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Obama Good- Asian Relations....................................................................................................................................3

Obama Good- Asian Relations ......................................................................................................3

Obama Good-Free Trade.............................................................................................................................................4

Obama Good-Free Trade ..............................................................................................................4

Obama Good- Soft Power...........................................................................................................................................5

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Obama Good- Economy............................................................................................................................................10

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Obama Bad- Pakistan................................................................................................................................................13

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Obama Bad- Economy..............................................................................................................................................14

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Obama Bad- Military Readiness...............................................................................................................................15

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Obama Bad- Space....................................................................................................................................................16

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Obama Bad- China....................................................................................................................................................17

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McCain Good- Economy..........................................................................................................................................18


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McCain Good- Economy .............................................................................................................18

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McCain Good- Military Readiness...........................................................................................................................21

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McCain Good- Free Trade........................................................................................................................................22

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McCain Good- Russia...............................................................................................................................................23

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McCain Good- Terrorism..........................................................................................................................................24

McCain Good- Terrorism ............................................................................................................24McCain Good- Space................................................................................................................................................25

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McCain Bad- Economy.............................................................................................................................................26

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McCain Bad- China..................................................................................................................................................27

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McCain Bad- Russia.................................................................................................................................................28

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Obama Good- Asian Relations

Obama improves Asian Relations

PeterHarcher, International Editor for the Sydney Herald, Feb 4th 2008, Lexis-Nexis Academic.IF ELECTED president, Barrack Obama would seek to rid the American mind-set of militarism, a top

adviser said, in one of the most striking foreign policy pronouncements of the campaign. And an Obama

administration would enact sweeping change in US relations with the world, including elevating the

importance of South-East Asia in US diplomacy and nurturing relations with Australia, Dr Susan Rice said ininterview with the Herald. Dr Rice, a top foreign affairs adviser and spokeswoman for the Obama presidentialcampaign, said the US had put too much weight on military solutions to its problems, and had been guilty of a"single-minded" focus on the Middle East. An Obama presidency would correct these tendencies, she said.And while John Howard's extraordinary attack on Senator Obama last year was "water under the bridge", she saidthat "it's very nice that we will have the opportunity to deal with the new leader of Australia". One of the twofinalists competing for the Democratic Party's nomination for the presidency, said in a debate last Thursday with theother finalist, Senator Hillary Clinton: "I don't want to just end the war [in Iraq], but I want to end the mind-set thatgot us into war in the first place." He did not elaborate, but, asked later what mind-set he was speaking of, Dr Ricesaid: "It's the mind-set that assumes that solutions to our problems are in the first instance military ones." And, in aclear criticism of Senator Clinton, she added: "And it's the political mind-set that assumes that Democrats will lookas much as possible like Republicans on national security no matter how flawed their policies may be. His

competition with Senator Clinton enters the terminal phase this week on so-called Tsunami Tuesday, Wednesday inAustralia, when 22 states hold presidential primaries. Although Senator Clinton has built tremendous momentum inrecent weeks, Senator Clinton goes into the contest with an average advantage of about 10 percentage points innational opinion polls. Dr Rice, formerly US assistant secretary of state for African affairs and a scholar at theBrookings Institution, continued: "It's the mind-set that doesn't try to understand the complexities and intricacies ofthe societies we are trying to affect, the mind-set that didn't take expert advice. "It's the mind-set that goes alongtrying to out-muscle the Republicans and the mind-set that uses only one instrument in our toolbox - the instrumentwhich is the most costly and most sacred that we have." Dr Rice said an Obama White House would give muchgreater weight to South-East Asia in general, and Indonesia in particular.Obama understands that in the 21stcentury our security is very deeply related to Asia, so the single-minded focus on the Middle East has been

counterproductive. We have to deal with a rising China in a sophisticated manner, and Obama is someone

who understands South-East Asia. You will see change there. You will see an understanding that Indonesia is

one of the most important countries in the world.


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Obama Good-Free Trade

Obama key to eliminating Protectionist policies in Latin America.JeffZelany, Staff Writer for The New York Times, May 24th 2008, Obama Calls For Engaging Cuba, Lexis NexisAcademic.

Senator Barrack Obama said on Friday called for greater engagement with Cuba and Latin America, saying

the long-standing policies of isolation have failed to advance the interests of the United States or help peoplewho have suffered under oppressive governments. In a speech before an influential Cuban-American grouphere, Mr. Obama said he would meet with the Cuban leader, Raul Castro ''at a time and place of mychoosing.'' He derided Senator John McCain and other Republican critics as embracing what he called hard-line approaches that have failed. John McCain's been going around the country talking about how much Iwant to meet with Raul Castro as if I'm looking for a social gathering or I'm going to invite him over andhave some tea,'' Mr. Obama said. ''That's not what I said, and John McCain knows it. After eight years of thedisastrous policies of George Bush, it is time to pursue direct diplomacy, with friend and foe alike, withoutpreconditions.'' Mr. Obama appeared before the Cuban American National Foundation days after Mr. McCainoutlined a sharply different approach in a speech in Miami. He said Mr. Obama was naive to think he couldhold direct diplomatic talks with Mr. Castro and other foreign leaders who are considered enemies. The back-and-forth highlighted the divergent foreign policy approaches of the two candidates and underscored thesignificant role that Cuba policy could play in the general election. Mr. Obama's decision to address a

