Archive for the 'Iraq' Category
10 Ways the Next President Can Fix American Foreign Policy
4 Comments Published by Kedar July 26th, 2007 in Presidential Election 2008, Iraq, Presidential Debates, President, Foreign Policy, Abortion, PoliticsHilary Clinton’s answer during the Democrat’s most recent debate and an article in the most recent edition of Foreign Affairs got me thinking- What do I want the next President to do with American foreign policy? Well, here are the 10 things that Yao, Gary, and I are looking for:
1) Engage Foreign Leaders- As […]
President Bush: Master of Rhetorical Jujutsu
1 Comment Published by Gary July 26th, 2007 in George Bush, Iraq, Foreign Policy, Current EventsHey, I’m back from a blogging hiatus to witness President Bush’s renewed push for public support for the War in Iraq. Essentially, we’re witnessing samurai level rhetorical Jujutsu. To me, rhetorical Jujutsu is the art of quickly and subtly shifting your rhetoric in response to recent events in a […]
Harry’s Filibuster Dreams Shattered
0 Comments Published by Kedar July 18th, 2007 in Filibuster, Iraq, Politics, CongressPoor Harry Reid. He went out on a limb and kept the Senate in session way longer than he had to and he got burned. By a vote of 52-47, the Senate rejected the vote for cloture which would have forced a vote on the Reed/Levin Amendment. I’ve been watching sporadically all night and the […]
You Can’t Filibuster the Glory OR Liveblogging the Filibuster
0 Comments Published by Kedar July 18th, 2007 in Filibuster, Iraq, Democrats, Republicans, Congress11:26am EST: Reid Failed by a vote of 52-47. Reed/Levin is now stalled in the Senate. Harry Reid is currently trying to pass a motion to reconsider, but I don’t imagine it will do much.
10:45am EST: Mitch McConnell is calling out the Reed/Levin bill for being vague and unspecific. He repeatedly declares that he doesn’t […]
The Pottery Barn Rule: Moral Reservations About Withdrawl
2 Comments Published by Gary July 10th, 2007 in Democrats, Iraq, George Bush, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, President, Congress, Foreign Policy, Madness (Sparta?), Current EventsThe drums for withdraw grow louder each day as more and more bad news comes out of Iraq. With 3609 dead and counting, politicians and pundits are calling for withdrawal. Whether named a “redeployment” or the great escape, it’s doubtful that the current level of […]
Is It Too Late For The G8?
2 Comments Published by Kedar June 8th, 2007 in George Bush, Iraq, Foreign Policy, PoliticsThis year’s G8 summit appears to be one of the most productive in recent years. Thats not saying much though, since last year the only thing that came out of the G8 Summit in Russia was an awkward encouter between Papa Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. This year, Merkel pushed through an environmental protection […]
A Lesson Before Dying
4 Comments Published by James June 8th, 2007 in Iraq, Foreign Policy, PoliticsAs the 33rd annual G8 summit comes to a close, a puzzling and perfectly perplexing power paradox seems to be arising.
It has become painfully obvious over the last several months that President Bush is not the only global leader who is becoming increasingly irrelevant. English Prime Minister Tony Blair, the senior member of the […]
