Posted on 05/22/2006 4:49:55 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
by Mark Finkelstein
May 22, 2006
In one fell segment, Chris Matthews pulled back the curtain and revealed his view of America's foreign policy intentions as fundamentally pernicious. For him, the United States in Iraq is no better than a 'colonial master.'
Matthews' guest on this evening's 'Hardball' was John Batiste, one of the former generals calling for Donald Rumsfeld's removal as Secretary of Defense. The topic at hand was the failure to anticipate the insurgency with which we have been been faced in Iraq.
Describing the miscalculation, Matthews said: "It's like the British coming in to New York at the beginning of the Revolution and saying they weren't going to face any resistance."
A bit later, he added:
"Every Third World country, in Africa, Asia, Latin America, has thrown off its colonial masters, because they don't want outsiders telling them what to do. And we didn't think we would face that reality in Iraq? Why didn't they think there wasn't going to be a resistance?"
Batiste was happy to second Matthews' notion: "I don't think they studied the past."
Apparently Matthews doesn't believe that America's goal is to help establish a democracy in Iraq. He does not distinguish between the aim of the United States in Iraq and the goal of the the British attempting to crush a democratic a revolution in America. We are nothing but 'colonial masters.' This is the profoundly negative view of America harbored by Matthews. One suspects it is a view shared by many in the MSM and the Democratic party.
And when news gets out that we are leaving Iceland or Germany or S Korea, they call it unilateral. Ha! ha!
By the way, sometime I'd (like) to post a historical fact explaining why Matthews, other liberal Dems, socialists, and Lefties in general have a COMPLETE misunderstanding of the term "colonialism"
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Post anytime and put me on your list -- should be a fun and revealing read :-)
That clip sums it up beautifully -- the only thing that isn't shown are the prehensil fingers and the arboreal tail and the banana in his grasp! RhesusMatthiosis - of the simicosis democratus species. A primate known for its propensity to ape and mimik Leftists.
Research shows that intelligent primates have an IQ of about 70; however, this species scores much lower.
Thanks for your reply. Actually, it's a serious little historical essay. I'm a recovering European history professor and I'm still on the Ten Steps in rehabilitation!
I guess it's still part of my addiction to teach - If you'll read it and give me your opinion and you don't think it's too tedious, you can post it for us. If you agree, I'll send it by private post for your review. Thanks,
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