"This, of course, has a fairly significant political salience. Kissinger is a co-chairman of John McCain's presidential campaign, and Powell and Baker are two of the more respected foreign policy voices in traditional Republican circles.
And all of them agree that when it comes to U.S. policy towards Iran, Barack Obama is offering the right approach, and John McCain is offering the wrong approach.
There's a mainstream when it comes to U.S. foreign policy, and McCain is clearly to the right of it.
I am, however, curious to see how this might shake out during the candidate debates. McCain will no doubt blast Obama's willingness to talk to our rivals. Here's hoping Obama is willing to say, "Colin Powell, James Baker, Henry Kissinger, and current Pentagon chief Robert Gates all agree with me and think you're wrong." ... NYT