Entries tagged “Diplomacy”
Not Good.
By William Rabbe on 09/12/2008
This probably confirmed the suspicions of many that Gov. Palin is terminally naive when it comes to foreign affairs... Disturbing. Palin obviously didn't know that the Bush doctrine refers to the right of our country to pre-emptively strike at another country for purposes of self-defense -- and when asked for a yes or no answer on invading Pakistan, she sounds like a broken record, just repeating the same talking point nearly three times. It hurts to watch. MORE »
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On Foreign Policy
By William Rabbe on 08/12/2008
By William Rabbe Whatever happened to "speak softly and carry a big stick?" Our voice is clearly audible and our stick is stuck in the mud... In the wake of Russia's flagrant use of power, the foreign policy challenge of our next President will be to effectively move away from the neoconservative ideology of the last eight years and toward the application of "realpolitik" -- a pragmatic approach to foreign policy balancing power with the national interest. Russia's invasion of former Soviet satellite state Georgia has prompted many to wonder why the United States and Western world have not been... MORE »
