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Juan Zarate: Global Crises In Iran And North Korea Expose Weakness Of Obama's Outreach
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- The problem is, it will take a generation or two to pass before people realize that the world of the 21st century is different than the cold war world of the 20th century and we can no longer bully others around without impunity. Other countries will stand up to us now and pursue their own agendas, just as we do ours. They no longer put up with our hypocrisy and our arrogance.
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- Then what do we do if not talk to our adversaries? All you Obama haters conveniently leave those recommendations out.
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- Obama .true to his campaign promises pursues a conciliatory approach and is regaining much international support. We need european and russian support to effectively deal with N Korea and Iran.
Domestically he is showing excellent leadership with strong and fast action that is needed to get us out of the financial mess. It is naive to blame him if some details need adjustment ,the experts were and still are befuddled about finding the best way to solve this comp;ex problem. Extended studies would have delayed any corrective action and pushes us deeper in a hole. Hail to the chief! - Reply to this comment
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- Russia will make a fool of Obama. Obama has already indicated he will sell out Europe in a hot minute - so he will get no support there. China will go their own way - they are a juggernaut that will roll over anyone that opposes them - just be thankful they only use us as a piggy bank and not target practice.
Domestically, Obama is pursuing EXACTLY the same actions on a National scale that have brought California to the verge of bankruptcy. The result will be the same, but of course on a national scale.
- Russia will make a fool of Obama. Obama has already indicated he will sell out Europe in a hot minute - so he will get no support there. China will go their own way - they are a juggernaut that will roll over anyone that opposes them - just be thankful they only use us as a piggy bank and not target practice.
- fedup12:
It's insane because during those 30 years Iran has never waivered from it's intended mission of area domination and death to the West. While we have hoped for negotiations, talked, embargoed, cajoled, fretted, worried and hoped - Iran has methodically, unrelentingly continued in their quest. And now they are now longer 30 years away from attaining their goal - but only 1-3 years away. And Obama has given every indication - even promised - that we will not take action. Korea version 1.1 - Reply to this comment
- If the comments here and in similar public forums are representative
of the mental acuity and maturity of this nation. We had all better give it up and accept the inevitable end of civilization as we have known it!
Get ready for wholesale riots and total disintegration. After all
if this is the best we have to offer. We don't have much. And we
will surely get what we deserve!(stupid me, for fighting in a U.S.
war and paying taxes for 45 years.. Stupid me for believing that
our country actually brought something good to the world.
Stupid me!)
See ya in the streets when the blood starts to flow. I know its what
you people want! - Reply to this comment
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- The problem is, it will take a generation or two to pass before people realize that the world of the 21st century is different than the cold war world of the 20th century and we can no longer bully others around without impunity. Other countries will stand up to us now and pursue their own agendas, just as we do ours. They no longer put up with our hypocrisy and our arrogance.
- rafterman, or...maybe the weak all-talk diplomacy is "not working" as the article suggests....it's that simple....nobody brought up violent confrontations....just stating that the girlyman weak liberal talk-only nonsense is "Not Working".....get it...NOT WORKING
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- Better than the hate and war of the last eight years.
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- Eight years of Bush's "my way or the highway" got us nowhere and Obama tries outreach for six months and already they want to quit. I guess some Americans aren't happy unless America is in violent confrontation with someone.
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- rafterman, or...maybe the weak all-talk diplomacy is "not working" as the article suggests....it's that simple....nobody brought up violent confrontations....just stating that the girlyman weak liberal talk-only nonsense is "Not Working".....get it...NOT WORKING
- Then what do we do if not talk to our adversaries? All you Obama haters conveniently leave those recommendations out.
- by Joe_NY_15 July 8, 2009 9:32 AM PDT
Obama commented that Putin was "un-sentimental"
WHAT ???? What did the amateur community organizer expect from the former KGB agent, a sentimental liberal tree-hugging session ??
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by fedup12 July 8, 2009 10:26 AM PDT
WOW lots of NeoCon hate artists on this board. Ol Joe on the uber rant... Not happy until we are at war or have bad relations with the rest of the world.
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Excuse me for noticing that the community organizer was so concerned with the former KGB agent's being "un-sentimental"....whatever that means in weak girlyman liberal speak. - Reply to this comment
- BUSH did not did crap either in 8 years, and we expect O to get it done in 6 months??? I guess we have more patience with BUSH, but none at all for anybody else.
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- ROFLOL I thought a NAZI bent on world domination started WW2... No dipomacy needed. The cold war started by diplomacy???? WOW Despido u have a twisted view of history.
I think that Hitler would probably have hired u to be his main council. Nothing like a talk to no one and if you dont like what they do attack and kill them attitude. - Reply to this comment
- We still have hope and are patient for change. Cant do it over night dontchaknow!
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- Why is it insane desperado??? We have different leaders, they have different leaders. Its a different time. Not to try something just because it didnt work once seems even more insane.
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- WOW lots of NeoCon hate artists on this board. Ol Joe on the uber rant... Not happy until we are at war or have bad relations with the rest of the world.
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- Like I said---
Has to be better than the Shoot First and Ask Questions Later Diplomacy of the past doesnt it.
That didnt work even more than talking isnt. :) - Reply to this comment
- Has to be better than the Shoot First and Ask Questions Later Diplomacy of the past doesnt it.
That didnt work even more than talking isnt. :) - Reply to this comment
- It's not Obama's fault that N. Korea acts like a crying baby. Under the Bush administration, we paid them millions of dollars for their promise to dismantle their nuclear weapons program. Bush played right into their hands by rewarding them with massive funding for their actions. Now they figure on doing the same with Obama. But remember who was the first to mishandle the situation. Obama inherited this mess along with a giant landfill of problems Bush helped create. Every day, I get on my knees and thank God that Bush is back in Texas splitting logs and feeding the herd, rather than trying to run our country with his crude and unrefined cowboy mentality.
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- "Dialogue-First Diplomacy Not Working - headline
Yeah, the press finally sees the light.
How's that "hope and change" workin' out for ya'll ? - Reply to this comment
- Obama commented that Putin was "un-sentimental"
WHAT ???? What did the amateur community organizer expect from the former KGB agent, a sentimental liberal tree-hugging session ?? - Reply to this comment
- Its hard to beleive the Russians where not to impressed with the man with the halo and walks on water.
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- Obama commented that Putin was "un-sentimental"
WHAT ???? What did the amateur community organizer expect from the former KGB agent, a sentimental liberal tree-hugging session ??
- WOW lots of NeoCon hate artists on this board. Ol Joe on the uber rant... Not happy until we are at war or have bad relations with the rest of the world.
- Obama commented that Putin was "un-sentimental"
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