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McCain v Obama: Ignoring the context?

 
"While Republicans seized on Biden's remark to raise doubts about Obama, they ignored Biden's own conclusion about Obama's response to such a foreign test: 'They're going to find out this guy's got steel in his spine,'" the AP points out. "History shows presidents of both political parties have had to cope with unexpected overseas crises within a year of taking office. Few of those events could be considered the intentional work of foreign meddlers, as Biden seemed to predict Sunday, but foreign...( read more ) (link)

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