Voters will have to wait to find out Herman Cain's foreign policy until after the election... because nobody, including Herman Cain, knows exactly what he's planning to do. His best answer -- even on simple questions -- is that he will need to surround himself with advisers who will tell him what to do. Can you say puppet??
The one thing we are sure of is that he's on board with lots of military interventionism.
Cain on Libya:
Critical of Obama, even though he's not exactly sure what he's against.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnic6oY7Cuw[/ame]
Cain on Afghanistan:
Wait until 2013 and my advisers will tell you about my plan.Cain on Palestine:
Has no idea what he is being asked.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2kapHC-uA0[/ame]
Cain on "Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan"
Proud of his ignorance.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmkvtfEEFT0[/ame]
Cain on China:
Thinks they are after the bomb, 50 years too late.Cain on growing the military:
He may not know what the hell is going on in the world, but he is sure that the military needs to be much bigger.
Cain on Iran:
Surround them with warships and point ballistic missiles at them.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbItrfEYF3o[/ame]
The one thing we are sure of is that he's on board with lots of military interventionism.
Cain on Libya:
Critical of Obama, even though he's not exactly sure what he's against.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnic6oY7Cuw[/ame]
Cain on Afghanistan:
Wait until 2013 and my advisers will tell you about my plan.
WALLACE: We have been at war in Afghanistan for almost 10 years. And yet you say -- and you say it quite proudly -- you have no plan for what to do in Afghanistan. You'd have to wait until you got into office, until you met with the experts, until you met with military officials and then you decided. Don't you owe to people who are thinking of voting for you to give them some idea about what you would do about a major U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan?
CAIN: I do. And here's what I owe them -- I owe them the right approach to the right decision such that we're not there 10 more years.
WALLACE: So, what is the right approach?
CAIN: The right approach is: the day I'm elected president, I will start on that plan such that the day I was sworn in, I will be able to implement the plan.
WALLACE: But that doesn't tell anybody what you're -- I mean, do you support counterinsurgency or counterterrorism?
CAIN: Chris, let's go back -- let's go back -- let's go back to the fundamental question. We've got to work on the right problem. I think it is disingenuous to tell the American people what I would do when I don't have the intelligence information. I don't have all of the factors that are affecting this particular situation.
I owe the American people a responsible decision and a responsible plan. And I don't think any candidate can responsibly say what they would do if they are elected president.
Has no idea what he is being asked.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2kapHC-uA0[/ame]
Cain on "Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan"
Proud of his ignorance.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmkvtfEEFT0[/ame]
Cain on China:
Thinks they are after the bomb, 50 years too late.
In an interview Monday, Cain said part of China's threat to the United States stems from its attempts to develop nuclear weapons -- even though China tested its first nuclear weapon in 1964. "Yes, they're a military threat," Cain said on the PBS NewsHour, in response to a question from Judy Woodruff. "They've indicated that they're trying to develop nuclear capability and they want to develop more aircraft carriers like we have. So yes, we have to consider them a military threat."
He may not know what the hell is going on in the world, but he is sure that the military needs to be much bigger.
Then Savage asked Cain which Cabinet position he would want if he doesn't become the Republican nominee or a vice-presidential running mate.
"Defense Department," Cain responded immediately. "Here's why: I want to be in a position where I can make a difference."
He continued, "I would only accept it if the president asking me to do it would understand that 1) I don't want the priority to be on cutting. I want it to be on investing, and 2) I want to upgrade our … ballistic missile defense capable Aegis warships. And I would want to double that fleet. … So, I want to build our military and not tear it down.
"That would be the one that I could be excited about to help the generals and the commanders on the ground to get what they need to do what they do best – and that is to kick the you-know-what out of everybody in the world if something breaks out in other parts of the world."
Cain on Iran:
Surround them with warships and point ballistic missiles at them.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbItrfEYF3o[/ame]