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    OBAMA'S PRINCIPLED STANCE ON GENOCIDE PREVENTION ECHOES IN DEBATE II

    armradio.am
    09.10.2008 12:05

    Sen. Barack Obama, who emerged the clear victor in Tuesday's second
    Presidential Debate, reiterated his principled stance on Genocide
    prevention around the world in response to a question from moderator
    Tom Brokaw.

    Tom Brokaw asked the candidates what their "doctrine" would be "in
    situations where there's a humanitarian crisis, but it does not affect
    our national security," such as "the Congo, where 4.5 million people
    have died since 1998," or Rwanda or Somalia.

    Obama responded by saying that in such cases, "we have moral issues at
    stake," adding that of course the US must act to stop genocide. "When
    genocide is happening, when ethnic cleansing is happening and we stand
    idly by, that diminishes us," said Obama adding that US intervention
    must be coordinated with allies around regions.

    With Sen. Obama expanding his lead in national and battleground state
    polls, as well as electoral map projections, the conventional wisdom
    has been that Senator McCain needed a game-changing performance in
    the second Presidential Debate of 2008 to save his campaign.

    According to snap polls released immediately after the debate,
    Senator McCain did almost nothing to improve his standing in the eyes
    of voters.

    The second Presidential debate was conducted in a town-hall format
    which is generally seen as Senator McCain's strength. Once again,
    Senator Obama was able to overcome an inherent disadvantage and
    demonstrate to the American people his ability to lead this nation.

    "Armenian-American voters, along with voters across the country,
    witnessed a stunning performance by Senator Obama tonight," stated
    Jeff Marootian, Political Director of Armenians for Obama. "For the
    past 3 days, Senator McCain's campaign has engaged in some of the
    most vile and underhanded character attacks in American political
    history. In the face of that storm, Senator Obama maintained his
    composure and refused to engage in smear tactics, instead focusing
    on the issues and explaining to America what his plans are for the
    economy and healthcare," continued Marootian.

    Questions during the debate ranged from the economy, healthcare,
    foreign policy, energy policy, and taxes. The debate also offered
    voters the opportunity to ask the questions themselves, rather than
    the moderator, Tom Brokaw of NBC News.

    Areen Ibranossian, Chairman of Armenians for Obama, commented on the
    debate as well. "What's interesting to me about these debates is the
    style, temperament, and worldviews of the candidates. Senator John
    McCain continues to demonstrate he is more comfortable attacking and
    demeaning Senator Obama then he is in explaining what his plans for
    America are," commented Ibranossian.
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