Even if they have to make it bad themselves to show you.
Exactly.
Even if they have to make it bad themselves to show you.
True. Iraq's in a precarious position. The palpable tensions foreshadowed a substantial deterioration once American forces were withdrawn. And the sectarian fissures have recently inflamed with a vengeance.Iraq is not in good shape right now, and certainly looks as if it's trending in a worse direction, not a better one, so I'd be cautious about meltdown declarations in either direction.
That you've focused on a narrow region of the globe instances one of the primary problems with American foreign policy. Not that it's unique to you. Americans are bewitched with the region. Nearly everyone's guilty of unduly concentrating on the Middle East and it's periphery. Nonetheless, if you think Obama's performance in the Middle East and its periphery is exemplary, his performance in other regions is markedly better. As I noted yesterday, he's performed reasonably well at improving bilateral relations with Russia. Moreover, our "pivot" towards Asia, although it still receives insufficient attention, indicates a strategic cognizance that's been absent for a while. Certainly, he lacks a North Korea policy, but that's forgivable. It's an insuperable problem; everyone is flummoxed. Notwithstanding, I cannot label his FP a roaring success. The escalation in Afghanistan was his most consequential decision, and he committed a colossal mistake.I view Obama's foreign policy to be a roaring success. People can whine about the domestic economy being not so hot but in foreign policy he has done GREAT.
-Ended Iraq war w/o melt-down in Iraq
-Supported Libya rebellion with very little money and toppled perennial USA thorn Ghadaffi.
-Killed Bin Laden in daring raid into Afghanistan
-Got international support for harsh sanctions on Iran
-Killing pirates & rescuing hostages from Somalia
These parts are a push:
-North Korea still isolated whack-jobs
-Afghan war remains pointless
-Israel/Palestine ignored
Yet growth is still positive at over a 2% annualized rate. That hardly qualifies as fucked.More confirmation the economy is fucked, again. I doubt voters put up with this again
Iraq is not in good shape right now, and certainly looks as if it's trending in a worse direction, not a better one, so I'd be cautious about meltdown declarations in either direction.
The second half of his quote is priceless. Fearmongering and reality-distortion far more offensive than anything Obama could say about the Bin Laden decision. Oh, and the President's foreign policy record is abysmal... because he didn't start 4 more wars.
Thanks for reminding us how glad we should be that we didn't elect you, Senator McCain.
Yet another mega fail by Mittens. Calls Stimulus a failure at college that took money from stimulus.
How the fuck are these people so incompetent?
The 90 day warranty period has expired.
There are still issues but the place is more stable than Mexico.
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That's not the first time he's done this. Though really, this isn't much different from all the congressmen and senators who used Stimulus money and then criticized it.
More confirmation the economy is fucked, again. I doubt voters put up with this again
More confirmation the economy is fucked, again. I doubt voters put up with this again
Don't worry he'll change his mind in 24e hoursYet another mega fail by Mittens. Calls Stimulus a failure at college that took money from stimulus.
How the fuck are these people so incompetent?
I'm not a big fan of Joe Scarborough, since he's pretty oleagenous, but it's good to see that he lives in SOME plane of reality:
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/dan-seno...kicking-and-screaming-to-deal-with-sanctions/
Dan Senor needs to be punched in the face.
Could someone fill me in on why we're refusing to say 'sorry' for blowing up a bunch of Pakistani military?
So why is PD allowed to spout his nonsense again?GDP growth:
Q4'10: 2.3%
Q1'11: 0.4%
Q4'11: 3.0%
Q1'12: 2.2%
They also launched a fake war and half a million people died, based on exploiting that same boogeyman - earning billions of dollars for the VP's former employer.John McCain and republicans concern trolling over the Bin Laden ad is hilarious. As if this didn't happen
(RNC 08)
Republicans spent a decade exploiting 911 but didn't get Bin Laden. Now they're crying the other guy is trumpeting the success? Deal with it
Wow, a mainstream newspaper actually dabbles in *gasp* journalism!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...-the-problem/2012/04/27/gIQAxCVUlT_story.html
Wow, a mainstream newspaper actually dabbles in *gasp* journalism!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...-the-problem/2012/04/27/gIQAxCVUlT_story.html
We could say it's a bad idea to alienate the two people he quotes, but I have a feeling they would never have voted for any of his or Democrats' plans in the first place. So, good show.
Holy shit:
http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/mon-april-23-2012-don-mcleroy
Skip to the interview with the tea bagger at the end. This is an actual conversation that occurred in real life. D:
Who analogizes Iraq to Somalia? I can understand portraying the situation as "okay." Many are invested in portraying Iraq as a stable, functioning state. Goodness, some even portray Afghanistan positively. But Somalia?How unstable is modern day Iraq anyway? Some say its pretty much Somalia-like anarchy others say its doing "okay"...
Bilateral relations have deteriorated precipitously. We're annoyed with their duplicity and toleration of insurgent groups that destabilize Afghanistan. They're incensed at the drone strikes and repeated violations of their sovereignty. Really, our interests in Afghanistan are diametric. So there's little hope of a productive solution. We might cajole them into opening the supply routes. But beyond that, the situation will not improve.Could someone fill me in on why we're refusing to say 'sorry' for blowing up a bunch of Pakistani military?
