tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post8262070894983781353..comments2024-03-18T14:34:31.684-05:00Comments on Horizons: Hillary Clinton is wrong about the lessons of the Cold War (updated)Nancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-7598461692043146592014-08-10T15:13:08.382-05:002014-08-10T15:13:08.382-05:00PBO's FP is the antithesis of the cookie cutte...PBO's FP is the antithesis of the cookie cutter approach dominant in US FP for the past century. Treating any deviation from US interests during the Cold War led to us supporting murderous dictatorships in the name of "freedom". He sees that most situations are unique, and must be addressed as such. Iraq is not Libya is not Syria is not Ukraine. To treat them all the same is to show a lack of understanding.Liberal Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11682406103923500984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-88329633499202350992014-08-10T13:38:39.173-05:002014-08-10T13:38:39.173-05:00I doubt it was either/or. I suspect there were ele...I doubt it was either/or. I suspect there were elements of both an "organizing principle" and a political calculus. Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-71145709967009360262014-08-10T13:30:21.507-05:002014-08-10T13:30:21.507-05:00A question for Clinton: Did your need for an "...<i>A question for Clinton: Did your need for an "organizing principle" lead you to buy George W. Bush's rational to invade Iraq? Global War on Terrorism? With us or against us? Fight them there so we don't have to fight them here?</i><br /><br />No, it was, as for many Democrats who voted for it, a hedge against the success of the mission and accusations of anti-Americanism. Don't forget how many "serious" Democrats in '91 refused to aid Kuwait and ended up looking foolish as the "mighty" Iraqi army got obliterated in a fortnight. What if the neocons installed a successful junta to replace Saddam and the global economy took off like a shot as all that Iraqi oil came back online?<br /><br />It was asinine thinking and political and moral cowardice. But that's why even more credit should go to those (like Obama) who articulated not just the basic moral case as to why the war was unjustified and unlawful, but the practical case as to why the reconstruction of post-Baath Iraq would be an utter fiasco and humanitarian catastrophe. There was near-zero opportunity for success. It really is inexcusable to have believed otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-70868388508994352752014-08-10T12:32:21.825-05:002014-08-10T12:32:21.825-05:00Hillary started in politics as an anti-war McGover...Hillary started in politics as an anti-war McGovernite and has evolved into a Scoop Jackson democrat. From all accounts, she also sided with Gen. Petraeus many times, which fortunately, PBO chose to ignore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-69727367673574679932014-08-10T12:01:31.525-05:002014-08-10T12:01:31.525-05:00folks from that era, cold warriors, are pretty muc...folks from that era, cold warriors, are pretty much all the same, alas.sherifffruitflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14676077292357887614noreply@blogger.com