constituency that has traditionally leaned Republican -- but among some younger voters is changing --signaled his intent to compete aggressively in Florida, a state that could be a critical battleground. ''I knowwhat the easy thing is to do for American politicians. Every four years, they come down to Miami, they talktough, they go back to Washington and nothing changes in Cuba,'' Mr. Obama said. ''That's what JohnMcCain did the other day. He joined the parade of politicians who make the same empty promises year afteryear, decade after decade.'' When he addressed Cuban-Americans here on Tuesday, Mr. McCain accused Mr.Obama of shifting his position on normalizing trade relations with Cuba. On Friday, his campaign passed outprinted materials here saying Mr. Obama had a ''record of weak leadership'' on Cuba. ''Senator Obama'sreckless judgment, and his pandering on trade, will set back relations between the United States and LatinAmerica for decades,'' said Tucker Bounds, a spokesman for Mr. McCain. In a 30-minute speech, interruptedseveral times by applause, Mr. Obama said that if elected president he would immediately lift the bans onfamily travel to Cuba and the limits on how much money people can send to their relatives in the communistnation. ''Don't be confused about this. I will maintain the embargo,'' Mr. Obama said. ''It provides us with the

leverage to present the regime with a clear choice: If you take significant steps toward democracy, beginningwith the freeing of all political prisoners, we will take steps to begin normalizing relations.'' In presenting hisplan for Latin America, Mr. Obama said he would increase economic aid, work with other nations to reducedrug trafficking, seek cooperation on alternative energy and expand the Peace Corps in the region. TheCuban American National Foundation is the most prominent of the anti-Castro Cuban exile groups in Miami.Mr. Obama's appearance was viewed by his supporters here as a sign of change in Cuban-American politicalleanings. Jorge Mas Santos, son of the group's founder, introduced Mr. Obama and endorsed his plan to liftrestrictions on visiting relatives in Cuba and sending money. He said it was time for a new approach todealing with Cuba. ''The other centerpiece of U.S.-Cuba policy has been that there should be no negotiationsand conversations with Raul Castro'' Mr. Santos said. ''Although this may sound tough, on its own it's

ineffective and plays into the hands of Raul Castro.


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Obama Good- Soft Power

Obama Key to American Soft PowerDaniel Flitton, Research Associate at the Lowy Institute for International Policy, White House Battle, Jul 26th2008, Lexus Nexus Academic.

Global sentiment is firmly behind Barack Obama for US president. IN KENYA, he is a superstar. The Frenchrate him almost three to one ahead of his rival. Australians, Britons and Japanese think he is at least twice as

good. Even people in the Middle East put him narrowly in front. But how will the world react if Barack Obamaloses the November election? This US presidential race has rapt global audiences like few before it. The prospect ofa black man, son of an immigrant, defying prejudice and the political establishment to capture the most powerful jobin the land makes for the kind of amazing story to inspire new confidence in America. No doubt such renewal isbadly needed. The superpower's image has been battered during the George Bush years. The shambolicelection in 2000 injected poison into the boastful democracy. A proud military tradition was diminished by a

disastrous invasion of Iraq, squandering the great outpouring of global sympathy after the September 11

attacks. America's legal heritage was debased by prison horrors in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay, whileWashington's dismal response to hurricane Katrina only served to compound opinion polls showing global respectfor America at near record lows. Obama promises to turn views around. "I want to use all elements of Americanpower to keep us safe, and prosperous, and free. Instead of alienating ourselves from the world, I want America -

once again - to lead." People believe. Obamamania, as dubbed by pundits, has spread across the globe.A 23-countrysurvey by the Pew Global Attitudes Project last month found more confidence in Obama to do the right thing inworld affairs than in his Republican opponent, John McCain. Obama has been burnishing this favour this week on awhirlwind tour with stops in Afghanistan and the Middle East, and across Europe. And yet the international raptureis all for nought if Obama fails to win the White House. What will the rest of the world think of the US if theirfavoured candidate is rejected by Americans? Will the country's international standing slide even further down thescale? "His defeat would certainly engender a great deal of disappointment," says Harvard University professorJoseph Nye. A widely respected foreign affairs expert and one-time Democratic administration official, Nye

believes " soft power " is one of America's greatest assets. The appeal of a country's values, society, and culture

- whether a democratic tradition, a legacy of immigration, television, movies, fashion or food - contrasts with

so-called "hard power ", mostly linked with bombs, aircraft carriers and marines. "The election of Barack

Obama would do a great deal to increase American soft or attractive power," says Nye. "His background and

career embody many of the more positive and optimistic aspects of the US as a land of openness and

opportunity."


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Obama Good- Soft Power Cont.

Obama win would dramatically increase US soft power.Maureen Dowd, Staff Writer for the New York Times, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, December 2, 2007, LexusNexus Academic.

Customarily in presidential races, Americans seek a patriarchal figure, a strong parent to protect the housefrom invaders and financial turbulence. But with Barrack Obama this dynamic seems reversed. He seemsmore like a child prodigy. Those enraptured with his gifts urge him on, like anxious parents, trying to pull thatsustained, dazzling performance out of him that they believe he's capable of; they are willing to put up with theprodigy's occasional listlessness and crabbiness, his flights of self-regard and self-righteousness. Despite his unevenefforts and distaste for the claws of competition, they can see he is a golden child, one who moves, speaks, smilesand thinks with amazing grace. His advisers and fund-raisers have pressed him to go fortissimo. Many voters withgreat expectations are hovering, hoping for a crescendo. Except for panicked Clintonistas, everyone seems eager tosee if the young pol can live up to his potential. Responding to his more combative style, the press has relaunchedhim, giving him a second chance to shine, on this week's cover of Time, in the pages of The New Yorker, in the uparrow of Newsweek, which now declares him ''poised to be the comeback kid,'' and at The Times, where youngfemale assistants lined the halls on Wednesday to watch him glide into a second meeting with editorial board writersand editors. In The Atlantic, Andrew Sullivan lays out what he sees as Obama 's ''indispensable'' capacity to

move the country past baby-boom feuds and the world past sectarian and racial divides. ''It's November2008,'' he imagines. ''A young Pakistani Muslim is watching television and sees that this man Barrack

Husain Obama-- is the new face of America. In one simple image, America's soft power has been ratcheted up

not a notch, but a logarithm.''


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Obama is the candidate associated with smart power (Read only with the Peebles 08 card)

Andrew Sullivan, Staff Writer for The Sun Times, The New Face of America, December

16, 2007, Lexus Nexus Academic Search.

