Teggy, how old are you? Ever heard of Marshall Plan? you do know that US is still in Germany and Japan...right.
Kaleem! I'm not the only one questioning Bush's doings. The man has no plan and the only thing that drives him to stay on the course of more chaos is 'Stay the course'. You would think he would present a realistic view of events taking place, but Nope!. For a man of his caliber, coming from a father who was in the same situation but did the right thing by going in, and out in a timely manner, he's proving pretty pathetic.
Oh and lets see....we still haven't found WMDz and neither did Iraq have anything to do with 9/11!...the only two factors that led us into war in the first place. How can you still justify that?
Before Bush took office the economy was at its best, we had surplus after years, and now we've in the negative again, and it's not over yet my friend. Our kids maybe paying for this uncalled war for a long time.
My belief is that McCain would follow in the steps of Dubya and maintain 'Stay the course' policy, and very likely expand it to attack Iran as well. That would be a very ugly situation. Its the willingness to talk to people and adopt diplomatic ways that have given America its supreme status in the history. GOP and Republican senators/congressmen's silence and blank checks until recently gave the Republican party a bad name. Not to mention countless scandals that were directly associated and proved to Republicans.
Democrats on the other hand would like to concentrate on Economy as well as International affairs. You need to keep both eyes open and balance the equation. The pseudo-phobia that Democrats will not be able to protect the nation is false and lacks substance.