On this day of the bombing in Beirut, Watching America has a number of stories from Lebanon.
One is of particular interest: the Lebanese are watching the U.S. Presidential candidates race for the Whitehouse. This article asserts that the election will yet turn out to be about U.S. national security – as will become evident when the politicking phase at the beginning of the electoral race gives way to a more serious focus on policies as Americans come closer to the reality of having their chosen President in power.
The article makes the point (frequently understated in everyday electoral punditry) that
what happens in Iraq, Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Afghanistan and Pakistan will influence the election of the next president of the United States.
… in a manner that will be determined strongly by the positions that the candidates have taken over time on military intervention in the region – from Obama, who was against the Iraq war from the beginning and wants the U.S. out as soon as possible … to McCain who supported the surge and represents a continuation of Bush’s policy.
Check out “Candidates’ “Road Maps” to the Whitehouse” here on Watching America.com
Robin Koerner is a British-born citizen of the USA, who currently serves as Academic Dean of the John Locke Institute. He holds graduate degrees in both Physics and the Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge (U.K.). He is also the founder of WatchingAmerica.com, an organization of over 100 volunteers that translates and posts in English views about the USA from all over the world.
Robin may be best known for having coined the term “Blue Republican” to refer to liberals and independents who joined the GOP to support Ron Paul’s bid for the presidency in 2012 (and, in so doing, launching the largest coalition that existed for that candidate).
Robin’s current work as a trainer and a consultant, and his book If You Can Keep It , focus on overcoming distrust and bridging ideological division to improve politics and lives. His current project, Humilitarian, promotes humility and civility as a basis for improved political discourse and outcomes.