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Iron Mike

1 August 2008 - 10:39am

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Your misunderstanding also looked like something I'd say because I do think what a neocon would call diplomacy the rest of us would refer to as antagonism.. so it was kind of accurate.

So my misunderstanding was accurate? ...which means there was no misunderstanding. I had you pegged from the beginning.

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I have to admit the way you worded your response, and what I knew I said was a bit disorienting.

Ah shucks...that's the nicest thing you've ever said to me.

What I did was extend the logic of your statement to it's most absurd conclusion to make a point. No president will forego diplomacy. But your response is to qualify "Neocon diplomacy" as "antagonism." I assume you mean something along the lines of "gunboat diplomacy" but that's too superficial.

I tend to think McCain is more along the lines of, "Speak softly and carry a big stick." The soft approach outlined in the article to nurture tolerance is balanced with the understanding that we need to maintain strength to deter and when necessary, counter terrorist aggression.