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Russia, Kosovo, McCain and America
I won't be the first to say that amidst the rush and roar of the Democratic Primary, most news of McCain seems to slip by, and the only two things I've really seen focused on are his statements on the economy as well as his views about Iraq.
I've stumbled across some things that seem at first glance disturbing to me on other aspects of his foreign policy. I'll be the first to admit though, I don't have a great grasp of the intricacies of foreign policy, so I'd love some perspectives on this stuff.
It started when I stumbled across this piece from Accuracy in Media (conservative "media watchdog"). It talks about his views on Kosovo, which aren't different from the Democrats (from what I understand); but put in context with his seemingly imperialistic views on foreign policy it seems cause for concern.
From what I understand it has been Russia and China who do not want to recognize Kosovo as an independent nation, and as two of the five countries with veto power I assume this presents a problem.
Then I read this article from Arizona on his foreign policy and Russia; and this article from The Moscow Times, which certainly doesn't have a favorable headline.
Then here, Putin is essentially pushing his way into the fight for oil (When is it not about the f#$%ing oil!!).
A brief summary of Obama's thoughts on Russia can be found here.
All these things seem rather disturbing to me, but I guess I'm having a hard time putting them all together to form a coherent opinion on what America should be doing. Thoughts?




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