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I agree with Reid that foreign policy isn’t going to be the biggest issue in the fall election campaign. I also agree that Obama is stronger with the voters on the issue than Republicans think. Don’t get me wrong, his foreign policy is listless: Afghanistan is deteroriating, Pakistan is a growing problem, the Islamist Spring continues apace. But with some detours, Obama has groped toward the war on terror most Americans want: killing terrorists without starting large-scale wars (Libya was ill-advised but didn’t involve as many “boots on the ground” as Iraq).
But the terrorist attack against Israeli tourists Aaron posted about reminds us that unexpected events have a way of making foreign policy matter again. Note the Iran angle. You may not be interested in foreign policy, but foreign policy is interested in you. The original version of that quote, attributed to Leon Trotsky, may apply too.
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aware| 7.19.12 @ 6:13AM
Except Trotsky didn't say it. It is "attributed" to him by Furst.
Explain how this attack is any of our business. It would seem to be a matter for the Bulgarians and the Israelis. More people were killed on Chicago's south side this weekend. But that has to be kept quiet as it doesn't allow itself to be used to expand the Garrison State.
I expect this out of Goldstein since he is a neo con Security State waterboy, but I think you can do better. Why is it that no matter how huge and powerful we make this Garrison State we seem to be less and less "secure"?
W. James Antle III | 7.19.12 @ 12:36PM
I'm not advocating that we do anything about it. But to the extent hostilities between Iran and Israel escalate, there is certainly going to be pressure for U.S. involvement. At the very least, it is going to loom larger as a campaign issue. That was my only point.
aware| 7.19.12 @ 5:18PM
Then my apologies. While what you say may be true, I don't see how it could be advantageous to either one of the sock puppets. And even if Iran and Israel "escalate" I still don't see it as any of our business. The Israelis are more than capable of handling Iran. Or any possible combination in the region.
This election will be close enough for fraud to make the difference.