Pakistan Bombing

Recently there was a terrorist bombing in Pakistan. The bombing took place in the garden of an Italian restaurant in the capital of Islamabad. The bombing was targeting western nationals as the restaurant was frequented by westerners on Saturday nights.

In light of these recent events, both presidential candidates have sounded off with their take on the action. Firstly, Obama came out to say that the bombing reiterates the urgency of terrorism. He believes terrorism knows no borders and threatens all innocent civilians and that we need to refocus our efforts on defeating Al Qaeda. Obama then moves on to say that we must become a global leader in our in an effort to prevail against Al Qaeda. In my opinion, I like how Obama came out and admitted that we must keep fighting terrorism. But I want to know how he plans to refocus the United States and our fight against terror. It is not just enough to say that you want to do it, we need to know how you plan to do it so that we can know if the plan is even plausible.

McCain began his statement by saying that his wife and himself send out their condolences to everyone involved. He then says that this attack must deepen our resolve to fight terror. McCain then moves on to say that we must recognize that Pakistan also faces a terrorist threat and that the next president must work hard with our partners to control the danger and relinquish their ability to threaten us as well as others. I just think McCain basically said the same thing that Obama said. Both of the nominees feel that we need to fight terrorism by joining together with other targeted nations. The only difference is that obviously McCain believes that we are heading in the right direction with what we are doing while Obama is more a proponent of a refocusing of our efforts.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/15/world/main3941348.shtml
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0908/Statements_on_Pakistan_bombing.html?showall