Holy shit:
http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/mon-april-23-2012-don-mcleroy
Skip to the interview with the tea bagger at the end. This is an actual conversation that occurred in real life. D:
Who analogizes Iraq to Somalia? I can understand portraying the situation as "okay." Many are invested in portraying Iraq as a stable, functioning state. Goodness, some even portray Afghanistan positively. But Somalia?
How unstable? It's on the precipice of succumbing to the strife which beset the country a few years ago. And without the presence of coalition troops, the situation is even more problematic. The IISS produced a fairly accurate assessment of the situation. Although, I think they are singularly focused on Maliki while ignoring Iraq's broader institutional predicament. Iraq's federal structure was intended to capture the acquiescence of the Kurds by decentralizing power. But it simultaneously introduced fissures between a few of the provinces and Baghdad. The National Interest published an article on this problem a few months ago.Bilateral relations have deteriorated precipitously. We're annoyed with their duplicity and toleration of insurgent groups that destabilize Afghanistan. They're incensed at the drone strikes and repeated violations of their sovereignty. Really, our interests in Afghanistan are diametric. So there's little hope of a productive solution. We might cajole them into opening the supply routes. But beyond that, the situation will not improve.
Wow, a mainstream newspaper actually dabbles in *gasp* journalism!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...-the-problem/2012/04/27/gIQAxCVUlT_story.html
Come on, son.Wow, a mainstream newspaper actually dabbles in *gasp* journalism!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...UlT_story.html
Poe's Law?So why is PD allowed to spout his nonsense again?
Holy shit:
http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/mon-april-23-2012-don-mcleroy
Skip to the interview with the tea bagger at the end. This is an actual conversation that occurred in real life. D:
Its so sad that it takes a comedy show to expose these morons. Mainstream media is absolutely pathetic.
It's plausible. And that's a fairly damning indication of how dysfunctional the relationship's become. That the Pakistani military would initialize hostilities with American and Afghan forces is nonsensical. Either they were attacked, or they were abetting insurgents.I suspect, with zero evidence to back it up that the strike was deliberate and the US doesn't want to open whatever can of worms they authorized it for. That is to say that group of soldiers was doing something we thought they shouldn't be doing (helping smuggle bad actors, missiles, etc for example), but don't want to publicize. Pakistan gets to cry foul and we don't apologize and take our licks. Both sides knowing why the strike actually took place.
Note that Pakistan never escalated this to "an act of war." Which tells me they considered it a deliberate act of something else.
Like I said, that's idle speculation.
Maddow is perfectly capable of making people look foolish. I think Republicans avoid her show because they can't countenance being exposed as stupid hypocrites in an explicitly liberal environment, but can survive that same abuse in a comedic forum. Jim Cramer is still working, after all.Seriously...
I also kind of find it funny that some of these people even still come on Colbert and The Daily Show. Some of them get so schooled it isn't funny. Yet, most of the Republican spectrum refuses to show up on shows like Rachel Maddow, where she disagrees, but doesn't usually embarrass them as much as Jon and Sephen can.
You mean the part where we give direct aid to a state sponsor of terrorism wasn't sufficient evidence of dysfunction?It's plausible. And that's a fairly damning indication of how dysfunctional the relationship's become. That the Pakistani military would initialize hostilities with American and Afghan forces is nonsensical. Either they were attacked, or they were abetting insurgents.
Maddow is perfectly capable of making people look foolish. I think Republicans avoid her show because they can't countenance being exposed as stupid hypocrites in an explicitly liberal environment, but can survive that same abuse in a comedic forum. Jim Cramer is still working, after all.
It's an op-ed. The surrounding paper is still all WaPo, don't worry.
Its so sad that it takes a comedy show to expose these morons. Mainstream media is absolutely pathetic.
Whole-heatedly agree with this sentiment. So frustrating because they just feed on that attention.I feel bad for that guy. What ever happened to ignoring stupid people, rather than giving them platforms?
The guy is not looking for attention, he's looking to dictate what textbooks your kids are going to use.Whole-heatedly agree with this sentiment. So frustrating because they just feed on that attention.
Wait, what do you have against the Washington Post?The surrounding paper is still all WaPo, don't worry.
Wait, what do you have against the Washington Post?
The guy is not looking for attention, he's looking to dictate what textbooks your kids are going to use.
I don't think ignoring that problem will make it go away.
I read it regularly and I haven't noticed it.They seem to be moving further right and becoming less trustworthy.
They didn't print it, they posted it on a blog, and they corrected that mistake.For example, the Washington Post printed that made up "unlike some people" as part of Obama's silver spoon comment.
Seriously...
I also kind of find it funny that some of these people even still come on Colbert and The Daily Show. Some of them get so schooled it isn't funny. Yet, most of the Republican spectrum refuses to show up on shows like Rachel Maddow, where she disagrees, but doesn't usually embarrass them as much as Jon and Sephen can.
Many republicans do go on her show, in part because she's a good host. She doesn't yell over people, even when she clearly disagrees with them. I like her a lot
IN THE PAST, many Republicans would go on her show. But after so many of them got their butts whipped, most of them are too scared to go on. She treats people fairly, by letting them speak and not shouting over them or cutting them off. But she will be ready with quotes from your book and clips from your speeches. So now it is only low-level flunkies that will go on.Many republicans do go on her show, in part because she's a good host. She doesn't yell over people, even when she clearly disagrees with them. I like her a lot