Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has continued to take heat from Republicans for insisting he would talk with the leaders of unfriendly nations. Now Senator Joe Biden, has come to his defense in an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal. Advertisement ‘You either talk, you maintain the status quo, or you go to war,’ Biden writes. ‘If Mr. McCain has ruled out talking, we’re stuck with an ineffectual policy or military strikes that could quickly spiral out of control. … Equally unwise is the Bush-McCain fixation on regime change.’ When Biden appeared on NBC to discuss his op-ed, host Matt Lauer was quick to probe for signs of weakness. ‘By coming to Senator Obama’s defense in this op-ed piece, are you admitting that he is somewhat vulnerable on this?’ Lauer asked. ‘No,’ Biden replied. ‘What I’m saying is I’m sick and tired of Republicans characterizing Democrats generally … as being weak on national security. The truth is, we’ve never been weaker in the last hundred years in terms of our position in the world. … I’ve never seen a time … when America’s been less respected around the world and has had less leverage, and the idea […]