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| Congratulations to Americans on their farsighted foreign policy |
| 2015-09-24 |
| [Jpost] Suppose for the sake of argument that back in 2003 the US powers-that-be, with their British counterparts in tow, did some soul-searching and set themselves ten long-term goals. I think it's sarcasm---but I'm not sure |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #4 The article isn't satire, it is just trying to blame Bush and Blair (timeline starts in 2003) for the current mess and insinuate they did it for evil purposes (no mention why, just that they planned it). It completely ignores 9/11 and the fact that the region was stable when Obama took power and without that data the article is worthless nonsense. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-09-24 13:24 |
| #3 Not necessarily all true. Morsi/MB was supposed to be in charge of Egypt, and another MB in charge of Syria. The former, in conjunction with the election of not-Netenyahu weakened diplomatic efforts against Israel, and the latter weakened diplomatic efforts with Iran. Jordan came in against ISJV which was not planned on account of Obama greatly scolding Abdullah over the airstrikes rather than condemning the ISJV. The Kurds were not supposed to fight so well, especially at some hinterland nowhere called Kobane which brought Turkey against the Kurds instead of against Assad. Obama even had warhawk McCain stumping for arming baby ISJV and couldn't make the sale, and Benghazi stinks of weapon sales countered by somebody not interested in those sales happening. I'm not saying there weren't goals very similar to the list, but that setbacks, failures, and counters delayed those objectives enough to disrupt those goals beyond achievement. You know, solid B+ stuff. The prime goal had always been domestic, which has not gone as well as they anticipated. At least I think that is why things are getting a bit heavy handed, trying to beat the clock. Loved Breyner's green tie, nicely matches McCain's green lapel. Nice algae green from being in the tank. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2015-09-24 12:02 |
| #2 In fact, my view of these lads is a great deal more optimistic than yours. I give them credit for planning every detail of the ensuing global catastrophe and executing the plan with unwavering commitment and ingenuity. You, on the other hand, seem to suggest that they are so stupid and immoral that they plunged into these troubled waters without even considering the consequences. Is there some reason both of these paragraphs cannot be correct ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-09-24 09:36 |
| #1 The article is so true. |
| Posted by: paul 2015-09-24 08:25 |