But John McCain has put up a good fight, came back a couple of times when he was counted down and broke, tried every tired, old, mean-spirited trick in the book to belittle and demonize his opponent, and still made a better showing than he should have. It's too bad that we can't reward him for his effort,say, give him some downtrodden Caribbean country to run. Or, better yet, let's let him be mayor of Baghdad. He can show us just how well the Surge has worked, and I'm sure that he'd do a much better job than that hack L. Paul Bremer ever did...
It seems that most world leaders are not expecting much change in our foreign policies with Barack Obama, but he may surprise us with who he picks as Secretary of State. One of the most consistent things leaders would like, especially in the Middle East, is for the US to actually listen to them and their concerns, not blow them off as did the Bush administration. This factor alone could make a global impact.
Just think how different the Middle East situation would have been if the Bush administration hadn't invaded Iraq with an eye out to include Iran. If they hadn't been so embarrassed and pissed off being outmaneuvered by the false information about Iraq planted by Iranian intelligence (anyone remember Achmed Chalabi?), they could have reached out to countries like Iran and Syria, asking for their help in stabilizing the borders, and the region might be a lot more peaceful than it is today. The Kurds feel like they are about to be thrown under the bus by the US to placate Turkey, Hamas has imported 20 tons of rocket and bomb making material into Palestine, and this area is fast becoming the powder keg waiting to blow up in our face again. And Africa has been abandoned to stew in its bloody juices until it festers and a dozen new Idi Amins come to power.
But enough, tomorrow we go and make history...
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