I am an opponent of Saddam Hussein, but an opponent also, of the sanctions that have killed a million Iraqi children and an opponent of the United States' apparent desire to plunge the Middle East into a new and devastating war.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In July of 2004, I came out strongly against the war with Iraq because it was going to destabilize the Middle East.
It is my Middle Eastern hat and my attachment to Israel that ultimately inspires my support for Obama. I know he understands that neither Israel nor America can afford four more years of Iran and the radical Islamists gaining strategic leverage in the Middle East.
Saddam is a familiar dictatorial aggressor, with traditional goals for his aggression.
As governor of my country, I have been an enemy to its enemies.
I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience.
For better or worse, I've been involved in the description of political conflict.
I have always preferred conflict of individuals over the battle of extreme ideologies.
I did more than anyone else in persuading the U.S. to get rid of Saddam.
I support strong sanctions and other penalties against those who aid violent extremists, brutalize their own people and have time and time again rejected calls to behave as responsible nations.
The enemy is not me. The enemy is Barack Obama.