Irregular Times Diaries: Unfit Discussion
In a time of the spring, old paths are obscured and new growth begins.
Irregular Times Diaries: Unfit DiscussionIn a time of the spring, old paths are obscured and new growth begins.
Peregrin Wood made an essential point last night when he observed that George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin have steered the United States and Russia into a new Cold War. Russia is now in a military alliance with Iran, and has sworn to protect Iran from any military attacks. American political leaders like Bush, and far too many Democrats, are at the same time pushing to start a new war against Iran.
What’s at stake? Imagine open warfare between the USA and Russia. Imagine nuclear war.
In this context, Hillary Clinton continues her insane brinksmanship, joining in the push to bomb Iran, saying that, “If Iran does not comply with its own commitments and the will of the international community, all options must remain on the table.”
Hillary Clinton’s approach to foreign policy is reckless. Clinton proved unable to show mature judgment when she supported George W. Bush on invading Iraq. She is now showing herself willing to repeat the mistake.
I want to vote for a President who will say no to the nonsense of more and more wars. I want a President who has enough imagination to see a world without Cold Wars against Russia. Hillary Clinton offers the same old path of destruction and failure.
My pick is Barack Obama, who has the courage to see a new generation of possibilities, and is not afraid to leave behind old, Washington insider ideas that just don’t work.
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October 17th, 2007 at 8:41 am
Well, Barack Obama certainly has the courage to utter phrases like “see a new generation of possibilities” and “leave behind old, Washington insider ideas that just don’t work.” But I am not yet convinced that he is prepared to trade in his soaring oratory for policies that actually accomplish whatever it is that those phrases mean.