>>I hope our next President will be faced with fewer surpise challenges, be more personally aware of the word's complexities and more skilled in conducting policy in a way that elicits support of our culturally similar allies without seeking international stardom for its own sake.
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>Absolutely. And considering the incumbent and the candidate, it's hard to imagine there won't be improvement on this front.
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>Tamar


Nice Tamar :o) Candidate, not candidates? I guess it is obvious that you consider McCain an incumbent or did I interpret that incorrectly?