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Discuss the US Presidential Election & the War

With under a week to go, we're opening up discussions on the US Presidential Election. Yesterday we discussed the economy. Today we take on one of the other major election topics: The War. From the actual wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, to foreign policy issues related to potential threats like North Korea, Russia, and Iran, how do the candidates stack up?

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  1. the story's title is incorrect by circletimessquare · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Discuss the US Presidential Election & the War" is the wrong title

    it should read "Trolls, Strawmen, Partisan Hacks, Propagandizers, Emotionally Unstable Wingnuts/Moonbats: Please Assemble Here"

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    1. Re:the story's title is incorrect by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Funny

      it should read "Trolls, Strawmen, Partisan Hacks, Propagandizers, Emotionally Unstable Wingnuts/Moonbats: Please Assemble Here"

      Ummm, this is Slashdot -- that's already implied. :-P

      Cheers

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  2. Candidate Summary by MosesJones · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obama: Iraq is Bad we should withdraw on a fixed timetable agreed with the Iraqi government. Afghanistan is good, might invade Pakistan but wouldn't invade Iran

    McCain: Iraq is Good we should withdraw without a fixed timetable with agreement from the Iraqi government, Afghanistan is good, wouldn't invade Pakistan but would invade Iran

    And of course there is the Sarah Palin view

    Palin: I live near Russia I do. War is good, war is what folks in our small towns want its what Dave the Electrician and Marge the Checkout Gal are after. Anyone who doesn't want to invade a country if just palling around with them and we need to know WHY Obama doesn't want to invade France, is he really French?

     

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  3. WAR? by GBC · · Score: 3, Funny

    Admittedly I haven't been following this as closely as I should have, and it will definitely affect my vote* so perhaps you can help me out: Which candidate has the best (or even any) policy in relation to WAR (Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning)? Thanks in advance for the help!

    Ok, I might not actually be a US citizen, but if I was, I am sure it would impact my vote...

  4. Re:Define "Winning" by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 3, Funny

    War is "a strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?" -- Joshua

  5. Obama will solve the problem by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think that the first muslim american president will bring peace to the middle east.

  6. Empirical measures by PIPBoy3000 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The price of gas just dropped to $2.33 at Costco. We won!

  7. Re:Define "Winning" by Rosy+At+Random · · Score: 5, Funny

    We can't leave until they say 'uncle.'

    It's in the rules.

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  8. Re:Define "Winning" by russotto · · Score: 5, Funny

    unless Brittney and Paris somehow start working in Baghdad.

    I'm all for sending them.

  9. Re:There should be 13 stripes on the US flag by LordKronos · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you look carefully at the top of the flag, you can see a few red dots. Maybe the stripe for Rhode Island was drawn to scale.

  10. Re:Define "Winning" by Nimey · · Score: 3, Funny

    He just might. Bush is not famous for learning from his mistakes.

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  11. Re:Define "Winning" by Lumpy · · Score: 2, Funny

    We don't declare war on Ford or General Motors due to this problem, do we? No.

    SHUT UP! Bush is still in office and if you give him any idea's he will run with them....

    Although southeastern michigan could use a good war to fix it's problems. Most of detroit has a war torn look to it already, and Flint looks like it was bombed out already.

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  12. *Star Treck Fight Theme by Gilmoure · · Score: 3, Funny

    I bet Obama could take out McCain, using the traditional Vulcan Ponn-Far rules and weapons. 'Course, Palin would cream Biden, and then it'd be a real fight, between Obama and Palin. Cool!

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  13. Re:Define "Winning" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Wow, somebody finally put into words the whole Bush Doctrine.

    "Lets Moon everybody while we are drunk."

    Where were you when Palin need that answer?

    oh wait, Palin has another Bush Agenda of her own.

  14. Now, now by WindBourne · · Score: 2, Funny

    this is absolutely NO reason to introduce facts into this. False emotions and traitorous loyalties are so much better.

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  15. Re:No Contest by Risen888 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Bookies don't gamble. They set the odds to make sure the house wins regardless who wins the underlying bet.

    Sounds qualified for government to me.

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  16. Re:A brief overview of the main candidates by Jeian · · Score: 2, Funny

    Creaming tax money?

    I don't want to know... I don't want to know...