Obama Reaction to Bhutto Assassination
(CBS)
DES MOINES, IOWA -- Barack Obama reacted to the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benizir Bhutto this morning.
"It’s a tragic situation. My heart goes out to the families. But it’s an indication that we are in a dangerous world right now that we have to apply good judgment in our foreign policy," said Obama.
"We’ve been distracted by Iraq. We have not been paying attention to Pakistan for several years and as a consequence we have had a subversion of democracy at the same time we have ignored or at least not dealt with the growing threat of Islamic militants in Pakistan. If anything, Iraq has helped to spur some of the militancy in Pakistan. Now moving forward we have to send a message that we stand strong with the Pakistani people in moving the democratic process forward but we have to continue to press, to deal with this on going chaotic situation with the militants in Pakistan."
When asked how he would react to this situation if he were president today, Obama said, "I think it's too early for us to know exactly what the situation is. Obviously we have to figure out who will take responsibility for the assassination."
"I think one of the things that I would immediately do is to contact not only Musharraf but those in the military to determine how the security and the safety of nuclear weapons are being dealt with. That is something that obviously has to be the number one priority during a period where there may be instability and we have to make sure that that is being dealt with."
Hillary touts her "experience," but the whole point of "experience" is it should lead to better judgement. Experience without judgement is like education without learning--pointless. Hillary Clintons experience is pointless because it didn''t help her have the judgement to vote against the Iraq war, Kyl-Lieberman, etc.
Last summer, Senator Obama said that he would send in troops to Pakistan to route out the terrorists if President Musharraf (sp) wouldn''t. "They" called him "inexperienced".
Both his judgment and vision have been proven to be true; and those with "experience" have been proven sadly wrong--again.
This show BARACK OBAMA has GOOD JUDGEMENT.
NO MORE CLINTON POLITICAL DYNASTY.
WE NEED CHANGE NOW.
!!! VOTE FOR BARACK OBAMA !!!
From the casualties of the war in Iraq to the heightened terrorism and re-energized Al Qaida in Pakistan, to the death of the brave Benazir Bhutto, somehow, events seem to always vindicate Barack Obama''s wisdom and judgment.
It was Obama''s wisdom and judgment that opposed the war in Iraq before it began; it was Obama''s wisdom and judgment that said we should focus on the terrorists in Pakistan and Afghanistan (a strategy endorsed by Bhutto) instead of the wrong battlefield of Iraq; it was Obama''s wisdom and judgment that said we should also talk with leaders we don''t like. it was the wrong kind of experience that got us into the wrong battlefield; it was the wrong kind of experience that called judgment ''naive''; it was the wrong kind of experience that got it all wrong, over and over, and over again.
WHAT ELSE DO WE NEED?
Clinton to be nominated and screw it up for Democrats in November? Rudy Giuliani to be president and lead us to another war with Iran? what else do we need? I feel like crying!
What else do we need before we recognize a young Senator from Illinois whose judgment has been vindicated time and time again, and put him where he belongs - in the oval office?
Now, I really feel like crying!