There are not a lot of surprises in the Foreign Policy panel, since McCain considers it his strength and talks about it frequently. Indeed, Faiz Shakir quoted from Matt Yglesias‘ excellent cover story on McCain’s foreign policy when introducing the panel.
One recurring theme of this entire event is that McCain has not explained the actual details of his proposals. And even on foreign policy, which is meant to be his best issue, he hasn’t answered basic questions such as what conditions would have to be like on the ground in Iraq before he would be comfortable withdrawing troops.
–Tim Fernholz
