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McCain confuses Somalia and the Sudan

With no intention of being mean spirited, is McCain senile or just really confused - about everything? Yesterday McCain confused Somalia and the Sudan:

John McCain misspoke and confused his African countries while talking to reporters on the Straight Talk Express today. This time, he was bailed out not by Joe Lieberman, but by his close aide Mark Salter. “How can we bring pressure on the government of Somalia?” McCain asked, which prompted Mark Salter to correct him. “Sudan,” Salter said. “Sudan,” McCain repeated. “There’s a realpolitik side of my view of the conduct of American foreign policy.”

There is a pretty big difference in the conflicts that are taking place in both countries and our policy options towards both countries. This isn’t any small mistake. How does McCain expect to run on his foreign policy credentials when he is so easily confused by, well, foreign policy.

What is even more confusing is that McCain is starting to make a habit out of these self-described “slips.”

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    • Tue, Jul 1, 2008

    '08 Election, Featured, Foreign Policy, John McCain, Sudan

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    Bob Funk - who has written 64 posts on Intelligent Discontent.


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    3 Comments For This Post

    1. Pogie Says:
      July 1st, 2008 at 10:44 pm

      Maybe he should ask Denny Rehberg to be his Secretary of State, if he wins. :)

    2. problembear Says:
      July 2nd, 2008 at 7:20 pm

      i’ve said this before and i will keep saying it. don’t get too cocky about how stupid mcCain is. our guy has a slight lead which looks pretty good right now, but bush-cheney can play the war card with iran any time they choose. congress is just as skittish as the flock and all this support can dry up overnight.

    3. Bob Funk Says:
      July 2nd, 2008 at 7:24 pm

      problembear, I didn’t intend the post to come off as mocking in its tone. I am very serious, in fact, about the questions comments like these bring to surface.
      If McCain is running on his foreign policy credentials, don’t comments like the ones regarding Somalia and the Sudan place a shadow of doubt on his claims?
      A guy that is running as a foreign policy buff shouldn’t be making so many blatant mistakes.

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