Giuliani builds straw man in criticizing Obama

Earlier this week, in an interview with the New York Times, Barack Obama laid out a foreign policy that called for bilateral discussions with Iran regarding the dismantlement of its nuclear program.  Apparently that was not good enough for Rudolph Giuliani.  The former NY Mayor wants a more combative approach with Iran -- regime that has grown more powerful ever since the start of the war in Iraq, which Giuliani supported:

"This may be one of the few areas in which I agree with HillaryClinton," Giuliani said, "that Barack Obama in this area shows a greatdeal of – a great deal of inexperience and very, very naïve. This islike, you know, begging your enemy to negotiate with you. You don’t begyour enemy to negotiate with you; you change the leverage."

Begging your enemy?  This is your typical example of what it means to 'build a straw man.'  They teach this in philosophy:

Straw Man: A made-up version of an opponent’s argument that can easily be defeated.

At least we know beforehand what kind of campaign Rudolph Giuliani will run.

Comments

[granny]

I think there are few secrets about what kind of a man Guiliani is, what kind of a campaign he'll run, or what kind of damage he would do as a President.

That is what is so dangerous about the Democrats ending up with Hillary Clinton as a candidate. She ups the possibility of putting Guiliani in the White House.

[George]

It's amusing how Guiliani is so certain about how to deal with international terrorism. He still hasnt been able to decide on a wife. What does that say about his instincts/commitments?