…but also says he would kick them out of the G8 while signing up India and Brazil. Excerpts from a foreign policy speech given by Sen. John McCain to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council after the cut.
Full text of speech at thinkprogress.org:
The United States did not single-handedly win the Cold War; the transatlantic alliance did, in concert with partners around the world. The bonds we share with Europe in terms of history, values, and interests are unique. Americans should welcome the rise of a strong, confident European Union as we continue to support a strong NATO. The future of the transatlantic relationship lies in confronting the challenges of the twenty-first century worldwide: developing a common energy policy, creating a transatlantic common market tying our economies more closely together, addressing the dangers posed by a revanchist Russia, and institutionalizing our cooperation on issues such as climate change, foreign assistance, and democracy promotion.We should start by ensuring that the G-8, the group of eight highly industrialized states, becomes again a club of leading market democracies: it should include Brazil and India but exclude Russia. Rather than tolerate Russia’s nuclear blackmail or cyber attacks, Western nations should make clear that the solidarity of NATO, from the Baltic to the Black Sea, is indivisible and that the organization’s doors remain open to all democracies committed to the defense of freedom.
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This is roughly equivalent to Gennady Zhyuganov inviting McCain to join Russia’s Communist Party, while at the same time seeking to have the U.S. booted from the U.N. Security Council.In other words, McCain is spitting right in Vladimir Putin’s eye.Jolly good show!