Category Archives: Foreign Policy

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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The UN made me do it

Posted on June 21, 2011 by B Psycho

A highly familiar statement within anti-state philosophical circles is that “illegal” is not synonymous with “wrong”.  That is, codification by the State that if you do activity A they claim the right to send men with guns your general direction … Continue reading →

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He cried “More! More War!”

Posted on June 19, 2011 by B Psycho

John McCain has a vastly different definition of “isolationism” than most: Republican Senator John McCain, his party’s 2008 presidential nominee, ripped into the current crop of Republican White House contenders, accusing them of breaking party tradition by preaching “isolationism.” He … Continue reading →

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Simple enough…

Posted on June 11, 2011 by B Psycho

From a Letter to the Editor in response to a recently published C4SS column on Libya: David D’Amato seems to have forgotten that the crisis in Libya was brought on by the attempt of Colonel Gaddafi’s dictatorial regime to suppress … Continue reading →

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I'll say this much about it

Posted on May 5, 2011 by B Psycho

After further thought, considering the death & destruction brought upon people who had nothing to do with 9/11 in the time between the attacks and killing Bin Laden, it’s interesting that the attack that killed him was as targeted as … Continue reading →

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So I've heard…

Posted on May 1, 2011 by B Psycho

Give it a few.  I’m sure one of the people from Gitmo or the black sites, or whose siblings or friends were killed in drone strikes will end up starting this whole cycle over again. Edit: from the article: U.S. … Continue reading →

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"If you're my friend, then why do you have a gun in my face?"

Posted on April 27, 2011 by B Psycho

I happened across moments ago on another blog a philosophical defense of global hegemony in general, and the U.S. as the hegemon in particular.  Naturally, I replied in opposition.  Try to guess where.

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