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Tuesday, March 04, 2014

Wash Post Criticizing Obama's Foreign Policy

President Obama’s foreign policy is based on fantasy

FOR FIVE YEARS
, President Obama has led a foreign policy based more on how he thinks the world should operate than on reality. It was a world in whichthe tide of war is receding” and the United States could, without much risk, radically reduce the size of its armed forces. Other leaders, in this vision, would behave rationally and in the interest of their people and the world. Invasions, brute force, great-power games and shifting alliances — these were things of the past. Secretary of State John F. Kerry displayed this mindset on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday when he said, of Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine, “It’s a 19th century act in the 21st century.”

That’s a nice thought, and we all know what he means. A country’s standing is no longer measured in throw-weight or battalions. The world is too interconnected to break into blocs. A small country that plugs into cyberspace can deliver more prosperity to its people (think Singapore or Estonia) than a giant with natural resources and standing armies.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

If I had a Grandfather it would look like PUTIN

Anonymous said...

Well. if he HAD a foreign policy, or had appointed anyone competent it would be based on fantasy.

Anonymous said...

Too little too late. The MSM has propped up this baffoon before and since the first election.