At its best, the Obama candidacy is about ending a war -not so much the war in Iraq, which will continue into thenext decade -but the civil war within America that has prevailed since Vietnam and has crippled the country at thevery time the world needs it most. It is a war about war -and culture and religion and race.And in that war, Obama-and Obama alone -offers the possibility of a truce. The divide Obama promises to overcome is still betweenthose who fought in Vietnam and those who didn't, and between those who fought and dissented and those whofought but never dissented at all. The schism never went away. In fact it intensified during the Bill Clinton sexscandals in the 1990s, was deepened by the rise of the religious right, was ratcheted up by the bitterly divisive hungelection of 2000, and worsened by the Iraq war. It is the great, paralysing red-blue divide that still rips Americaapart. Americans know this battle hurts only themselves, but they cannot get past it. Obama might allow them to.What does he offer? First and foremost: his face. It could be an effective potential rebranding of the United

States. Such a rebranding is not trivial it's central to an effective war strategy. The war on Islamist terror,

after all, is two-pronged: a function of both hard power and soft power. We have seen the potential of hardpower in removing the Taliban and Saddam Hussein. We have also seen its inherent weaknesses in Iraq, and

its profound limitations in winning a long war against radical Islam. The next president has to create a

sophisticated and supple blend of soft and hard power to isolate the enemy, to fight where necessary, but also

to create an ideological template that works to the West's advantage over the long haul. There is simply no

other candidate with the potential of Obama to do this. Consider this hypothetical scenario. It's November

2008. A young Pakistani Muslim is watching television and sees that this man -Barack Hussein Obama -is the

new face of America. In one simple image America's soft power has been ratcheted up exponentially. A brown-skinned man whose father was an African, who grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii, who attended a majority-Muslimschool as a boy, is now the alleged enemy. If you wanted the crudest but most effective weapon against thedemonisation of America that fuels Islamist ideology, Obama's face gets close. It proves them wrong about

America in ways no words can.


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Electing Barrack Obama is key to US Smart Power

The Canberra Times, Austraila, US needs to use smart power, not hard power, April 18

2008, Final Edition, Lexus Nexus Academic Search.

In the op-ed "US needs to get smarter" (April 16, p15), Dave Peebles mentions that Kevin Rudd presented President George W.

Bush with the book China's Soft Power is Transforming the World. Bush is effectively a lame-duck President withlittle time, let alone ability, to make foreign policy changes to deal with the rise in China's soft (ie influence)

power. I therefore hope that Rudd had three extra copies with him for those US presidential aspirants who hope to succeed Bush

and therefore may actually be able to do something. Of the three, the presumptive Republican nominee, John McCain, may bein most need of the book. His policy on Iraq shows that he stillthinks predominantly in terms of hard (ie military)power. Luckily, both of the Democratic contenders, Hillary Clinton andBarack Obama, realise that the US cannotbase its influence on military power alone. A US that can be positively engaged in East Asia with smart power,

taking advantage of its military presence as well as its considerable economic and cultural influence, will be in

the best interests ofpowers in the region. Mike Hettinger, former chairman, Democrats Abroad Australia Mbeki'srole Your editorial (April 16) is correct in stating that the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, must shoulder

much responsibility for the continuing crisis in Zimbabwe. His failure to condemn Robert Mugabe's gangster tacticshas undoubtedly given Mugabe the momentum which he had lost following the recent elections. Perhaps Mbeki,who is no longer the ANC leader, nor likely to retain the country's presidency for much longer, is not in a position tospeak bluntly to Mugabe. If so, then it is the duty of the African Union to come to the rescue of the people ofZimbabwe and condemn Mugabe's brutal tactics unreservedly. Sam Nona, Burradoo, NSW Zimbabwe no joke Thepresent Australian ambassador to Zimbabwe and his partner are long- standing neighbours and good friends of mine.The ambassador is a person with great skills in tact and diplomacy the kind of person I want to have representing mein other countries. Robert Mugabe is a problem for all liberal democrats a band ever dwindling in number, given theloss of hard- won freedoms we have suffered in the name of fighting terrorism. Mark Latham lost Labor an election;Tony Abbott and Alexander Downer contributed to the recent loss of the Howard government. It is clear that manyAustralians rejected the ideas, attitudes and behaviour of all four politicians. Jack Lonergan suggests we should nowinflict them on the poor people of Zimbabwe as if sending a triad of second-rate politicians will somehow assist with managingMugabe. Can we leave the professional diplomats to get on with the job we ask them to do? The further we keep our politiciansfrom this process the better served both Australia and Zimbabwe will be.Maureen McInroy, Hue, Vietnam Female bishops The

comment that the new female Anglican bishop will not be accepted in Sydney ("Anglicans name first female bishop", April 12,p3) reminds me of a story doing the rounds in South Africa at the height of apartheid. A black man was thrown out of a whitechurch. He got down on his knees and prayed, "Lord, they won't let me into your Church." The answer came back, "They won'tlet me in either."


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Obama Good- Economy

1. If elected, Obamas economic plan will kill fiscal discipline because of earmarks.

The Washington Times, Obama, McCain Economics, July 11, 2008 h Lexus Nexus

Academic Search.

