Last week we were hearing all about how Obama would be “tested” by anti-American groups if he were elected president. Biden even said it, and it was reported as a gaffe, but I think the point Biden was trying to make was that Obama would be tested, but he would stand up to whomever does the testing and pass the test.
McCain didn’t see it that way. He thought the very idea Obama getting tested was a sign of weakness, and that he, John McCain former POW, is not weak - so they wouldn’t mess around testing him.
From an interview with Brian Williams for the Today Show:
WILLIAMS: You mentioned Senator Biden’s comment the other day about a new president and a test of the new president’s metal. One of your very closest friends in the Senate, Joe Lieberman said on “Face the Nation,” quote, “Our enemies will test the new president early. And it has happened throughout modern history.”
MCCAIN: Well, look, I’ve been tested. They know me. They know me very well. I’ve been tested.
Turns out that Al Qaeda is so comfortable with McCain winning the presidency that they’ve given him their endorsement: Nicholas Kristoff reports why:
“Al Qaeda will have to support McCain in the coming election,” read a commentary on a password-protected Islamist Web site that is closely linked to Al Qaeda and often disseminates the group’s propaganda.
The endorsement left the McCain campaign sputtering, and noting helplessly that Hamas appears to prefer Barack Obama. Al Qaeda’s apparent enthusiasm for Mr. McCain is manifestly not reciprocated.
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“From their perspective, a continuation of Bush policies is best for recruiting,” said Professor Nye, adding that Mr. McCain is far more likely to continue those policies.
An American president who keeps troops in Iraq indefinitely, fulminates about Islamic terrorism, inclines toward military solutions and antagonizes other nations is an excellent recruiting tool. In contrast, an African-American president with a Muslim grandfather and a penchant for building bridges rather than blowing them up would give Al Qaeda recruiters fits.
…Al Qaeda militants prefer a McCain presidency: four more years of blindness to nuance in the Muslim world would be a tragedy for Americans and virtually everyone else, but a boon for radical groups trying to recruit suicide bombers.
Nice job John. Al Qaeda wants YOU in the White House!
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