats gave as good as they got relentlessly attacking on Iraq and it was one of the reasons they took back Congress in 2006.  If you need a reminder just read Democracy Corps' polling memo from the time, which encouraged Democrats to take the debate head on because it was in fact a winner. 

I will say that the biggest difference in 2008 as opposed to 2006, is that Obama has a much clear vision on national security then did Congressional Democrats running in 2006.  And so that rather then just criticizing the utter incompetence of the Bush Administration, this time around, there are much sharper philosophical contrasts to be drawn.  This is going to be fun.

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[Cal]

I was with you until the last sentence, Ilan. I'm not at all sure this is going to be fun.

Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi:

The Saudi Arabian monarchy has privately sought advice on what is likely to happen in the November US presidential elections and is shaping its policy towards Washington accordingly. The US consulting firm they hired has provided them with a confidential assessment stating that the likely Democratic candidate Barack Obama will lose to Republican John McCain because he will be unable to overcome the concerns of some voters about his race, pretty much what Hillary Clinton has been predicting....

If the Right's McCarthyism works this time, it will always work, and the only chance to change our foreign policy will be through national bankruptcy.

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