Talk about "presidential." The McCain campaign folks have got to be happy with John McCain's overseas trip. McCain met with important US allies in the region, including Iraq, Israel, Jordan, and England. Today, McCain finished the trip with a meeting with French president Sarkozy, another important US ally. McCain and Sarkozy told reporters they discussed Iran and they agree that a nuclear-armed Iran would be a threat to the world. From Reuters:
Presidential candidate John McCain said on Friday Paris could play a leading role over international sanctions to prevent Iran from gaining nuclear weapons.
Speaking to reporters after a meeting in Paris with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, McCain said there were many issues France and the United States could work on together and he singled out the drive against Iran.
"President Sarkozy has already recommended that we join together with meaningful sanctions on Iran that would deter them on their path of acquiring nuclear weapons," he said.
"I believe that it could be very effective and I believe President Sarkozy's leadership on that issue is very important."
The U.N. Security Council has passed three rounds of sanctions against Iran for failing to allay fears it is trying to develop nuclear weapons under the cover of a civilian power program.
Iran denies the charges, saying it only wants to make electricity.
Sarkozy has said repeatedly that Tehran should not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons and specifically mentioned Iran on Friday as a potential nuclear threat.
McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for the November election, was in Paris as part of a Senate Armed Services Committee fact-finding mission that also visited Iraq, Israel, Jordan and Britain.
You almost feel sorry for the Democrats. While McCain was overseas was meeting with US allies, Hillary and Obama were back in the US stumbling and bumbling. Hillary got caught lying about coming under sniper fire in Bosnia, and, Obama's speech on race in America doesn't seem to have quelled the uproar over Obama's church or his former pastor. But beyond politics, I'm glad McCain sent a message to Iran about its nuclear program. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
