Young turks Barack Obama & Sarah Palin agree that America should attack in Pakistan even w/out that country's permission if the CIA or other reputable sources provide "actionable intelligence" that Osama Bin Laden is w/in our sights.

Old warhorses Joe Biden & John McCain demur on the subject, apparently afraid of antagonizing sovereignty-minded Pakis.

Who's right -- Obama & Palin or Biden & McCain? Where does the Pepsi Generation that grew up humming "Give Peace A Chance" get off rattling sabres to expand the war wider, beyond Afghanistan, into the Hindu Kush? The Kush, remember, shares a border w/ Red China.

Given that both tickets are divided, which team would be likelier to bluster & blunder his/her way into Pakistan & commit an "error of intelligence" like that of Bush/McCain in Iraq?

Perhaps America should take a 2nd look at these whippersnappers before beginning a new era of endless warmongering. Wouldn't it be nice to take care of our own country's needs, shut down the Illegal Employer, & shore up our own economy for a change?

I couldn't help pointing out this quote from JB

"Perhaps America should take a 2nd look at these whippersnappers before beginning a new era of endless warmongering."

Thought we were to embrace the inexperienced Obama as the second coming of JFK. I agree youth is often impetuous. That is why we need life experience in our pres.

If we can find the exact place BL is in "Pack-Man-Stand" -- No one tell that we know -- send in a HUGE computor guided "Blast" -- and let anyone dare to say we did it.-- We don't need the credit -- just satisfaction in knowing he's gone !!!

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Originally posted by HazenWilliams:
I agree youth is often impetuous. That is why we need life experience in our pres.

Problem is that the failed experiences of John McCain have made him, unlike the perky Palin, afraid of hunting down & killing Bin Laden as Obama has vowed to do. Most Americans, excited about both Barack & Sarah, seem to feel it's finally time to leave the obsessive Viet Nam-era Baby Boomers' skittish reversion to past defeats (not to mention voodoo economics) behind.

I have not decided yet who I am voting for so this is no dig by any means but did anyone notice how Obama said "Pakistan" like it was a Pokemon character? What's up with that?

Good catch, Stace. But remember, the word "Italian" isn't an Italian word. Thus its pronunciation needn't follow the standard Latin-influenced alphabet.

Christopher Columbus' name was 'pronounced' Cristobal Colon when he set sail to discover America, & his mom in Italy (if he really had one) probably pronounced his surname Colombo a la the detective character made famous by Peter Falk.

"Pakistan" = Land of the Pakis, just as Hindustan = Land of the Hindus & Kazakhstan = Land of the Kazakhs, etc. So no truly correct pronunciation exists in English. Obama & everybody else in the USA can all be right while pronouncing foreign words differently.

Now, nuke-yu-ler is another story. Wonder why both Bush Jr & Lassie Palin pronounce that word that way?

Geez. It was just an observation.