Herman Cain flunks foreign policy

Renew America ^ | 11-3-2011 | Alan Caruba - Commentary

[smoothsailing]

[greatvikingone]

Someone should read more broadly.

[goldstategop]

Another elitist who thinks we need the smartest guy in the room.

Oh wait - we already have him and he wrecked the national standing and alliance of the United States in the process.

Alan Carruba thinks he’s the smartest guy who ever lived.

[sanjuanbob]

No pizza for you!

[altura]

Interesting read and something that should be considered, but won’t be.

A religious-type fervor has developed on FR lately, the object of the worship being Cain.

No criticism of him can be accepted or even discussed.

I just read, but did not participate in, the Sunday Morning Talk show thread and quite a few people were vowing to write in or not vote if their candidate wasn’t selected.

It’s scary.

[DesertRhino]

I want an American president who is expert in AMERICAN policy. If he masters that, and deals honestly and firmly with all foreigners,, we will all be better off.

“expertise” in foreign policy is code word for being an insider to the game designed to screw the US taxpayer and patriot in the name of globalism. If you ALWAYS put America first,,to them this shows you aren’t properly versed in foreign policy.

Foreign policy is simple if you always put America first, and act honestly. Every nation, friend and foe should expect that all theur dealings with us a conducted in the sanitizing daylight, that nobody is being cheated, and will be free of the fraud and intrigue that Europe specializes in.

[Pan_Yan]

What would Cain do if Iran was going to unleash an attack on the U.S.? Cain gave a rambling, unspecific answer except to say he'd order an Aegis destroyer into the Persian Gulf to let Iran know he was serious, mentioning something about the use by Iran of missiles. It was distressingly clear that Cain had no more idea what he would do than he had regarding other potential foreign policy questions.

I'm not being a wisenheimer, but who has articulated a defined policy on Iran? When the question comes up all the candidates say we should be strong and clear, and then they mumble stuff about sanctions and supporting Israel and "the international community."

[justsaynomore]

First of all, the part about China is blatantly untrue.

From a a commentary written in 2005 about China -

http://www.economicfreedomcoalition.com/news/press-opinion-120305.asp

“The U.S. should be less concerned about China’s economic potential than by the military threat it poses. Three Chinese spies were recently indicted in the U.S. for conspiring to steal numerous naval warship technologies. This summer China and Russia participated in a week-long joint military exercise. China’s build up of nuclear, military and space technologies to rival the U.S., and its saber-rattling over Taiwan’s independence, signals a commitment to more red, not green. “

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Cain’s Foreign Policy Team
http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/10/26/raising_cain_inside_herman_cain_s_new_foreign_policy_team#.TqhMZVVMvei.facebook

Cain discusses foreign policy in interviews:

with Dick Morris - http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/herman-cain-interview-on-new-ideas-to-tame-iran-dick-morris-tv-lunch-alert/

with Bill O’Reilly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJjAJeyYhAg

Cain’s Position on Israel: http://dailycaller.com/2011/08/28/the-u-s-must-stand-with-israel/

Summary of Foreign Policy Stance:
http://www.hermancain.com/the-issues

Values Voters Speech:
http://www.therightscoop.com/herman-cain-brings-the-house-down-at-values-voter-summit/

[Realman30]

Mr. Cain said, before making a decision, he'd consults the Generals. That's good enough for me.

[M. Thatcher]

It’s scary.

Unbunch your panties. Happens every election.

[linn37]

bumping just the entertainment value

[Prokopton]

A man no one could accuse of being anything but conservative, Bill O'Reilly of Fox News,

Caruba = Fail

[goldstategop]

I’m not saying foreign policy isn’t important. But Obama had no foreign policy experience either when he ran for President. No one is born with it. I’m sure a new President will have good people to advise him. I don’t see what’s the big deal about it.

[greatvikingone]

Yep.

[Crazy ole coot]

Isn’t that why a President has advisors that are knowledgeable in the things that he is not knowledgeable in.

No one knows everything about everything. I would prefer a President that admits that he doesn’t know something than one that falsely claims that he does.

That is one of the problems with Mr. o. He doesn’t have any advisors that know any more than he does.

[9YearLurker]

Pssst...he’s not that knowledgeable on domestic policy either.

[mylife]

A man no one could accuse of being anything but conservative, Bill O'Reilly

Well, I don't know about that...

[org.whodat]

Looking all around, digging under chair, looking in closet, now in basement, looking out in yard, in the freezer. Just out of luck, cannot find one I give a damn. I am just a little bit more than tired of spending zillions and getting real americans killed over some silly ass thing called foreign policy which has turned into little more than welfare and black mail. And a bunch of useless, as tits on a bore hog, bottom feeders in the united nations.

[montag813]

Another idiot who is lying about what Herman Cain - an EXPECT on nuclear weapons and ballistic delivery capabilities - said about China. "RenewAmerica" joins HotAir.com in the RomneyBot traitor category.

[plain talk]

Cain lacks a good poker face. When asked questions for which he is unprepared, his eyes begin to blink like a deranged traffic light. He responds with some programmed answer that is often unrelated to the question. He is the proverbial deer in the headlights

Maybe he means Perry. I've never noticed what he described with Cain. Cain answers directly and if he doesn't know something he is refreshingly honest about it. So this is an out and out lie and it's actually irrelevant in this post-Obama era where we have a President that is still clueless on foreign policy after 3 years on the job.