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…his war on terror has essentially copied Bush; a point made by writer Don Suber. (Obama greatest success was to copy Bush’s administration war on terror). For all intentions, the left can never criticized a future Republican foreign policy again, at least one in which a Republican administration kicks ass. Now for the lessons, the first being is that NATO can only serve a supplemental role to the United States when it comes to any offensive acti…
…with Osama Bin Laden; so gains have been made but the possible loss of Egypt as a dependable ally to outright enemy and Obama’s mishandling of Iran is overshadowing his victories. Is his death, a cause celebre for Obama's Foreign Policy? The problem with Obama’s foreign policy is that his only successes were mere follow up to Bush’s policies, but he has failed to design a follow up strategy that is coherent and serves America’s interest. His…
In the past few days, I have been thinking that way too much of this column has been about domestic affairs and the economy. This was not the original plan, but the events of the past few months have dictated it. However, based upon the current events in Thailand and the G20 Summit last week, I think the time is ripe to discuss foreign affairs a bit. Today in Thailand, the Red Shirts, headed by the lunatic ex-prime minister decided that the Thai…
…gainst the toothy Obama? Trailing Mr. Gingrich is Rick Santorum, who we learned this week was the real winner of the Iowa caucuses. Though I appreciate Senator Santorum’s commitment to life issues and respect his knowledge of foreign policy, he still strikes me as a sophomore sneaking into the Senior Prom wearing his dad’s tuxedo. The moment as yet seems too big for him. From the standpoint of this spectator, the proxy battle between opposing win…
President Obama has left the United States for a foreign trip that includes Saudi Arabia, Egypt, France and Germany. Unfortunately, a stop in Israel is not included. Why? With increasing rhetoric, Mr. Obama and his administration seem to be leaving Israel in the cold and partnering up with Israel’s Arab enemies at the same time that he is not taking the threats of North Korea seriously. In the past few weeks, President Obama has told Israel that…
… Organizations Immunities Act. Specifically, he objected to sections 2(c), 3, 4, 5, and 6 which gave INTERPOL immunity from legal search and seizure laws as well as freedom from duty and taxation which would normally apply to foreign agents working within our boundaries. Now Obama has reinstated these provisions, thereby giving INTERPOL more power and bulletproof (no pun intended) secrecy. While I am not a lawyer, it nevertheless seems reasonab…
…n provisions of Article III. The President’s new alternatives are… 1. Detention without trial by the military 2. Trial by a military commission 3. Trial by some other court of the President’s choosing 4. Shipping you off to a foreign jurisdiction (info here) SECTION 1022 1022 is a REQUIREMENT — a binding mandate upon the President. President Obama threatened to veto the bill, but only because he feared 1022 would restrict his power too much. http…
…sonal, and in Iowa especially, nobody will “deliver” anybody but themselves on caucus night.” Yepsen point is that economics matters with social conservatives as it does with Paul supporters. There is a divide on foreign affairs with isolationist wing of the Republican enjoying a resurgence and even the more interventionist of the Republicans are less hesitant to engage in foreign adventurism and as Yepsen noted, “ No matter the outc…
Just this morning, I was watching President Obama’s speech before the United Nations. I must admit it was given with eloquence and was quite moving. However, for the most part it was rhetoric and the dreams of an idealistic man in Fantasyland. I do not want to really beat a dead horse, but as stated in my last article about the ideology of liberals, President Obama’s foreign policy completely ignores reality. It is almost delusional. Obama dream…
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