WP: President Obama’s foreign policy is based on fantasy

[BrentWil]

Very good read by the editorial board of the Washington Post.

http://m.washingtonpost.com/opinions/president-obamas-foreign-policy-is-based-on-fantasy/2014/03/02/c7854436-a238-11e3-a5fa-55f0c77bf39c_story.html

But it’s also true that, as long as some leaders play by what Mr. Kerry dismisses as 19th-century rules, the United States can’t pretend that the only game is in another arena altogether. Military strength, trustworthiness as an ally, staying power in difficult corners of the world such as Afghanistan — these still matter, much as we might wish they did not. While the United States has been retrenching, the tide of democracy in the world, which once seemed inexorable, has been receding. In the long run, that’s harmful to U.S. national security, too.

As Mr. Putin ponders whether to advance further — into eastern Ukraine, say — he will measure the seriousness of U.S. and allied actions, not their statements. China, pondering its next steps in the East China Sea, will do the same. Sadly, that’s the nature of the century we’re living in.

[Ikonoklast]

1. So are your drumbeats for war.

[BrentWil]

2. Good reads? NT

[Cha]

4. I say President Obama's foreign policy is not based on "fantasy".. drums beating

for war, are.

[Vinnie From Indy]

3. Yeah the WaPo is shilling for the MIC again

The editorial board at the WaPo gave up the right to be taken seriously during the run up to the Iraq War. That entire column was nothing but bashing President Obama using the same rehashed arguments Republicans used to perpetuate the cold war and keep the money flowing to the MIC.

I think your purposes here have nothing to do with debate or discussion.

[gulliver]

5. "Putin has not received the memo"

The Washington Post, discussing a serious foreign policy issue.

Why didn't they just say, "Tinkerbell called. She wants her foreign policy back."

"Wait, what? So Obama, there's a world crisis going on, so..."

What a gut wrenching downfall for the Washington Post. What a sad day for them.

[BrentWil]

7. Slams Bush pretty well too

Mr. Obama is not responsible for their misbehavior. But he does, or could, play a leading role in structuring the costs and benefits they must consider before acting. The model for Mr. Putin’s occupation of Crimea was his incursion into Georgia in 2008, when George W. Bush was president. Mr. Putin paid no price for that action; in fact, with parts of Georgia still under Russia’s control, he was permitted to host a Winter Olympics just around the corner.

[jsr]

6. Did Vladimir Putin steal your cookies or something?

[enough]

8. And do what? (nt)

[fujiyama]

9. Please fuck off and take the warmongering Post with you!

I'm sick of you constantly spouting a bunch of republican talking points.

We don't need or want a resident John McCain. If I did, I'd sit around watching Fox News.