This week,Barrack Obama and John McCain touted their economic plans. If we takethem at their word, Mr. Obama's plan could stifle initiative and perpetuate the current

economic downturn. Mr. McCain's would unleash American dynamism, if he overcomesthe lack of credibility his party has in restraining spending and limiting government.Mr. Obama 's "AnAgenda for Middle-Class Success," differs from the "trickle-down" Republican

economic philosophy that he believes only helps the wealthy. His initiative ostensibly

has a "bottom-up" approach. In reality, Mr. Obamas descending approach empowers

the state to make decisions for free-thinking Americans. This is proof that he fails to

understand that wealth is not created by more big government. Despite his call for

change, Mr. Obama 's agenda consists of more government programs and lots of fuzzymath. Mr. Obama wants to "jumpstart economic growth and create jobs" by enacting a $50 billion stimuluspackage. He also wants to eliminate income taxes on retirement income. In other words, he favors morespending and a tax code that grants an entire class of people an exemption. This is socialistic - theredistribution of wealth according to the whims of legislators. Mr. Obama promises that all families makingless than $250,000 per annum will not pay higher taxes. He even pledges to give middle-class families a$1,000 tax cut. Yet, he has also stated that he will increase the capital gains tax from its current level of 15percent to at least 20 percent (he has not settled on an exact figure, it may be higher). This will indeed mean a

tax increase for all Americans who sell an investment. Mr. Obama does not adequately explain

how he will be able to prevent other tax increases, given the many new government

programs he proposes. He will spend money on infrastructure repair, college tuitions,

matching funds to encourage savings and universal health-care. He states that he will

pay for these programs by cutting earmarks and with funds saved when the Iraq warends. Yet he has no track record of resisting earmarks: He has already voted for

billions of dollars in earmarks.It is also unclear when or how the Iraq war will end - and whether ornot those funds that might be saved and may be needed for other military operations (such as in Afghanistan orin Iran, for example). Hence, we know that he will spend taxpayer money, but not exactly how he will pay forthese expenses. Mr. Obama's economic agenda belies his liberal view of the state as all-seeing and all-knowing. Rather than empowering Americans, he will end up burdening citizens with higher taxes, increasing

regulation and creating more unaccountable bureaucracies to administer his numerous meddlesome initiatives.Mr. McCain, on the other hand, is attempting to revive the people's faith in a more

conservative economic philosophy. The Arizona senator does not want to impose any

more burdens on small businesses, such as health mandates.He also promises to keep all ofGeorge Bush's 2001 cut taxes. He is proposing a gas-tax holiday, cutting the estate tax and reducing corporate

tax rates. He has stated he will also double the child deduction. He wants to expand free trade agreements togenerate jobs; he has repeatedly promoted free trade with Colombia. He also promises to veto billswith wasteful spending and to balance the budget by the end of his first term. In other

words, he wants to restore fiscal responsibility and allow Americans to generate their

own wealth: "All you've ever asked of government is that it stand on your side, not in

your way."Mr. McCain's economic plan consists of merging both the supply-side economics that were usedwith success by Ronald Reagan and the deficit-hawk philosophy that has been a staple of conservative thought.Yet, in reality, he may not be able to sustain both cutting revenue by cutting taxes and also balancing thebudget. He has an even greater problem: Republicans have lost their credibility as custodians of low spendingand limited government.


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Obama Good- Economy Cont.

Obama supports regulation of the economys alternative energy by use of the cap-and-

trade system

Dipka Bhambhani, GNC Management Staff Regulator, Obama claims Democratic nomination as McCainfaults him on energy policy, June 9th 2008, Lexus Nexus Academic Search.

Senator Barrack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination last week, ending a grueling, 17-month battle with

Senator Hillary Clinton. But evenbefore Obama appeared at a rally in St. Paul, Minnesota, to lay claim to hisparty's nomination, Senator John McCain, the Republicans' presumptive presidential standard-bearer,

attacked him on energy policy and a range of other issues. In a speech in New Orleans on Tuesday, McCain blastedObama for voting for the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which McCain said helped put the country in an energy crisis by giving tax

breaks to the oil industry. "I opposed [EPAct 2005] because I know we won't achieve energy independence by repeating themistakes of the last half century," the Arizona senator said. "That's not the change we can believe in," he added, referring toObama's campaign catch phrase, "Change we can believe in." McCain also sought to distance himself from President Bush,saying he backs mandatory caps on greenhouse gas emissions that are blamed for global warming. McCain also said that hewould not cater to special interests, as he said Obama would. McCain invited Obama to participate in a series of town-hall-styledebates that would be staged across the country, saying they could even fly to the events together. The McCain Campaign told

Platts Thursday that Obama had accepted the invitation, and that the dates and locations will be worked out. Both Obama andMcCain have said that the US must combat global warming by instituting mandatory caps on greenhouse gas emissions from

power plants, oil refineries and other industries.According to his campaign Web site, Obama supportsimplementation of a market-based cap-and-trade systemto reduce carbon emissions by 80% below 1990 levels by2050.Notably, Obama has called for all emission-reduction allowances to be auctioned off to the highestbidder, as opposed to being allocated to electric utilities and other industries for free. That differs from

McCain, who maintains that some allowances should be allocated to industry for free in order to soften the

impact on the economy. McCain said his system would invoke entrepreneurship and creative thinking. If a utility can "invent,improve, or acquire a way to reduce their emissions, they can sell their extra permits for cash," he said in a statement. "The profitmotive will coordinate the efforts of venture capitalists, corporate planners, entrepreneurs, and environmentalists on the commonmotive of reducing emissions," McCain said. McCain and Obamaalso differ on the subject of nuclear energy. Obama supportsnuclear power, but he has said he does not support building the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada. Obama'shome state of Illinois has 11 nuclear power facilities, and he has expressed concern about waste from those and other plants beingshipped to Yucca through Chicago, a major transportation hub and the third-largest city in the US.


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Obama Good-Economy

Obama key to stop American economic recession

Adam, Nagourney. 7/8/08. The International Herald Tribune. Candidates vulnerable on economy;Obama and McCain try to retool strategy; ELECTIONS 2008. Lexis.

