First-hand experience of war is more likely to make one truly hate war. But McCain's not a pacificist, so we still need to know what he thinks justifies war. For example, The Bush Doctrine that allows preemptive war is designed to prevent larger wars or attacks, so does a war-hater like McCain support it? Being against war doesn't tell us enough.
This ad fails to connect McCain's "hatred" of war with his support of the Iraq war. I fail to see the value of this ad as a tool to increase support for McCain.
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#2 David Weinberger Jun 23, 2008
First-hand experience of war is more likely to make one truly hate war. But McCain's not a pacificist, so we still need to know what he thinks justifies war. For example, The Bush Doctrine that allows preemptive war is designed to prevent larger wars or attacks, so does a war-hater like McCain support it? Being against war doesn't tell us enough.
#3 Jeffrey Jun 25, 2008
This ad fails to connect McCain's "hatred" of war with his support of the Iraq war. I fail to see the value of this ad as a tool to increase support for McCain.