Comments on: Kerry’s Foreign Policy

By: Mud Blood & Beer

Mud Blood & Beer — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Kerry's stupidity has just crossed over into the "dangerous for America" category.

By: dw

dw — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

So, Kerry is, in effect, proposing the Dubya plan, only without reinstituting the draft in order to invade Syria. (Kidding!) I think it might work, and here's why: Kerry is not Dubya. Right now, if Dubya said "I like peas," there would be a global boycott of peas. So long as Dubya remains a lightning rod of criticism and draws the terrorists away from attacking the wishy-washy countries of Europe, there's no reason for France, Germany, or most the rest of the EU to even give a damn about terrorism, and it's better for them to stay on the sidelines since they won't be attacked. With Kerry in office, though, that lightning rod is gone... and a lot of Algerians and Turks with grudges will line up for some Al-Queda cash. Europe will want to deal with Kerry, and in fact they will have to sign on with the US or face being caught in the cold when the Metro and the ICE blow up on the same day. So long as Kerry pursues the same policies as Dubya and the military reforms of Rumsfeld and the firing of Perle and Wolfowitz, he's got my vote. The loonies out on the fringes can talk about peace and pullouts all they want, but it ain't gonna happen. Someone needs to remind them Vietnam ended 30 years ago.

By: McGehee

McGehee — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

DW, "the world" doesn't get to vote for our President, and "the world"'s opinion generally affects American voters the way you say Bush's opinion affects "the world."

By: McGehee

McGehee — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Someone needs to remind them Vietnam ended 30 years ago.

I'm betting it won't be Kerry.

By: Jack O'Toole

Jack O'Toole — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

The devil is in the details -- and the details are on the web Though we approach the issues from slightly different points on the ideological compass, James Joyner is a very reasonable guy. Which is why th

By: PoliBlog

PoliBlog — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Kerry's Foreign Policy Proposals James Joyner examines Kerry's Foreign Policy proposals, which have been criticed (by myself as well as others, as vague and nonsubstantive). James summarizes Kerry's proposals quite succintly with this line: itâs basically the current plan with a magic...

By: Arguing with signposts...

Arguing with signposts... — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Ecology in the War on Terror James Joyner does an excellent job of examining John Kerry's "specific" plan for national security. Much of it is just fluff and air (like most policy statements: "We will work to insure that we have clean water through a balanced...

By: BoiFromTroy

BoiFromTroy — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Trojan Huddle: Around the World in 11 Blog Posts
A friend tells me that he can tell how busy I am at the office based on how frequently I post on the blog...well, you were lucky to get the two posts this morning, it has been that kind of...

By: Ipse Dixit

Ipse Dixit — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

MoveOn.Org Is Satisfied, Though James Joyner aptly sums up John "Weeble" Kerry's (typically long-winded) foreign policy "plan" in 12 words: [B]asically the current plan... ---