So, Nitrogen, they fooled you?
The idea that McCain, Bush or any other Republican wouldn't use diplomacy, talks, negotiation, etc., is a myth invented by Biden, Obama, and their associates. You know, Biden? The guy who claimed, in the debate, that McCain refused to hold talks with "Spain, Spainnnnnn." Never mind that McCain is the guy who returned to Vietnam, to negotiate the return of POWs, or their remains, or whatever it was.
The old strategy of "if your opponent takes issue with your far-left views, use that as a convenient opportuniy to paint him as a far-right, radical war-monger."