McCain has made some serious errors in judgment in foreign policy, as well as some relatively minor confusions on the facts. Why then should he get the label "expert" in foreign policy?
This is, after all, the guy who confused the basic facts about the "Surge Policy" that he has claimed so much credit for.
The guy who won't meet with our ally - Spain?
The guy who is confused about his own position on the Iraq War, and whether or not he opposed it, and when, and whether or not he thought it would be "an easy victory"?
The guy who was confused about the need to go into Iraq way back in Jan 2002?
There's more:
Let's also not lose sight of the broader pattern. McCain thinks the recent conflict between Russia and Georgia was "the first probably serious crisis internationally since the end of the Cold War." He thinks Iraq and Pakistan share a border. He believes Czechoslovakia is still a country. He's been confused about the difference between Sudan and Somalia. He's been confused about whether he wants more U.S. troops in Afghanistan, more NATO troops in Afghanistan, or both. He's been confused about how many U.S. troops are in Iraq. He's been confused about whether the U.S. can maintain a long-term presence in Iraq. He's been confused about Iran's relationship with al Qaeda. He's been confused about the difference between Sunni and Shi'ia. McCain, following a recent trip to Germany, even referred to "President Putin of Germany." All of this incoherence on his signature issue.Indeed.
