This is kind of a "companion" to Ziggy's thread in the "Political Opinions" section, but I thought it might be helpful, to frame the same question, in a slightly different way (and in a slightly different context) - to wit:

So, you know, "lots" of issues, as usual, in this campaign, right? The economy, immigration, yadda yadda -

But now, the election, has come down to McCain and "someone" - and that "someone's" policies, whoever that person is, will probably be "pretty similar", right?

So, it seems to me, that when I look around, and consider how McCain would approach some of these issues, the only area where I really see any "big" bone of contention, between McCain and "whoever that other person is", is around "foreign policy", and everything that spins out from that - primarily, the situation around the Iraq war.

So, please, in this thread, let's consider this is an "abstract, theoretical, political" sense, and not start debating numbers about Iraq, 'kay?

But, it seems to me, that McCain is gonna be the "stay the course" guy, and "that other person" is gonna be the "bring 'em home" guy (or girl), and that's gonna be pretty much "the" central area of contention, in this campaign.

So, then, backing up a level again, up into the consideration of generalized "foreign policy", the question really becomes, what should be the position of the United States, vis-a-vis the rest of the world? You know, do we want to be out there policing things and "exporting democracy" and stuff like that, or would it better to be minding our own business and just be a "nation among nations", as distinct from trying to perpetuate the "super-power" thing.

So, hmm.... what do you think, about that?