A couple of weeks ago some official of Hamas suggested that the group would like to see Obama as President. McCain seized on this, suggested that this was proof that the Democrat was soft on terrorists. Bush also took the liberty to comment on the matter, saying that Democrats want to "negotiate with terrorists" while Republicans want to fight terrorists.
So Obviously that means that McCain would never negotiate with a group like Hamas, right?
Wrong. A couple of years ago, right after Hamas won the Palestinian parliamentary elections, McCain was asked what that meant for American diplomacy in the Middle East. His response:
"They're the government; sooner or later we are going to have to deal with them, one way or another, and I understand why this administration and previous administrations had such antipathy towards Hamas because of their dedication to violence and the things that they not only espouse but practice, so . . . but it's a new reality in the Middle East. I think the lesson is people want security and a decent life and decent future, that they want democracy."Someone please tell McCain he can pull his pants up now.
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