Lets first take a look at where we are today. To paraphrase President Reagan "Are we better off today than we were four years ago?". Are we? Iran is closer than ever to acquiring nuclear weapons, Syria is breaking out of its international isolation, Hezbollah is stronger and Islamic fundamentalism is on the rise.
Could the US have done better over the past 8 years on these issues? Just think about what the world was like after 9-11. What were world leaders willing to do after they saw the twin towers destroyed, the Pentagon hit and another plane go down in PA, all at the hands of Islamic fundamentalists? Even France- a European antagonist towards the US, trying to counterbalance the US's power- was behind the US and willing to do whatever was asked of it to go after the terrorists.
However, some people in the White House's brain trust decided to go after Sadaam, who presented no imminent threat, instead of the other real terrorist threats in the Middle East like Iran or Syria.This in turn has kept other countries from committing themselves to the same cause that the US and Israel share. The simple fact is that McCain wants to continue Bush's policies that have hurt America's standing and by extension Israel's security.
While Bush certainly has had the best of intentions regarding Israel (as opposed to Bush 41 who was one of the worst vis-a-vis Israel) his actions/policies have NO DOUBT left Israel in more existential danger, in a more precarious state since 1948!
What Bush has done, and what McCain wants to continue, are those policies that made the US weaker both nationally with an overstretched military and worldwide. It is what has kept the US from taking on the biggest local threat to Israel, Iran and their nukes. Those policies that took the US's resources away from terrorism and instead go after Sadaam are the policies that are at fault for allowing Iran to go full steam ahead on acquiring nukes. Those are the policies that are at fault for Russia's new assertiveness.
Right now we NEED someone who can rally the US's standing. McCain simply is not that person. If McCain were to win then his policies would be viewed as an extension of the "neocon agenda" of the past eight years. The world will say "there go the neocons again" and the US would be forced to go it alone.
If Obama wins the presidency, the world would be more likely to renew their allegiance with the US. If they decide to take out Iran's nuclear facilities and claim that it is a "clear and present danger", the world will not say "there go the neocons again". They will fight with the US side by side.
And make no mistake. Even the strongest military on earth does not have the manpower to go after Afghanistan, Iraq AND Iran at the same time!!
When we look back at Nixon going to China we understand that, at the time, only a Republican could have done that . Today, only a Democrat can actually take on Islamic fundamentalism and hope to have the rest of the world united behind it.
Many are going to vote for Obama, NOT in spite of their support for Israel.
Many are going to vote for Obama BECAUSE of their support for Israel!
