Barack Obama is the best choice for the next American president, the New York Times editorial board announced on Friday.
In a three page article detailing point-by-point the reasons for their endorsement, the board declared that “Mr. Obama has met challenge after challenge, growing as a leader and putting real flesh on his early promises of hope and change. He has shown a cool head and sound judgment. We believe he has the will and the ability to forge the broad political consensus that is essential to finding solutions to this nation’s problems.”
In contrast, John McCain was decided to be nothing more than a partisan, Bush-loving zealot whose good judgment in his career in the senate has long since been overshadowed by his poor decisions over the course of the campaign.
On the list of reasons for the selection was Obama’s early and continued disapproval of the war in Iraq, and his plan for ending it in an efficient and responsible manner. McCain has, as the Times pointed out, no real plan for exiting the country. This will not only extend a long and costly war, it puts the already strained US operations in Afghanistan at greater risk of failure.
Though the board admits that relatively inexperienced Obama would have a “learning curve” on foreign policy, they praised his choice of running mates. Joe Biden has plenty of expertise in this area.
Beyond that, the New York Times emphasized that Obama would present the new face of America to the world. Not only would he be the first African American president, his new ideas and worldview are a life-saving breath of fresh air after eight smothering years under Bush.
Read the Endorsement:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/opinion/24fri1.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&sq=obama%20iraq&st=cse&scp=2
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