"A Policy Of Delusion"
SAN ANTONIO, TX – According to John McCain's top foreign policy advisor, Barack Obama equals President Clinton – at least when it comes to fighting terrorism.
On a conference call with reporters that took place this morning, Randy Scheunemann accused the presumptive Democratic nominee of offering a renewal of what he called the failed law enforcement methods offered by the Clinton administration in the 1990's.
"Senator Obama is a perfect manifestation of a Sept. 10th mindset," Scheunemann said.
He also said that Obama's anti-terrorism plans and his approval of the recent Supreme Court decision to offer Habeas Corpus rights to prisoners at Guantanamo indicate a "policy of delusion."
In a question posed towards the end of the call by Stephen Hayes of The Weekly Standard, the McCain campaign might have found a new talking point with which to emphasize the possible effect of the Gitmo decision. Hayes' asked if – in the campaign's interpretation – the Court's decision would mean that if Osama bin Laden was captured and imprisoned at Guantanamo, he too would be entitled to Habeas Corpus rights.
The McCain campaign's answer was yes.
"If Senator Obama did receive that 3 a.m. phone call," Scheunemann said in reference to Hillary Clinton's much-discussed television ad, "I guess his response would be to call the lawyers in the justice department."
(NBC/NJ's ADAM AIGNER-TREWORGY)
Osama Bin Laden would have Habeus corpus rights under the Supreme Court decision. He would be held anyway, based on the amount of evidence against him, he would never see the light of day again.
Some poor Joe from Afghanistan who had someone turn him in for a bounty and was ripped out of his house and cannot see the evidence against him, has no idea why he is being held indefinitely, should have the right to challenge his detention. It makes us a stronger country if we follow the law for everybody. Justice ultimately prevails.
John McCain is the perfect manifestation of the 3/18/2003 mindset.
Barack Obama is the perfect manifestation of the Post-Bush mindset.
McCain is delusional and confused. He says that he knows how to capture Bin Laden and that he’d him to the “Gates of Hell.”
So, what does McCain know that Bush and the Pentagon don’t about how to sweep up America’s most elusive enemy?
If he cares about our country so much then why not share his strategy with the current occupant of the White House?
McCain is still confused about terrorism.