“...the old GOP rift to assert itself, between the realists and the idealistic crusaders who, back then once again lacking a president, split over President Clinton’s humane interventions in Central Europe in his second term.”
I really despise these kinds of opinion pieces. “...the realists and the idealistic crusaders..” What crap! So, if you’re a RINO, I suppose you’re a realist; if you want to uphold the U.S.Constitution, I suppose you’re an idealistic crusader.
The U.S.Constitution set the limits of the tyranny of government, and that we, the people, consent to be governed - not the other way ‘round. I’ll take that any day over the political expediency of the so-called realists!
Bill Clinton supported Muslims against Serbian Christians. The Serbs knew Al-Qaida was abiding in camps, training terrorists. And Clinton, who is supposed to be so smart, goes and supports the wrong side!
Bill Clinton supported Muslims against Serbian Christians. The Serbs knew Al-Qaida was abiding in camps, training terrorists. And Clinton, who is supposed to be so smart, goes and supports the wrong side!
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Now his wife does the same service for jihadists in Libya. Each of them have used NATO as bombs on call for Islamist provocateurs and revolutionaries.
The Pragmatic Realists versus the idealistic NeoCon republicans on the right and the idealistic Liberal Interventionist democrats on the left, or as the author describes them as liberal hawks.
Who were/are the two most influential Realists working for Obama? Hint: the both served on the Iraq Study Group. Gates and Panetta.
Who are the two most influential Liberal Interventionists working for Obama? Clinton and Biden.
Democratic presidents usually appoint Realists to NSA and SecDef while the SecState job usually goes to a Liberal Interventionist.
Republican presidents usually appoint Realists to NSA and SecState while SecDef job usually goes to a NeoCon.