Both candidates plan to spend this week focusing almost entirely on the economy. But both face political problemswith the issue. McCain, the Arizona Republican, has been shadowed by his statements earlier in the campaign thathe is not expert in the subject of the economy and by the likelihood that voters will associate him with the economicpolicies of the Bush administration. He has embraced President George W. Bush's stands on central issues like taxcuts and trade policy.Obama, Democrat of Illinois, has had difficulty connecting with working-class voters, andhis more ambitious responses to economic problems like expanding access to health insurance would be paid

for in part by tax increases, always a risky proposition politically. The two campaigns are retooling strategies andpreparing for what aides said would be months of economic speeches, town-hall-style meetings on the economy andeconomic proposals, both new and repackaged - testimony to how the campaigns view the electoral environment.''We are going to spend the rest of the summer talking about jobs, energy and health care,'' said Charlie Black, asenior adviser to McCain. He said McCain would prefer that the campaign focus on national security, given hiscredentials in that area, ''but that's just not the way the world works.'' It appears likely that activity on both sides willinvolve appearances notable more for their political symbolism - and attacks against the other side - than anyattempt to come up with ideas for dealing with the problems. McCain will probably continue to attackObama for

supporting tax increases, andObama is likely to portray McCain's views as an extension of Bush's economicpolicies. McCain is set to announce Monday morning that 300 economists are endorsing his economic proposals,which include tax cuts, expanded trade and a pledge to veto bills with earmarks, or spending inserted by lawmakersto benefit a specific project. His aides said the endorsements, mostly by conservative economists, would help himestablish his credentials in this area. McCain will spend the week talking about job creation in hard-pressedbattleground states, a contrast with his decision to spend last week in Latin America, a move that even some of hisallies said risked having him seem unconcerned with the problems at home. McCain's aides said he would talk thisweek with voters, often in intimate settings, about their economic problems, in the hope of coming off as moreempathetic than Obama. He will attackObama over his support for raising taxes and his opposition to lifting theban on offshore oil drilling and suspending the gasoline tax for the summer, positions also highlighted in anadvertisement by the Republican National Committee that started running Sunday in closely contested states.McCain will also renew his attempt to draw contrasts with Obama on trade by focusing onObama's opposition tosome trade deals that McCain said would help the economy, as he did in Colombia last week. McCain has repeatedly

argued that raising taxes in a weak economy would have disastrous consequences and asserted that his plan for long-term tax cuts - the centerpiece of his economic program - would solve the short-term economic problems. But,McCain's aides said, he will not offer any significant new economic programs or ideas. Black said the campaignwas counting more on the contrast withObama on tax cuts than on Obama's problems relating to working-classvoters.Obama has filled his schedule with relatively intimate appearances in which he will talk to voters about thesouring economy and how it affects them. Winning the support of working-class voters is a major test forObamaheading into the fall, especially in swing states like Ohio and Pennsylvania. Since the spring, Obama has beenspeaking much more specifically about the economy and how his plan would address the problems -mentioning, for example, his proposal for a fund to help avoid mortgage foreclosures - as he has moved away fromurging more government regulation of lenders. He has called for two more rounds of economic stimulus packages,in the form of rebate checks, to help the economy and consumers deal with rising gasoline prices, and his campaigncriticized McCain on Sunday for refusing to support such measures.
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Obama Bad- Pakistan

Obama Will Invade Pakistan

Anne Davies, Herald Coorespondant in Washington, Obama Says He Would Strike Inside

Pakistan, The Sydney Morning Herald, Aug 3rd

2007, Lexus Nexus Academic.

BarrackObama, the 2008 Democratic presidential hopeful, has called on the US to pull out of Iraq and focus onthe real sources of terrorism: Afghanistan and Pakistan, including unilateral military action in Pakistan ifnecessary. Senator Obama argued that if the Pakistani Government failed to eradicate terrorist operations inside itsborders, the US should withhold aid and strike al-Qaeda targets there itself. "If we have actionable intelligence abouthigh-value terrorist targets and President [Pervez] Musharaff won't act, we will," he said, in a foreign policy speechto the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars in Washington on Wednesday. "I understand that PresidentMusharaff has his own challenges, but let me make this clear: there are terrorists holed up in those mountains whomurdered 3000 Americans. They are plotting to strike again." Senator Obama criticised the US President, GeorgeBush arguing that he was giving the terrorists what they wanted - an expensive and protracted war. "The Presidentwould have us believe that every bomb in Baghdad is part of al-Qaeda's war against us, not an Iraqi civil war," hesaid. "It is time to turn the page. When I am president, we will wage the war that has to be won with a

comprehensive strategy with five elements: getting out of Iraq and on the right battlefield in Afghanistan andPakistan; developing the capabilities and partnerships we need to take out the terrorists and the world's most deadlyweapons; engaging the world to dry up support for terror and extremism; restoring our values; and securing a moreresilient homeland." A spokeswoman for the Pakistani Foreign Ministry, Tasnim Aslam, refused to respond directlyas Senator Obama was not the US President. She added: "These are serious matters and should not be used for point-scoring. Political candidates and commentators should show responsibility." The Bush Administration last weektried to smooth a row with Islamabad over threats to act against al-Qaeda in Pakistani territory. The US said it hadfull respect for Pakistan's sovereignty, although it reserved the right to act. Political analysts interpreted SenatorObama's speech as a pointed message to his presidential competitors: that he will not accept being portrayed as weakor inexperienced. His main rival for the Democrat nomination, Hilary Clinton as presented herself as anexperienced, practical moderate on foreign relations. The two clashed during last week's YouTube debate, whenSenator Clinton said he would be prepared to talk to leaders of rogue states. Senator Clinton was more circumspect,calling his foreign policy views "naive" and "irresponsible". This prompted Senator Obama to label her approach"Bush-Cheney lite". Senator Clinton responded to Senator Obama's latest comments by stressing that if there wasactionable intelligence showing Osama bin Laden or other prominent terrorist leaders were in Pakistan, "I wouldensure that they were targeted and killed or captured". She also said that she has long favoured sending more troopsto Afghanistan. However, other Democratic candidates took issue with Senator Obama 's tough talk. TheGovernor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, said that his threat, if acted upon, could inflame the entire Muslimworld. "My international experience tells me that we should address this issue with tough diplomacy first

with Musharraf and then leave the military option as a last resort," he said.


