Back a couple years ago we had what some termed “Cowboy Diplomacy”……that was the so-called diplomacy of GW Bush…the shoot first and worry about the consequences later style of “diplomacy”…….and those days are about to return….and from an unlikely (in some peoples mid) source.
I have been trying to get my readers to see where Clinton will be if and when she is elected president…..especially in the area of foreign policy. I have said that she is a devout hawk and our international entanglements will only get deeper and a lot worse….few listen…but I soldier on…….
America’s mainstream media, ever attracted to the splashy rather than the serious, has a new topic to occupy the time until Election Day: President Trump. What will he do first? How will he translate his hazy “America First” theme into policy? Who will be in his inner circle? (Specifically, will he appoint people who really know something about foreign affairs?) There’s just so much room for playful speculation about Donald Trump that something important has been lost sight of: He’s going to lose – big time, as Trump would say.
So let’s get real: We need to be thinking about another Clinton presidency. Granted, it’s early, but then again, we already know a good deal about Hillary Clinton’s perspectives on the world, the advisers she relies on, and the policies she advocated while secretary of state. We also know she is not going to simply carry on where Barack Obama left off. In fact, on some important foreign-policy matters, we may look back nostalgically on Obama’s record.
Source: Cowgirl Diplomacy? Foreign Policy Under Hillary Clinton – Antiwar.com Original by — Antiwar.com
But Hell do not take my word for it……meet the Hawks that are swooning all over Clinton…..
A running list of military interventionists who have declared preference for the long-hated Democrat
With the op-ed declaration in Wednesday’s New York Times by former Bush foreign policy hand Eliot A. Cohen that “On foreign policy, Hillary Clinton is far better” than Donald Trump, the list of Hawks for Hillary has officially become too large for handy memorization. So to keep a running tab, as well as highlight some common themes within the genre, here’s a handy guide to your conservative (or conservative-friendly) military interventionists who would rather vote for Hillary Clinton than the Republican nominee.
These are by no means the only righties in the #NeverTrump club, as this post of mine from last fall details, and their critiques of the presumptive GOP nominee mirror several of my own. But the rise of this cadre is at least a half-fulfillment of a prediction I made in 2013 and again in 2015: that neocons-for-Hillary would become a thing.
Without further ado, here are some members of Hillary’s unusual (if predictable) new fanclub. Please leave other nominees in the comments:
Source: Meet the Hawks for Hillary! – Hit & Run : Reason.com
There is only so much I can do to help people realize that she will be a disaster in the realm of foreign relations and that our military will be asked to do more and more…..until there is little left for the rest of the world to claim.
Do you really want another Bush policy running our foreign policy?
If so then please vote for Hillary
Me? I have bigger and better things to do.
Reblogged this on The Militant Negro™.
And I thank you for all the re-blogs…I appreciate the exposure….chuq
You are correct, but, the only solution is to stop encouraging them at all, & start over…. Anarchy is looking a lot more attractive these days, as there doesn’t seem to be ANY good choices in what is available… Like the illusion of money, and of religion, the illusion that we need a government just doesn’t work…
“If you vote, it only encourages them.” — A Maine woman
gigoid, the dubious
Problem is NO one wants to hear what is what….chuq
Oddly enough, the last couple weeks has been the 1st time I’ve even considered the possibility that the Hillary-Tron 2016 might not win. She probably will, but the longer Trump continues to get treated seriously, I’m a little less sure every month.
Why? Because Trump is such a wildcard and appears immune to everything. Of the 60 or so Republicans who declared they were running over a fucking year ago Trump is the one she matches up the worst against….with the possible exception of Jeb!. His low energy approach may make his opponent seem “shrill” & “emotional” (aka has a vagina), which might be the single biggest difference between the two.