Comments on: MULTILATERAL MANTRAS

By: JC

JC — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Wow. I believe psychologists have a term for this.

By: Paul

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

To say that 9/11 is the fault of the Clinton Administration is, of course, absurd

Well.. That would be absurd if he actually said it.

Maybe my sleepy eyes missed it but I did not see him say that anywhere.

What he DID say is that the Clinonian multilateralism of the past did not prevent 9/11 and other terrorists acts, so there is no reason to claim it would prevent terrorism today.

The former Clinton administration folks travel the world and say that if their policies were in place, the world would love us and there would be no terrorism.

That is laughable.

It was during the Clinton era (of multilateralism) that the terrorist kept killing our people. Some 6 or 7 years into Clinton's foreign policy experiment the terrorist starting planning 9/11.

If it failed so miserably in the past to prevent terrorism then, why would we expect it to work today?

The terrorists hated us then and they hate us now. The difference is now they fear us too.

The blame for 9/11 falls on the terrorists. (and whack job Islamists)

But the constant refrain that if we had Clintonian policy back that somehow the terrorist would magically lay down their arms is patently absurd. That last statement is not conjecture... It is self-evident as we have 3000+ plus dead prove it.

By: Little Miss Attila

Little Miss Attila — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Hm. I'm always tempted to resent us until I remember that us is me. Or something like that.

By: Andy

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

America does a lot of good things in the world, and they aren't always recognised. It does get beat up on a lot because it is the top dog. It's the natural focus of hate.

But you also need to be aware that America does a lot of stuff that isn't so great too. In a lot of respects, people have a genuine grievance. Please don't forget that.

By: Andy

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

America does a lot of good things in the world, and they aren't always recognised. It does get beat up on a lot because it is the top dog. It's the natural focus of hate.

But you also need to be aware that America does a lot of stuff that isn't so great too. In a lot of respects, people have a genuine grievance. Please don't forget that.

By: bob

bob — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

I'm an idiot.

By: Hellblazer

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

They resent us because of our freedom This one's for you James. I know it's not the Middle East, but our treatment of Mexico is just a small, concrete example of what we do to our friends. There's a reason they think we're unilateralist. And treason is...

By: Insults Unpunished

Insults Unpunished — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

On Canadian Healthcare, Etc.
Not much time for posting. I've got a birthday / Thanksgiving party to attend tonight and blogging will suffer. In the mean time, Steve Verdon has a post on Canadian healthcare that mentions their dearth of MRIs. I read that...

By: Cuz We Said So

Cuz We Said So — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

King of the Hill
James at OTB has a good summary and quotes on the nature of anti-Americanism and multilateralism. Read them now....

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