Obama - McCain confrontation over Georgia
Americans and leaders around the world were given an insight in to
how the next US president will handle US foreign policy yesterday as the
two key candidates confronted Russia over its actions against Georgia.
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Obama |
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain was the first to seize on
Russia's invasion of its former Georgian republic when he called for a
muscular series of US-led counter-measures.
His Democratic rival Barack Obama, who is on holiday with his family
in Hawaii, issued a statement that condemned Russia and said there was
"no possible justification for these attacks".
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McCain |
Mr Obama is frequently criticised by the McCain campaign for his lack
of foreign policy experience. In his latest statement on the crisis, the
Illinois senator said: "It is past time for the Russian government to
immediately sign and implement a ceasefire.
"Russia must halt its violation of Georgian airspace and withdraw its
ground forces from Georgia, with international monitors to verify that
these obligations are met."
And in York, Pennsylvania, Mr McCain said: "The impact of Russian
actions goes beyond their threat to a democratic Georgia. With our
allies, we must stand in united purpose to persuade the Russian
government to withdraw its troops from Georgia."
He said he knew he spoke for all America when he said: "Today, we are
all Georgians."
The Herald |
