Tagged: US Foreign Policy
Critiquing Andrew Sullivan’s Critique of Critiques
Andrew Sullivan has written a long piece for the magazine version of Newsweek responding to the prevailing critiques of Obama from both the right and left. He charges that the criticisms aren’t just “out...
Sec. Hilldawg and Indispensable FP
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy This is Sec. Clinton on Meet the Press last week. The first 30 minutes or so is worth the watch as it...
rethinking a strong national defense
Mark Levin’s response to The Weekly Standard’s Peter Berkowitz is surprisingly good. I find myself truly befuddled by the apparent twin-personalities of the man who is Mark Levin – the thoughtful, reasonable essayist vs....
Anticipating Cuba
It’s very good news that steps are finally being taken to ease relations with Cuba. So far, Obama’s efforts to normalize American/Cuban relations have not gone nearly far enough, but I understand the need...
Remarking on the Unremarkable and Making it Remarkable
Earlier tonight, I expressed surprise that the idea that AIPAC is more powerful and active than any other foreign policy interest group is deemed at all controversial. I went on to point out some...
Islamo-Nationalism: Somalia Edition
Apropos of Scott’s reflections on a potentially more nimble stance of the US in foreign policy, as well as the deal or no deal with Hamas posts, I found this Washington Post piece on...