tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post6833154941878825274..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: The Obama DoctrineNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-38982402192546115292014-07-10T19:00:59.159-05:002014-07-10T19:00:59.159-05:00Hi Sp
This truly is "speak softly and carry a...Hi Sp<br />This truly is "speak softly and carry a big stick"! My own analogy that my friends and I joke about is-PBO is a coiled, patient cobra and he has friends in the area!<br />Smilingl8dy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-14387869316718211302014-03-28T22:46:26.040-05:002014-03-28T22:46:26.040-05:00Thanks for this spot on analysis of President Obam...Thanks for this spot on analysis of President Obama's foreign policy, Nancy. I wish every American c/would read it because it would provide them more insight into the way this president envisions the role of the U.S. in the world, and how he is trying to resolve conflict instead of inciting it. Whether many Americans realize it or not, this is a very fiscally responsible approach to conducting foreign relations---something which republicans in particular should embrace because it aligns with the GOP's claim to support fiscal conservatism, but it seems that these days, anything this president is for, the GOP is against. They might not appreciate President Obama's approach to conducting international relations, but I do, and I think the other nations do, too. It's well past the time that the U.S. stops acting like other nations don't exist and set an example, and hopefully, a precedent, for resolving conflict through international cooperation.majiinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-4326377678034760972014-03-28T00:08:20.392-05:002014-03-28T00:08:20.392-05:00Thank you for this. It makes very clear how vastl...Thank you for this. It makes very clear how vastly different this president is compared to all his predecessors who followed the Cold War directives and too often acted unilaterally. It is precisely our march AWAY from imperialism - a conscious, calculated means of avoiding conflict AND settling serious problems - that heralds our entry into a new era of foreign policy. I am stunned at how many people never see it, don't want it (Condi Rice wants us to re-engage in war again), or think it's meaningless when it's actually revolutionary. I appreciate your clear and concise assessment.Churchlady320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-84164270460968084122014-03-27T15:34:00.688-05:002014-03-27T15:34:00.688-05:00Good point, sheriff. I like the way Obama uses the...Good point, sheriff. I like the way Obama uses the stick. When it can come out of nowhere and it's effective, that's got to make America's enemies think twice.RTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-14884006363397848782014-03-27T14:26:44.439-05:002014-03-27T14:26:44.439-05:00Please insert "directly" in my comment a...Please insert "directly" in my comment above between "is" and "threatened." Thanks ;-)Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-71890482224642359252014-03-27T14:08:50.070-05:002014-03-27T14:08:50.070-05:00When I was writing this I thought about adding a q...When I was writing this I thought about adding a qualifier that when our own national security is threatened, a whole different paradigm comes into play. Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-34427806201275653922014-03-27T13:33:26.536-05:002014-03-27T13:33:26.536-05:00in addition to the high-falutin principles stuff, ...in addition to the high-falutin principles stuff, there's a 4th - something along the lines of: if he sees an opening for a knockout ninja punch, he won't shy away from taking it. see also bin laden, somali pirates, stolen libya oil tanker<br /><br />not as hello kitty warm fuzzy as the other stuff, but real and gives credibility to the stick half of the "carrots and sticks" balance game.sherifffruitflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14676077292357887614noreply@blogger.com