14/28


Obama Bad- Economy

Obama wins the election, his radical economic policies will send the United States into

depression, causing other countries to fall as well such as Canada.

Theo Caldwell, Staff Writer for The National Post, Bad On Trade = Bad For Canadians,March 4th 2008, Lexus Nexus Academic Search.

It is difficult to overstate the severity of the hosing Canadians will experience if Barrack Obama becomes

president of the United States. The foremost way in which the callow Senator from Illinois would snatch thedouble-double from our Timmy's is evident in his attitude toward trade. In pursuit of blue-collar primary votes inWisconsin and Ohio, and in defiance of the fact that U.S. manufacturing jobs have been declining since 1979,Obama has effectively scapegoated the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for job losses,

promising to revisit, and perhaps withdraw from, the treaty. Slapping tariffs on Canadian exports would hurt

folks on both sides of the border. (Does Obama suppose that duties on American exports will actually revitalize theU.S. manufacturing base?). The same organized labour groups that clamour against NAFTA (or any free trade deal,really) would do far better to encourage a cut in corporate tax rates, assuming their ambition is to bring back jobs.Such a move in the United States would prompt similar action in Canada, helping all of our workers. But this is not

in Obama's playbook. Whether Canadians know it or not, his election would hit us squarely in the wallet. Hereis a simple truth with which Canadians should acquaint themselves: Republicans are generally free traders;Democrats, not. Since two Republican presidents and one Conservative prime minister effected the Canada-U.S.free trade agreement in 1989, trade between our two countries has tripled. Bill Clinton's acceptance of NAFTA in1993 remains a heresy to many in his party -- including his wife and her rival for the Democratic presidentialnomination, Obama. But trade is only one aspect of Obama 's abysmal agenda. His misbegotten economic andforeign-policy prescriptions matter, too. He plans to raise taxes across the board -- doubling capital gains,

increasing inheritance taxes to 55%, and hiking income taxes to such levels that Americans could see

marginal rates at the 65-70% range of the bad old days. The American economy is already facing a recession;

with Obama's help, a full-on depression is achievable. And as the American economy goes, so does that of

Canada. There is much talk about Obama as the agent of "hope" and "change," and his energy and youth haveprompted comparisons to John F. Kennedy. But JFK understood the value of letting businesspeople do business,within and across borders. Kennedy's tax cuts were larger than those of any president since --including Ronald

Reagan and George W. Bush -- resulting in higher tax receipts for years, and buoying the North American economy.From a broader perspective, consider Obama 's threats to invade Pakistan, negotiate without condition with

Cuba and Iran, and cut off exports from China. "Hope," indeed! One hopes Obama does not mean a word he

is saying. He is Jimmy Carter without the foreign-policy acumen. We have all dodged a bullet with the collapse ofHillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign (but expect to see her screeching back in 2012, like Glenn Closecoming out of that bathtub). The big-government, high-tax protectionist notions that animate Hillary's politicalphilosophy, however, are still part of this presidential contest, and they are embodied by Obama. This is not goodnews for Canadians, however compelling they may find Obama to be. For various ideological reasons, Canadiansmost often identify with the Democratic candidates in American presidential contests. As Barrack Obamaprepares to hobble America's economy, close its borders to trade and legitimize our shared enemies,Canadians ought to reconsider their outlook.


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16/28


Obama Bad- Space

Obama opposes Mars space exploration concerned about earthly problems like global

warming and the American economy

LA Times. 7/23/08. Los Angeles Times. Looking at Mars; McCain is onboard for Bush's space mission;

Obama may be more down to earth. Lexis.We know how John McCain and Barack Obama are polling in the red states, the blue states, Europe, the MiddleEast, China and around the world. But how are the presidential candidates polling on Mars? Red Planet policy turnsout to be one of the areas in whichMcCain and Obamapresent bright, clear policy differences. In short, McCainsupports the vision for space exploration thatPresident Bush articulated in 2004, which committed NASA toreturning human beings to the moon by 2020, with a vaguely defined ambition to send astronauts on to Mars before2050. This vision has since coalesced into NASA's Constellation program, intended, among other things, to replacethe retiring space shuttle. And the Democratic contender? Earlier this year, in a 15-page position paper detailing hisideas for education, Obama sneaked in the following line at the end: "The early education plan will be paid for bydelaying the NASA Constellation program for five years." Who's right? There's something to be said for pulling theplug on Constellation. The space agency should take a fresh look at its goals and practices, possibly even givingup its role as a driver in human space exploration and becoming a paying passenger on vehicles built and operatedby foreign and private-sector organizations. This would leave NASA with more funds for the robotic explorationthat has brought such vast rewards on a relatively small budget (and without risk to life and limb). But where your

taxes are concerned, nothing is ever simple. Bush's 2004 vision, announced shortly after the landings of the Spiritand Opportunity rovers on Mars, brought with it a surge of interest in robotic science in the inner solar system --which could be promoted, accurately or not, as the necessary prep work for human exploration. The bulk of NASAfunding still goes to human exploration and thus tends to end up in Texas, Florida, Louisiana and Alabama. But LosAngeles County could be an ancillary beneficiary of Constellation, because the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is themost important player in robotic planetary exploration. Fiscal realities and NASA's commitment to keeping its $17-billion budget flat already seem to be putting a limit on Constellation, but Bush's, and now McCain's, vision nicelybalances realism and ambition. Yet it's Obama who is sounding like the more realistic, market-orientedcandidate. His campaign said recently thatObama hopes to enhance NASA's role "in confronting the challengeswe face here on Earth, including global climate change" and "to reach out and include international partners

and engage the private sector to increase NASA's reach and provide real public economic benefits for the

