Category Archives: Foreign Policy

The “Cuz I Said So” theory of global relations

Posted on January 4, 2012 by B Psycho

Kevin Drum recently added a new tack to the intra-mainstream-liberal argument over Ron Paul, going beyond talking about anti-interventionism with a “yeah, but…” and mentioning the newsletters and their obvious disagreements with much other views of Paul’s, and towards asserting … Continue reading →

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Point and Click Empire

Posted on December 28, 2011 by B Psycho

Is it possible for a newspaper article to be one long Kinsley Gaffe? Reason I ask that question is that the Washington Post put up a lengthy story recently about the reach and operation of drones under Obama, filled with … Continue reading →

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Aiding and abetting

Posted on November 20, 2011 by B Psycho

Egypt, for years, had been run by a typical “strongman” with a dim view of political disagreement. Eventually, people got fed up & protested, wanting Mubarak to relinquish power. Good: Mubarak eventually did step down. Bad: the military took over, … Continue reading →

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Undiplomatic Immunity

Posted on October 15, 2011 by B Psycho

Interesting bit of breaking news concerning one of the many wars we’re involved in: the final U.S. troops (except for some staying to guard the U.S. embassy) are supposed to actually leave Iraq by years end.  The reason for this?  … Continue reading →

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Señor Perry llega tarde a la fiesta

Posted on October 2, 2011 by B Psycho

In an attempt to burnish his “I hate Mexicans, honest!” credentials, Rick Perry suggests sending the U.S. military into Mexico in an escalation of the drug war: Rick Perry signaled Saturday he would be open to sending U.S. troops into … Continue reading →

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Recognition

Posted on September 15, 2011 by B Psycho

Since with all those other crises, Israel/Palestine was feeling left out: Palestinian shopkeeper Fadi Bin Masraf was busy this week, putting away stacks of merchandise that feature the U.S. flag as part of imitation-designer American brands. “People are angry, and … Continue reading →

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I hate being correct…

Posted on August 30, 2011 by B Psycho

Back in March, re: western involvement in the Libyan civil war: The root cause on the part of anti-Qadaffi Libyans — previous non-violent demonstration being met with gunfire — was clearly just. I get the feeling though that once this … Continue reading →

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Pardon our blood…

Posted on August 22, 2011 by B Psycho

MSNBC.com, a moment ago: Gee, somebody just couldn’t wait huh?

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SATSQ, foreign policy edition

Posted on August 18, 2011 by B Psycho

NPR blog, re: Syria: “Can new sanctions topple Assad’s regime?” Sanctions worked on Saddam, didn’t they?  Oh, wait… Speaking of whom: The “Deadliest Warrior” crew could have at least tried to find someone that resembled Saddam beyond “ambiguously brown dude … Continue reading →

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Comprehension skills. You lack them.

Posted on July 20, 2011 by B Psycho

McClatchy has up on their site a column about a Zogby International poll showing people in the Middle East have a low opinion of the U.S.  That isn’t a surprise, and I assume the assumption made in the article title … Continue reading →

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