Video: Secretary of State Clinton... she really does have a great laugh

If you have bit heard John Bolton's remarks which elicited such hearty laughter from Secretary Clinton, you can view it here.

Video: AP Interview With President Obama On Foreign Relations And The Economy

President Obama will be traveling to Russia over the weekend with a primary goal of getting talks started on a new START Treaty (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty).

AP: Why are you meeting with Putin? Answer: 'Prime Minster Putin still has a lot of sway in Russia...'

Questions are also posed to the President with respect to Iran and North Korea.

AP asks the President to address the concerns of Americans who are concerned that this will be a 'jobless recovery'. One thing the President rightly mentions is that for many Americans, jobs have 'well-paying jobs' have been moving out of the country for quite some time, and he wants to that change looking to new energy jobs as the answer.

Defense Secretary says Hawaii is ready to 'protect American territory'

The Defense Department says it is prepared if North Korea test fires another ballistic missile. Reports from Asia say this missile test might take place on July 4th and head towards Hawaii. (June 19)

Secretary Clinton on bi-lateral relationship with Egypt, Middle East Peace, & North Korea's recent arms testing

Cartooning Around

From Daryl Cagle's Political Cartoon Index,
by way of The Political Carnival...

Video: President Obama speaks out against North Korea's nuclear test

The President called North Korea's most recent nuclear test "a grave threat to the peace and stability of the world."

John McCain was a 'Cheerleader' leading up to the War in Iraq

I am catching up on some olds news and blogs that I hadn't checked out yet, when I came upon this one. It lays out in detail how big of a cheerleader was in the lead up to Iraq. It also shows how clearly John McCain is eager to take on other nations. He sounded like he was in a bit of a hurry to get into these conflicts to me. I pray a lot these days. PD

On Morning Of 9/11 Attacks, McCain Immediately Began Making The Case For Iraq War

By Faiz on Sep 11th, 2008 at 9:51 am

On the morning of the 9/11, just moments after the World Trade Center collapsed from the terrorist strikes, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) went on television and immediately began focusing the nation’s attention on Iraq. In an interview with CBS’ Dan Rather on 9/11, McCain said:

To be honest with you, Dan, I never thought that an operation of this sophistication and size would take place. I just never did. But I don’t think there’s any doubt that there are countries — Iraq, Iran, Libya, North Korea and others — who we know engage in proliferation of — of capabilities and, from time to time, involve themselves in state-sponsored terrorism. But never did we imagine on a scale such as this.

The next day, on 9/12, McCain reiterated the point in an interview with Chris Matthews. “It isn’t just Afghanistan,” he said, “we’re talking about Syria, Iraq, Iran, perhaps North Korea, Libya and others.”

Just a few weeks later — on Oct. 9, 2001 — McCain narrowed his focus, arguing that Iraq was “obviously” next:

PAULA ZAHN: And as you know, Senator, the U.S. and Great Britain notified the U.N. Security Council yesterday that they reserve the right to strike against other countries in this campaign. What countries are we looking at?

MCCAIN: Well, I think very obviously Iraq is the first country, but there are others — Syria, Iran, the Sudan, who have continued to harbor terrorist organizations and actually assist them.

On Oct. 18, 2001, McCain told David Letterman, “the second phase is Iraq” while linking Iraq to the anthrax attacks. Watch it:

n Jan. 2002, McCain visited a crowd of soldiers aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt and yelled: “Next up, Baghdad!”

The New York Times’ David Kirkpatrick recently noted that McCain “began making his case for invading Iraq to the public more than six months before the White House began to do the same.” The Times reported:

While pushing to take on Saddam Hussein, Mr. McCain also made arguments and statements that he may no longer wish to recall. He lauded the war planners he would later criticize, including Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Vice President Dick Cheney. (Mr. McCain even volunteered that he would have given the same job to Mr. Cheney.) He urged support for the later-discredited Iraqi exile Ahmad Chalabi’s opposition group, the Iraqi National Congress, and echoed some of its suspect accusations in the national media. And he advanced misleading assertions not only about Mr. Hussein’s supposed weapons programs but also about his possible ties to international terrorists, Al Qaeda and the Sept. 11 attacks.

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