nation."
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17/28


Obama Bad- China

Obama ruins US-China relations because of American economy

Jane, Schulze. 6/21/08. Weekend Australian. Trade is Obamas weak spot. Lexis.The editor of The Economist is worried about the US Democrat's protectionist tendencies and possibletensions with China, reports media editor Jane Schulze FAST-FORWARD a year and imagineBarack Obamaas USpresident. Obama's promise of ``change you can believe in'' has struck a chord in many parts of theUS. But if he's unable to deliver that change quickly, John Micklethwait, editor of respected internationalmagazine The Economist, believes Obama may blame China for some of the problems he faces, in theprocess inflaming tensions between the US and China. Like the magazine he edits, Micklethwait is anavowed supporter of free trade and for this reason he's concerned aboutObama, who he fears is a strongprotectionist. ``Trade is something we are extremely wary about with Obama at the moment,'' he says.Micklethwait is also a supporter ofglobalisation, which he argues is producing the greatest economicboom in human history. ``By the end of this decade, even allowing for the credit crunch, we'll haveaverage GDP growth per head of population of 3 per cent a year around the world, so we are now

living in the fastest decade of economic growth in human history,'' he says. Countries such as Chinahave been beneficiaries of globalisation but their growth has spurred problems that Micklethwaitexpects may be used in the future byObama to shore up his popularity at home. `Ì'm worried aboutglobalisation at the moment because even though it's a great and powerful thing it has its problems,''

Micklethwait says. `Òil and food prices have risen because of the enormous demand unleashed byChina and India, which means you get price bubbles and price imbalances emerging.'' That's alsohaving a knock-on effect in the political world, and that's where he seesObama unleashing a new anti-

China rhetoric in the US. `Ìt's a good thing China is getting richer and more powerful, but if it gets evenmore powerful you'll soon have a return to the power politics, with China bumping up against Japan andIndia ... and then you'll have the nationalisms coming in.''
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18/28


McCain Good- Economy

. McCain has refused to support wasteful earmark and promises to fight the massive

amount of earmark spending in Congress.

Paul Kane, Staff Writer for the Washington Post, Candidates Earmarks Worth Millions; ofFrontrunners, McCain Abstained, Feb 14 2008, Lexus Nexus Academic Search.

Working with her New York colleagues in nearly every case, Clinton supported almost four times as much spendingon earmarked projects as her rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.), whose $91million total placed him in the bottom quarter of senators who seek earmarks, the study showed. Sen. John McCain(Ariz.), the likely GOP presidential nominee, was one of five senators to reject earmarks entirely, part of his

long-standing view that such measures prompt needless spending. As a campaign issue, earmarks highlight

significant differences in the spending philosophies of the top three candidates. Clinton has repeatedly

supported earmarks as a way to bring home money for projects, while Obama adheres to a policy of using

them only to support public entities. McCain is using his blanket opposition to earmarked spending as a regularline of attack against Clinton, even running an Internet ad mocking her $1 million request for a museum devoted tothe Woodstock music festival. Obama has been criticized for using a 2006 earmark to secure money for the

University of Chicago hospital where his wife worked until last year. The new report, by Taxpayers forCommon Sense, is the first to show all the earmarks each lawmaker added to spending bills for an entire

fiscal year. It notes the explosive growth of the practice, which amounted to more than $18 billion in fiscal

2008. Stung by criticism of earmarks, President Bush and an increasing number of lawmakers have started tocampaign against their use. In his State of the Union address last month, Bush vowed to veto any spending bills for2009 that do not cut back on earmarks, and 22 House members have sworn off seeking them. While most areRepublicans, Democratic Rep. Henry A. Waxman (Calif.), a key committee chairman and close ally of HouseSpeaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), joined yesterday. "Congressional spending through earmarks is out ofcontrol," he said. Lawmakers previously were allowed to include multimillion-dollar items in spending bills withoutpublicly identifying themselves as sponsors. House and Senate Democrats passed measures last year that requireopen sponsorship of earmarks. Though they still make up a tiny fraction of the federal budget, earmarks remain amultibillion-dollar business on Capitol Hill. Congress added 12,881 earmarks, worth $18.3 billion, to spendingbills that Bush signed into law, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense. That is a 23 percent drop from the

record level of earmarked money for fiscal 2005. Democrats used their new majority to secure 57 percent oftotal earmarked money in fiscal 2008. Members of both parties even supported a $4.5 billion pot of earmarks.

"An increasing number of individual members recognize that a moratorium is needed until significant

reforms are made to the earmark process," Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), a longtime earmark opponent, saidyesterday.


19/28


McCain Good- India/Pakistan

McCain key to good India-Pakistan relations

States News Service. 1/2/08. States News Service. NEW WEB AD, 'FOREIGN POLICY ALERT'.LexusYesterday, New York Post Compared Romney And McCain's Responses To Pakistan CrisisNew York Post Mocked Romney's Response To Pakistan Crisis, While Calling McCain "The OneCandidate Who Seems To Understand That A Sound Pakistan Policy Requires Something More Than

Glib Slogans." "The Pakistani political crisis has presented Americans with a real test of which of thenation's would-be presidents are fit for the Oval Office. Most fail. Certainly, few seemed to appreciate thedepth of the crisis. ... Mitt Romney said the 'terrible devastating handiwork' of Benazir Bhutto's assassinationdemonstrated the continuing threat that terrorism presents. You think? ... That left John McCain as the onecandidate who seems to understand that a sound Pakistan policy requires something more than glib slogans."(Editorial, "Candidates and Crisis," New York Post, 1/1/08)Romney Has Recently Said That The Next President Doesn't Need Foreign Policy ExperienceRomney: "If We Want Somebody Who Has A Lot Of Experience In Foreign Policy, We Can Simply Go ToThe State Department." "Well, if we want somebody who has a lot of experience in foreign policy, we cansimply go to the State Department and pluck out one of the tens of thousands of people who work there.They, of course, have been doing foreign policy all their careers. But that's not how we choose a president. A

president is not a foreign policy expert." (Fox News' "Hannity and Colmes," 12/27/07)Romney: "If Foreign Policy Experience Were The Measure For Selecting A President, We'd Just Go To TheState Department." CNN'S ANDERSON COOPER: "So foreign policy experience, per se, is not essential,just experience?" ROMNEY: "Well, if -- if foreign policy experience were the measure for selecting apresident, we'd just go to the State Department and pick up one of the thousands and thousands of peoplewho've spent their whole life in foreign policy, and frankly, becoming a United States senator does not makeone a foreign policy expert, either." (CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360," 12/27/07)Romney: "That's Not What The Nation Needs In A President." "If the answer for leading this country issomeone that has a lot of foreign policy experience, we can just go down to the State Department and pick upany one of the tens of thousands of people who've spent all their life in foreign policy ... That's not what thenation needs in a president. The person that is president of the United States, we look to have leadershipskills." (Dave Wedge, "Mitt Still Sees Foreign Expertise As Overrated," Boston Herald, 12/28/07)

