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The McCain campaign hosted a conference call in response to Senator Barack Obama’s speech at the annual AIPAC policy conference. Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), House Chief Deputy Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va), and Randy Scheunemann, foreign policy advisor to Senator John McCain, spoke during the call and gave their thoughts on Obama’s recent statements.

Lieberman said there was a "disconnect" between what Obama said at the conference and what he previously said regarding the level of threat Iran poses. Cantor mentioned that it is easy to talk about supporting Israel, but much harder to actually do so. He said that McCain has a strong background in the military and extensive experience in the region, which is an essential part of understanding (and hopefully resolving) the long-running conflict taking place in Israel.

Scheunemann said that Obama "disparaged" U.S. allies by saying it was important for the U.S. to be directly involved in negotiations with Iran. He also said that by applying pressure to Iran through European allies, McCain was acting as a statesman, which was an important aspect of U.S. foreign policy.