Giuliani blasts Obama for adviser's meeting with Syria

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani spoke on a conference call to discuss recent allegations made against Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) that one of his advisers met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is rumored to sponsor terrorism. Giuliani feels that the lack of disclosure on the part of the Illinois senator shows his inexperience.

Giuliani also said that the adviser offered information to Assad on how to effectively negotiate with the Bush administration, but upon returning to the United States did not disclose this meeting to the public. He concluded by saying that Obama is one of the least experienced presidential candidates in the last 100 years, if not all time. Randy Scheunemann, Senior Foreign Policy Adviser to John McCain, added that Obama's commitment to negotiate with leaders of nations who work with terrorists, as was stated in a debate during the Democratic primaries, also shows Obama's inexperience.

Why Obama's Iraq plan will fail

Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) presidential campaign held a press conference with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and senior foreign policy adviser Randy Scheunemann to discuss Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) Iraq position. Graham called Obama's plan for withdrawal "brazen", attacking the Illinois senator and his party for allegedly building an anti-war movement based on the idea that the conflict in Iraq has been lost and the Republican Party is to blame.

A foreign policy adviser to the McCain campaign stated that half of the provinces within Iraq are under Iraqi control, and that this success wouldn’t have been possible without a continued commitment from the United States. She stated that it is important that the Iraqi government looks to America as a trusted partner and embrace McCain’s strategy.

Graham and Scheunemann both felt that Obama’s strategy for immediate withdrawal from Iraq would ultimately undo all successes made in the region, particularly those made since the US troop surge in 2007. Sen. McCain’s strategy offers a continued commitment to the Iraqi government to ensure success within the nation.