Watch Romney Say That The Next President Doesn't Need Foreign Policy Experience
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20/28


McCain Good- Heg

McCain key to Heg

States News Service. 1/2/08. States News Service. NEW WEB AD, 'FOREIGN POLICY ALERT'.

Lexus

John McCain's "Experience In Foreign Affairs And In Military Issues Is Unmatched In The Field," WhileOutside Observers Say "Without [McCain], The Surge Would Not Have Happened"Salmon Press (NH): "[McCain's] Military Record Is Truly Heroic -- In Stark Contrast To Those Of HisOpponents ... His Experience In Foreign Affairs And In Military Issues Is Unmatched In The Field." "[JohnMcCain's] military record is truly heroic -- in stark contrast to those of his opponents. As a congressman andsenator from Arizona he has exhibited the ability to attract both sides of the political aisle. And yet he is aconservative in the best sense of the word: principled, unwilling to cave for political gain and an unbowedenemy of wasteful spending. His experience in foreign affairs and in military issues is unmatched in thefield." (Editorial, "New Hampshire's Salmon Press Endorses Sen.John McCain," Salmon Press, 12/13/07)New Hampshire Union Leader: "McCain Is By Far The Most Informed Candidate On Military And ForeignAffairs." "McCain is by far the most informed candidate on military and foreign affairs. In our interviewswith nearly all of the presidential candidates, only McCain offered a comprehensive and detailed strategicvision for maintaining America's position as the world's lone superpower." (Editorial, "Commander InChief: McCain Is The Best Choice," New Hampshire Union Leader, 12/25/07)
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21/28


McCain Good- Military Readiness

McCain key to military readiness

States News Service. 1/2/08. States News Service. NEW WEB AD, 'FOREIGN POLICY ALERT'.

Lexus

Union Leader: "Of All The Candidates For President, It Was John McCain And Only \John McCain Who NotOnly Opposed Donald Rumsfeld's Iraq Strategy From The Start But Offered A Viable Alternative ForWinning ..." "Of all the candidates for President, it was John McCain and only John McCain who not onlyopposed Donald Rumsfeld's Iraq strategy from the start but offered a viable alternative for winning that ill-fated war. When the Democrats cried 'Retreat!' and other Republicans shouted 'Stay the course!' McCainlistened to the commanders on the ground. He discerned the path to victory early, and only after the Presidentfinally did what McCain had urged for years did the tide begin to turn in our favor. That is the kind ofjudgment America needs in the oval office." (Editorial, "Commander In Chief: McCain Is The Best Choice,"New Hampshire Union Leader, 12/25/07)Union Leader: "America Needs A Leader Whose Own Judgment In Matters Of War And Peace Can BeTrusted Implicitly. John McCain Is That Leader." "There is no greater issue in this election than

keeping America safe from its enemies. Romney and other Republicans might have similar foreign policyagendas, but none has the proven judgment on foreign affairs that Sen. McCain has. America needs a leaderwhose ownjudgment in matters of war and peace can be trusted implicitly. John McCain is that leader."

(Editorial, "Commander In Chief: McCain Is The Best Choice," New Hampshire Union Leader, 12/25/07)Portsmouth Herald: "[McCain] Is A Strong Military Man Prepared From Day One To Defend Our NationAgainst Its Enemies. Of All The Republicans Running, He Is By Far The Best Qualified To Lead OurCountry." "John McCain has been leading the country from his seat in the U.S. Senate for 20 years. He is aman of integrity and honor who would help the Republicans rid themselves of the stench of Jack Abramoffand other lobbyists and allow the GOP to reclaim its status as the party of fiscal restraint. He is a strongmilitary man prepared from day one to defend our nation against its enemies. Of all the Republicans running,he is by far the best qualified to lead our country." (Editorial, "Vote Sen. McCain In GOP Primary,"Portsmouth Herald, 12/16/07)The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol: "Without [McCain], The Surge Would Not Have Happened." "He wasright on one awfully big issue, which is the surge. You know, we're fighting a war in Iraq. He was the --without him, the surge would not have happened. I was a very minor advocate of it, and John McCain wasthe absolute key advocate of it internally, privately with the administration, and defending it publicly in the

Senate and among Republicans. So McCain was right on the war. I think he's having a big comeback." (FoxNews' "Fox News Sunday," 12/23/07)National Review Named McCain One Of Their "Men Of The Year" For Being "For The Surge Of Troops InIraq Before Even The White House Was" And "Insisting On No Surrender' In A Clearer And More PassionateWay Than Most Politicians." "If I were the editor of Time magazine, instead of Vladmir Putin, I'd have threemen on the famous year-ending issue. My men of the year would be Gen. David Petraeus, with Sen. JohnMcCain and Joe Lieberman as his Beltway wingmen. McCain, a Republican from Arizona and war hero, wasfor the surge of troops in Iraq before even the White House was. Despite differences of opinion I have withthe senator on a host of issues (ditto for Lieberman), on Iraq, he has been a leader, insisting on 'no surrender'in a clearer and more passionate way than most politicians." (Kathryn Jean Lopez, "Men of the Year,"National Review, 12/27/07)
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