Military

media type="youtube" key="WIPYawTHHaU" height="344" width="425" Spencer and Nick A. McCain and Obama debate on the war. http://64.13.133.31/pics/up-VFE1FG69I9NNP824 =What is Military policy?= The military is the armed forces of a country. The Army, Navy, Marines, Airforce, Coast Guard, are the 5 branches within the military. The government should also make sure that everything that the military does is not only in the best interests of the nation but also in the best interests of the troops and all other military personal. [|(ObamaDefense)] · **//Views: //** T here are two different views on the war. One wants the troops out; one wants them to finish what they started. John McCain believes it is strategically and morally essential for the United States to support the Government of Iraq to become capable of governing itself and safeguarding its people. He strongly disagrees with those who advocate withdrawing American troops before that has occurred it is.( John McCain)  Barack Obama and Joe Biden believe we must be as careful getting out of Iraq as we were careless getting in. Immediately upon taking office, Obama will give his Secretary of Defense and military commanders a new mission in Iraq: ending the war. The removal of our troops will be responsible and phased, directed by military commanders on the ground and done in consultation with the Iraqi government. ( Obama)

=What is the government's role?=  Any president of the United States would hold the title of Commander in Chief. The Commander in Chief is the head of all the armed forces. When there is a crisis the president may order troops into "action" but not war. The president must ask Congress before he/she sends troops into any conflict, engagment, battle, etc. [|(tpub)] But when it actually comes down to the war, the president only makes the broadest of desicions, and lets his generals do what they do best.

=What are the hot topics?= The War on Terror is the military's main objective right now. The military is fighting a war in Afghanistan, keeping the peace in Iraq, and trying not to anger any other foreign nations. Currently it is in debate wether or not we should attack Iran. Bush and other neo-cons say yes and all the democrats say no. After 9/11 the military, the intelligence agencies, and the American people have all realized that there was a lapse in the system and that they needed to fix it.

=What are the candidates' positions?= What will U.S. foreign affairs look like if John McCain prevails? What if President Obama sets the agenda? The hype to the records, advisors, and promises of the presidential candidates.( yesmag)  http://www.yesmagazine.org/article.asp?ID=2558  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Democratic Senator from Illinois <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">John McCain **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Republican Senator from Arizona <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Obama wants to withdrawal while McCain wants to create a permanent base in Afghanistan to support the base in Iraq. They disagree on a permanent action or a temporary action for the war. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">
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 * || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Some of Obama's key advisors, like Larry Korb, have expressed concern at the enormous waste from excess military spending. But Obama will increase the size of ground forces, adding 65,000 soldiers to the Army and 27,000 Marines. He has received over $250,671 in contributions from military contractors. [1, 2, 3] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">McCain has pledged the largest increase in the military, 150,000 troops. He also wants to beef up “star wars” missile defense. He has raised over $261,929 in campaign contributions from defense contractors. He has pledged to fund the war by the regular appropriations process, not by “emergency” supplemental that allow defense to be funded with borrowed dollars. [1, 4] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> ||
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