Really Sen McCain?

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/04/14/2269430.aspx

Senator McCain has seriously gone off the deep end. The idea that the US and the US alone can force Iran to do what we want is asinine. Where does he plan to get fresh troops and equipment for such a task? What about the money? Is he going to finally agree taxes need to be increased in order to pay for a war? Does he think we should have made a preemptive attack on Russia during the Cold War? The USSR was far more dangerous and powerful than Iran is today. We are bogged down in Afghanistan and Iraq fighting MILITIAS, imagine what we would have to deal with when fighting well supplied and well trained soldiers. The US can’t be the police of the entire world. We can’t afford it both in terms of equipment and personnel, and monetarily.

Iran poses the biggest threat immediately to Israel because of their geographic locations. If anyone should strike first against Iran, it is the Israelis. Why isn’t McCain demanding that THEY be tougher against Iran?

This idea of striking someone before they strike us has got to stop. Isn’t Congress required by the Constitution to declare war on another country before we attack it? Exploring EVERY diplomatic course is not a weak position to take. Besides nothing says you can’t negotiate on one hand while arming up on the other (see Japan and US during WWII).

Lastly, as a former member of the military, McCain should know better. He should know that one of the best ways to show you care about the men and women in uniform is to NEVER demand them to give their lives for their country unless it is the VERY last option.