McCain vows to back former Soviet 'captive' states

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Source: AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Republican White House hopeful John McCain vowed Monday to stand with "brave" new democracies that were once "captive" of the Soviet Union, and slammed the judgement of his Democratic foe Barack Obama.

McCain stepped up his attacks on Obama, arguing that turbulent world events like Russia's clash with Georgia and his rival's initial opposition to the Iraq troop surge plan had showed his leadership skills as lacking.

"The Cold War is over, the Soviet empire is gone and neither one is missed," McCain told a convention of US military veterans in Florida.

"Least of all is that empire missed by the once captive nations of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine and Georgia.



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