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...Paarlberg used his speech to elucidate the stark differences in the two candidates’ approaches to key foreign policy concerns...
Calling Republican presidential nominee John McCain “a warrior and a patriot,” Paarlberg noted that the Arizona senator enjoys gambling and confrontation. He said McCain would use American military power only to “advance national interest or protect national honor...
...contrast, Paarlberg labeled the Democratic nominee Barack Obama a “Wilsonian internationalist” who is “by instinct, a skeptic about past performance of United States foreign policy.” He said the Illinois senator seems most comfortable employing American military power for humanitarian purposes...
Another difference between the candidates, Paarlberg said, is that McCain has had a “lifelong interest” in foreign policy. Pointing out that Obama has never been to Latin America, Paarlberg called the candidate “distinctively disinterested in foreign policy...
According to Paarlberg, Obama has toughened so as not to seem a “liberal Wilsonian reluctant to use military force,” while McCain has “softened” in order to not appear so eager to deploy American military power...