try for peace not war

Why aren’t Bush and McCain

trying harder to STOP THE WAR?

One of the reasons is the Bush-McCain policy of not talking to countries or groups that they consider enemies or terrorists. The Bush-McCain policy is to only talk to countries after they have agreed to Bush-McCain demands. This position rules out any negotiations. The other party has to surrender before Bush-McCain will talk to them. RESULT STALEMATE. No progress toward peace. The purpose of negotiations is to bridge differences or workout an arrangement suitable for both sides.

Thus is in stark contrast to previous republican administration efforts. In the 1991Iraq War Secretary of State James Baker, for Bush Sr., made 32 trips to Syria. This is one of the countries Bush-McCain will not speak to. He finally achieved his purpose of getting Syria to come into the war on our side.

In 1952 General Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander in World War II and latter two term President, decided to run for President. At that time the US was fighting a war in North Korea. General Eisenhower said that if he was elected he would go to N.Korea to see if he could stop the fighting.

He issued a statement, “If a journey to Korea and a study of our military and political problems there CAN SAVE THE LIFE OF A SINGLE AMERICAN SOLDIER and BRING PEACE OF MIND TO ONE FAMILY—I must make the journey to Korea". Eisenhower was elected and he did go to Korea. There was no prior negotiations or agreements arranged. He was unable to stop the fighting.

But the important thought, which I think won him the election, was that here was a candidate that would speak to anyone, travel anywhere, make every possible effort to save American lives.

We should ask Senator McCain why he and George Bush are unwilling to make the same effort that Dwight Eisenhower made?

Fortunately for us Barack Obrama has the same dedication to peace that Dwight Eisenhower had.

More later.