McCain Goes for Obama’s Jugular in Latest Ad

John McCain’s campaign launched a new attack ad Wednesday against Barack Obama in an attempt to destroy the Democratic presidential candidate’s credibility during the same week he accepts his party’s nomination. McCain’s ad, entitled “Tiny,” is designed to undermine the theme of Democratic convention’s third night, national security. It highlights comments Obama made during the Democratic primary season when, defending his foreign policy, he called the comparative threat from Iran to the former Soviet Union “tiny,” and said the Islamic republic “doesn’t pose a serious threat.” “Strong countries and strong presidents talk to their adversaries,” Obama said at the time. “I mean, think about it. Iran, Cuba, Venezuela — these countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union. They don’t pose a serious threat to us the way the Soviet Union posed a threat to us. And yet we were willing to talk to the ... (link)