Joe Biden unlike his peers in the Senate or are also seeking their party’s nomination, is also the only one amongst them who is willing to vote for funds to provide armor and protection for our troops while they are still in harm’s way. Hillary and Obama prefer to simply cut off war funding without weighing the consequences.
The Iraq Solution
The Biden Plan is a simple solution that is similar to what America’s Founding Fathers came up with when faced with the dilemma, “How can groups with different ideals work together?”
The answer is to form a federal system. Endow strong power in individual state governments while at the same time creating a weak federal government to tie them all together. This is the one instance in international politics where the idea that “if it’s good enough for America then it’s good enough for someone else too” is actually true.
The infighting and sectarian violence in Iraq is spurred primarily by a strong desire for self-determined rule by each of the three major groups, Kurds, Shi’a, and Sunnis, without being encroached upon by the others.
The populations of these groups are already geologically divided: Kurds in the north, Sunnis in the center, Shi’ites in the south. Iraq cannot be fairly split into separate countries because Iraq’s main natural resource, oil, is not evenly divided.
Given the facts of reality, the sensible solution is to give each of the three groups control over their own affairs with a strong state government, and then create a weak national government to principally provide for the distribution of oil revenues and national defense.
Not only does this common-sense plan have overwhelming support in both houses of Congress, but it is popular in Iraq as well.
The Bigger Picture
In this election, there is more than just Iraq at stake here. There is the issue of the greater image of the United States in the world, where even many of our own allies look upon us poorly, to say nothing of other nations.
There is also the nuclear power Pakistan, and the urgent need for democracy to prevail in that country. There is also Iran and North Korea, which cannot be permitted to aggressively seek nuclear weapons. There is China and dangerous imported goods and increasingly exported jobs; there is Mexico and immigration, Israel and peace, and much, much more.
These are the challenges that the next occupant of the White House faces. Senator Biden is the only candidate who can effectively restore our image abroad, and establish America’s goodwill overseas while protecting our interests, thereby creating a peaceful world for our children to grow up in.
Joe Biden stands for an America that we can be proud of. He stands for a world that today we only dream of. No other candidate is as mindful, knowledgeable, or as thoughtful as Senator Biden is on issues that matter.
Join me in casting a vote for Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of Delaware; the one man who honestly knows how to do what’s right. Just ask Hillary, Edwards and Obama, “Joe’s Right!”
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