Obama's "Diplomacy" Wins a Republican Endorsement

Source: CQ Politics

Obama's 'Diplomacy' Wins a Republican Endorsement
By Adam Graham-Silverman

The ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee parted ways with his party's presidential nominee Wednesday by endorsing Democrat Barack Obama's approach to diplomacy.

In a lengthy speech at the National Defense University, Indiana Sen. Richard G. Lugar weighed the benefits of talking to foreign leaders, including U.S. enemies, against other actions, such as military force. The issue marks one of the sharpest divides between Obama and John McCain, who has called the Democratic nominee naive for suggesting that he would sit down with leaders such as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Lugar, however, praised Obama, noting that isolation often does not resolve contentious issues.

"He correctly cautions against the implication that hostile nations must be dealt with almost exclusively through isolation or military force," Lugar said in a prepared remarks released before his speech. "In some cases, refusing to talk can even be dangerous."

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Okay, now I'm starting to think it may be a landslide after all. :woohoo:

Could his endorsement pull some votes to the blue side?

:shrug:

We'll see.



formerly a hoosier,


Tansy Gold

That'll work too.

When he loses repubs like Lugar and Hagel, two of the last respected senators on that side of the aisle, he has little ground left to stand on.

not for candidacy..but why quibble?

against him.

the word endorse is right there.

in Indiana?

when questions of Obama's "judgement" and "experience" are raised, as I'm certain McCain will try to tonight. It might even bring over a few independents, something we need as 538 now seems to show Indiana as "light pink" rather than "white" or "very light blue" like it used to.

out there!

Sounds like he wants to be part of the tidal wave that's coming.

Obama reached out to him almost as soon as he was sworn in.

Maybe this will help sway those undecideds - and give Obama their 11 electoral votes!

:kick:

Barack Obama's foreign policy plans."

freepers.

I thing we will see more...