Archive for the 'Diplomacy' Category
How did Iraq turn out, Ehud?
Read more. Had Bush II done what everyone told him, he would have forced Sharon to sit down and make peace with Palestinians… once Palestine would have been established, the ire of the Arab Street would have dissipated, and Iraq would have been forced to focus on getting its standing […]
From:
The Bush administration will announce in mid-November, after the presidential election, that it intends to establish the first U.S. diplomatic presence in Iran since the 1979-81 hostage crisis, according to senior Bush administration officials.
It’s about time.
From The Nation:
Myth 1. It’s a dangerous world. We face an array of serious national security threats that require an experienced Commander in Chief.
Myth 2. The surge has worked. To withdraw from Iraq now would snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and embolden Islamic extremists.
Myth 3. We cannot allow Afghanistan to become a safe […]
Wow.
Republicans - in particular McCain and Palin - should not be allowed to run anything, not a lemonade stand, not a kiosk at a mall, and certainly not the USA. Why is Obama not up by 20%? Oh, right…
Russia’s naval fleet is lining up alongside Syrian waters, to both defend Syria and block off any Israeli jets flying towards Iran. More here and here, via WRH:
The Russians are making clear their intentions of using the large Russian naval presence in Tartus as a deterrent to Israeli air strikes against Syria using the powerful […]
It’s odd, very odd, that the Republicans are criticizing Obama for essentially being aware of things around the world… when their own foreign policy expert John McCain does not know where Spain is.
Here’s the audio - it’s only 2 minutes long - but ask yourself: do you want this “man” being the head of state… […]
John McCain, the foreign policy guru, does not know where Spain in, who its leader is. This is unreal.
From this:
1) McCain didn’t know who the Spanish Prime Minister was, or our relations with Spain, and appears to conflate Zapatero with Central/Latin American guerillas;
2) The reporter tries to save his *ss by reiterating she’s talking about […]
John McCain’s “our economy’s fundamentals are strong” might be one of the dumbest things ever said in a campaign. Maybe even dumber than this:
“There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe, and there never will be under a Ford administration.” Frankel responded, “I’m sorry … did I understand you to say, sir, that the Soviets […]
Republican and Democrat Secretary of State seem to agree: talking to Iran is the only way to go:
Five former U.S. secretaries of state said on Monday the next American administration should talk to Iran, a foe President George W. Bush has generally shunned as part of an “axis of evil.”
Engaging Iran is important because Washington’s […]
Strike 1: “I don’t really understand economics” - source:
Republican presidential frontrunner John McCain has raised eyebrows by confessing that he ‘doesn’t really understand economics’.
At a recent meeting with the Wall Street Journal editorial board, the presidential hopeful said he would rely on his adviser and former Senate colleague Phil Gramm as an expert on […]