Friday, March 18, 2011

Don't worry, says Rot

Role-reversal: “I have one simple principle in foreign affairs. I look at what the Americans are doing and then do the opposite. That way I can be sure I’m right,” former French president Jacque Chirac famously said. ... Sarkozy is extending Bush’s “Freedom Agenda” and Obama has ostensibly embraced (over the last few weeks) the advice of Chirac.

4 comments:

Mr roT said...

It's impressive that Bolton misses the point. Look, Gates is the only adult around and he opposes the mission.

That doesn't mean that he'll sandbag or anything, but when it comes to recommendations, his view will always be to do the minimum. That's no way to win anything.

Another point that Bolton misses is that Obama has TOLD THE FUCKING ENEMY that we won't go in on the ground!

What the fuck is that? You go and tell opponents what you're prepared to do and what you aren't? Jesus, this is amateur hour and none of the NROtards even see that is a gigantic problem.

I have low hopes not only for Obama but also for the strategic brain trust of the right if the best we have is Bolton and he misses these two glaring problems.

Mr roT said...

The freedom agenda is alive and well. Call it a teaching moment for you and AA and call the teacher "W".

Mr roT said...

Sub-pro.

Tecumseh said...

Presented with intelligence [on Tuesday] about the push of the Gadhafi regime to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, the president told his national security team “what we’re doing isn’t stopping him.”

You don't say.