No I didn't like GWB's foreign policy, but it was only about 60% as bad as the reinforcement of the worst of Bush's policies, that Obama has committed to.
When Bush was in office, Democrats would lock step against the same things the DLC Dems, and even many progressives, for gawds sake, defend the evils of, when a Dem does it. That in my book makes Obama and the DLC the most effective traitors of the American Public, most of us expect it from the Republicans, but to get 50% more from someone with a Democratic label? It's time to drop the two headed Corporate Party, completely. Nothing is salvageable anymore. 30 years of damage control to watch the Dem party move way to the right of Nixon PROVES that supporting the lesser of the evils enhances how much evil we get, and that we'll tolerate MORE EVIL and never ever vote for waht is good for us, while voting against what is perceived as the more evil. Ask yourself, what kind of EVIL PRESIDENT will you be proud to support? Vote for want you want, instead of for something you don't want. Scott > > > Did You Like George W. Bushs Foreign Policy? > > Apr 26, 2012 > > Mitt Romneys Misguided, Mistaken, and Misbegotten Foreign Policy > Today, Vice President Biden gave a speech at New York University laying > out a broad attack on Mitt Romney a candidate whose only foreign policy > experience comes from shipping jobs overseas and his approach to foreign > policy. Biden said that Romney was relying on the American people > developing a collective amnesia about the policies of the past namely > those of the Bush administration and the Cold War that Romney is > advocating a return to. Romneys desire for amnesia is probably > particularly true when it comes to a disastrous press call that his > campaign held today in order to attempt to attack the president on foreign > policy. > > Heres the rundown. > > Back to the Cold War > > In his speech today, the vice president called Romney one of a small > group of Cold War holdovers a reference to Romneys recent and > much-maligned statement that Russia remains without question our number > one geopolitical foe. This misguided and mistaken view of foreign policy > was much in evidence on todays Romney press call. > > One Romney adviser, former Navy Secretary John Lehman, brought up the > threat posed by the Soviet Union, which ceased to exist in 1991: > > We are seeing the Soviets pushing into the Arctic with no response from > us. In fact the only response from us is to announce the early retirement > of the last remaining ice breaker. > > Another Romney adviser, former Ambassador Pierre Prosper, launched a > multiply false attack on the president involving Czechoslovakia, a country > which ceased to exist in 1992: > > The United States abandoned its missile defense sites in Poland and > Czechoslovakia, yet Russia does nothing but obstruct us, or efforts in > Iran and Syria. > > Mitt Romney himself recently made a reference to the Soviets when trying > to attack the president for reaching a far-reaching arms reduction treaty > that helped pave the way for greater Russian cooperation on Iran, among > other things. > > Back to Bush > > Many of Romneys top foreign policy advisers are the same Bush > administration hands and neoconservatives that helped push us into the > Iraq War. Leading the attack on Romneys behalf today was Dan Senor, best > known for his role as senior adviser to and spokesman for Paul Bremer, the > U.S. viceroy that headed the Coalition Provisional Authority, which is > widely blamed for botching the early days of the occupation. > > In October of 2003, Senor infamously declared that the good news is that > the overwhelming majority of Iraqi people have embraced the liberation and > are grateful for all we are doing to reconstruct their country. He also > boasted that Iraq was a model for the region of a nation at peace with > its citizens and claimed that ninety-five percent of the country is at > peace and returning to normal daily life. > > Steve Benen from MSNBC makes the key point: > > When Team Romney needs a credible GOP voice to attack the Obama > administrations foreign policy and advise the inexperienced former > governor on international affairs, it turns to this guy. > > Remember, the Republican National Committee believes the partys agenda in > 2013 will simply be a warmed over version of Bushs policies. Romney > surrounding himself with officials from the Bush/Cheney administration > helps drive the point home. > > As ThinkProgress Securitys Eli Clifton wrote today, the vice president > also laid into Romney for his loose talk about war with Iran: > > Bidens harshest reprimand of Romney was saved for the former > Massachusetts governors critique of President Obamas Iran policy. Romney > has swung between essentially endorsing the Obama administrations policy > of diplomacy plus pressure via sanctions to calling for outright > military action against Iran. Biden said: > > Heres what he says. He says we need crippling sanctions, apparently > unaware that through President Obamas leadership we produced just that, > crippling sanctions. He emphasizes the need for a credible military > option and a regular presence of aircraft carrier groups in the region, > apparently ignorant of the fact thats exactly what our policy is and what > were doing. > > Biden singled out Romneys criticisms of the White Houses Iran-policy as > counterproductive and promoting loose talk of war that could > ultimately hurt the international sanctions regime engineered by the > administration: > > I think its fair to say the only step we could take that we arent > already taking is to launch a war against Iran. If thats what governor > Romney means by a very different policy then he should tell the American > people. He should say so. Otherwise the governors tough talk about > military action is just that, talk. And I would add, counterproductive > talk. Folks, loose talk about a war has incredible negative consequences > in our efforts to end Irans nuclear quest. And let me tell you why, > because it unsettles world oil markets. It drives up oil prices. When oil > prices go up, Irans coffers fill up, undermining the effect of the > sanctions that are already in place. This type of Romney Talk is just not > smart. > > Mitt Romney also shares something else with George W. Bush a > lackadaisical attitude about capturing or killing Osama bin Laden. In > March 2002, just months after the 9/11 attacks, Bush said, I truly am not > that concerned about him. I am deeply concerned about Iraq. I really > just dont spend that much time on him, to be honest with you, Bush > added. In 2007, Romney said that catching bin Laden would be > insignificant and its not worth moving heaven and earth. > > No wonder that Romney surrogate and vice-presidential contender Marco > Rubio neglected to mention either al-Qaeda or Iraq during his major > address on foreign policy yesterday. > > IN TWO SENTENCES: As Vice President Biden said today, Osama bin Laden is > dead and General Motors is alive. 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