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Petraeus: "I Do Think You Have To Talk To Enemies" (VIDEO)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
So General Petraeus agrees with Barack Obama -- and not John McCain -- on the question of whether we should meet with hostile enemies?
In an interview that aired on CBS last night, John McCain, when asked which three living people he'd like to have dinner with most, promptly chose General Petraeus. McCain frequently hails Petraeus as an "American hero."
McCain, however, might not enjoy that dinner so much if he heard Petraeus' views on one of the leading foreign policy differences he has with Barack Obama.
In a case of comically awful timing, Petraeus yesterday gave a talk at the Heritage Foundation in which he more or less echoed Barack ...
Petraeus: "I Do Think You Have To Talk To Enemies" (VIDEO)
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So General Petraeus agrees with Barack Obama -- and not John McCain -- on the question of whether we should meet with hostile enemies?
In an interview that aired on CBS last night, John McCain, when asked which three living people he'd like to have dinner with most, promptly chose General Petraeus. McCain frequently hails Petraeus as an "American hero."
McCain, however, might not enjoy that dinner so much if he heard Petraeus' views on one of the leading foreign policy differences he has with Barack Obama.
In a case of comically awful timing, Petraeus yesterday gave a talk at the Heritage Foundation in which he more or less echoed Barack ...
Barack Petraeus
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
The general suggests talking to our enemies:
Greg Sargent has more context.
"I do think you have to talk to enemies."
The Reaction —
By Michael J.W. Stickings So, who said that? Obama, right? I mean, he's the one who thinks the U.S. should engage in direct talks with its enemies, such as the leaders of Iran, perhaps even without preconditions. (And, of course, McCain opposes such talks.) But no. It was actually McCain's hero, Gen. David Petraeus, the man who can do no wrong. Petraeus gave a talk yesterday at The Heritage Foundation, and he said this in response to a question specifically about the disagreement between Obama and McCain that ...
Petraeus endorses talking to U.S. enemies
Political Animal —
PETRAEUS ENDORSES TALKING TO U.S. ENEMIES.... One of the few areas of substance that John McCain has engaged Barack Obama on is diplomacy with unfriendly rivals. McCain believes it would serve our interest to give countries like Iran the silent treatment, while Obama, bolstered by most of the bipartisan foreign policy establishment, believes the opposite. As it turns out, Gen. David Petraeus spoke to the Heritage Foundation this week and was asked, in reference to a discussion between the presidential candidates, about the utility of diplomacy with rivals. Petraeus said he hoped to steer clear of "domestic politics," but nevertheless said, "I do think you have to talk ...
