Posted on 12/05/2008 4:59:35 PM PST by bruinbirdman
Barack Obama is facing rising criticism from his Left over failure to signal change in his foreign policy.
On a range of issues, from Kosovo, China, Russia and Nato's eastward expansion, and the Middle East, former White House officials and leading analysts are disappointed at how quickly the president-elect has moved to the centre ground since his election just a month ago.
Katrina vanden Heuvel, writing in the Nation, noted that in view of the fact Mr Obama had not only wanted to end the Iraq war, but "the mindset that got us into war", it was "troubling" he had "assembled a national security team of such narrow bandwidth".
Lionel Beenher, writing on the Huffington Post website, said: "Pardon the metaphor, but Obama is trying to put lipstick on the pig that is US foreign policy. His national security team looks no less hawkish than the team assembled during Bush's second term."
"The tone, image and symbolism will be different, and he will have more interest in multi-lateral solutions [than George W. Bush]," said Doug Bandow, a former adviser to President Ronald Reagan. "But I don't see evidence of dramatic change."
Mr Obama has not shown much sign of appreciating that "we have entered an age where the US can't dictate to the world any more" and that the US can no longer afford its global military role., Mr Bandow said.
Like others, he would like to see the new administration show signs that it will acknowledge that the US cannot be the world's policeman, and that it will urge traditional allies such as Japan, South Korea and Europeans to stand up for themselves more.
"Pulling back is not popular among most of Washington's elite, but in survey after survey it is popular among the public," said Christopher Preble, head
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Retards of the left. Get a clue. Not even Obama believes that crap you do.
Stupid left wingers...
I haven’t seen the Dummies complain yet.
Sounds like the honeymoon is over before the wedding. ;-)
If we are going to be made aware of any criticism of Mr. Zero, we are going to have to read the foreign press. We won’t see any of it here. Thanks for the post.
As 0 disappoints, I wonder what would hurt him more, our indifference or our jeering?
And yet, if you point out to them that you’ve been telling them Obama was lying for months and months they put their fingers in the ear and talk about lies and misleading attacks. Hopeless bunch.
The feeding begins....Omm..nom..nom..nom...
Buyers’ Remorse is also a bitch... :-)
I get the feeling Ms. vanden Heuvel is not real clear on the meaning of the word "bandwidth."
Braaiinnsss...
(zombies eating)
“And yet, if you point out to them that you’ve been telling them Obama was lying for months and months they put their fingers in the ear and talk about lies and misleading attacks. Hopeless bunch.”
They’ll call you a racist.
I guess the left hasn’t learned the old saying that begins, “fool me once...”
[snip] former White House officials and leading analysts are disappointed at how quickly the president-elect has moved to the centre ground since his election just a month ago. [end]
-meanwhile-
U.S. Army Medals Recognize Afghan Soldiers’ Improvement
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Posted on 12/05/2008 4:45:12 PM PST by SandRat
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2143772/posts
Her bandwidth is so narrow, she can properly be called pin-head.
This will become...enjoyable...he will throw them some bones to be sure, but even still...chuckle..
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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