No matter how hard I try to move past this election mash-up I am always drawn back to it in one fashion or another…..damn the luck!
I believe that the 2016 election will be more about foreign policy than anything else…..Clinton is using her stint at State to push her bona fides….then there is Trump with his vague slogans and applause lines…..Cruz and Ribio want to “make the sand glow”…..and then there is Bernie.
I have said that while I like his domestic programs I am concerned with his lack of direction in foreign policy……in my opinion he needs help formulating a foreign policy direction….
After saying that….he has attempted to find his foothold in the field of foreign policy…..
Amid criticism that his campaign lacks depth on foreign policy, Bernie Sanders is reaching out to several experts in the field to assist his campaign.
Lawrence J. Korb, a defense policy expert at the Center for American Progress, told POLITICO that Sanders called him Sunday to ask whether the Vermont senator can name him as an adviser to his campaign. Korb agreed. “I said he could,” Korb said. “That’s the last I heard. I don’t know if it’s going to be formal or anything.”
Source: Sanders reaches out for foreign-policy help
I like the fact that he realizes his inadequacies and is attempting to rectify it……at least he is trying and not making up bullshit slogans as a foreign policy stand…..I also like the fact the he, Bernie< will learn to find his way through the complex field of international relations instead of making crap up just to get an applause and a couple of cheers from mental midgets.
The one problem I have is his choice……not the organization that he has reached out to for help….the Center for American Progress…..it bills itself as…….
The Center for American Progress is an independent nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans, through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action. Our aim is not just to change the conversation, but to change the country.
My concern is the person he has reached out to for this help…..Korb is a former member of the GW Bush administration….he has these neo-con tendencies that will not be conducive to the progressive ideals the Bernie is pushing….
I am a bit disappointed in Bernie’s choice as an adviser…..there is still time to find a more progressive theorist in the field of foreign policy……
I am hopeful he will come to his senses……
Come to his senses? Fat chance. He’s already made the decision to display his sociopathy, merely by agreeing to run. No person who wants the job, or, believes they can do it, can possibly be qualified for it. Plus, people seem to forget he is a multi-millionaire; one does not get to be one of those without the basic nature of an asshole. I don’t care how often someone SAYS they believe in reform; let’s see him give away his money to the people who need the material benefits it can provide, then we’ll talk integrity, and true intentions…
And, I’ll reiterate: even if he DOES actually perform some altruistic actions, such as helping the people who need it, he won’t ever be allowed to serve his term, or, will be effectively neutralized in some fashion by those who have a different agenda, and hold the purse strings everyone is so obsessed with believing in…
Hmph…. They are ALL sociopaths, and do NOT have our best interests at heart, no matter how often they claim to do so….
gigoid, the dubious