Comments on: Governors, Foreign Policy and Modern American History http://www.hopeisnotaforeignpolicy.org/2008/09/17/528/ Conservative commentary on foreign policy, American politics, and current events Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:36:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mark http://www.hopeisnotaforeignpolicy.org/2008/09/17/528/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Mark Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:12:02 +0000 http://www.hopeisnotaforeignpolicy.org/?p=528#comment-343 Actually your analogy about the car the the curb are pretty accruate. Actually your analogy about the car the the curb are pretty accruate.

]]> By: Ben http://www.hopeisnotaforeignpolicy.org/2008/09/17/528/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Ben Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:08:44 +0000 http://www.hopeisnotaforeignpolicy.org/?p=528#comment-327 "As for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), the initial military campaign succeeded superbly. The administration’s mistake was inadequate planning for the governing and rebuilding of Iraq after the campaign’s completion." This is equivalent to saying "As for crossing the road, stepping off the curb went superbly. The only mistake was in walking in front of the car" And of course he blamed the terrorists for their actions, everybody but fringe lunatics did and still do. Blaming the terrorists and wanting to understand their motives are not mutually exclusive, just as if I walk through a bad part of town talking loudly on an expensive phone, and I'm mugged, of course the culpibility lies entirely with the mugger, but I should also be wise enough to realise I made a mistake and not repeat it. Neither of these things really seem like good advertisements for a governer's foreign policy experience. “As for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), the initial military campaign succeeded superbly. The administration’s mistake was inadequate planning for the governing and rebuilding of Iraq after the campaign’s completion.”

This is equivalent to saying “As for crossing the road, stepping off the curb went superbly. The only mistake was in walking in front of the car”

And of course he blamed the terrorists for their actions, everybody but fringe lunatics did and still do. Blaming the terrorists and wanting to understand their motives are not mutually exclusive, just as if I walk through a bad part of town talking loudly on an expensive phone, and I’m mugged, of course the culpibility lies entirely with the mugger, but I should also be wise enough to realise I made a mistake and not repeat it.

Neither of these things really seem like good advertisements for a governer’s foreign policy experience.

]]> By: Mark http://www.hopeisnotaforeignpolicy.org/2008/09/17/528/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Mark Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:08:13 +0000 http://www.hopeisnotaforeignpolicy.org/?p=528#comment-311 I wouldn't say that she lacks the experience in foreign policy to be VP, its that she lacks even the interest level to know anything about it at even a basic "I follow foreign affairs level" Her comments to date on foreign policy are just plain foolish or coached talking points and no offering to play stump the chump at a Republican Invite only "Town Hall" doesn't change that. I know more about FP than she does and that should really everyone I wouldn’t say that she lacks the experience in foreign policy to be VP, its that she lacks even the interest level to know anything about it at even a basic “I follow foreign affairs level” Her comments to date on foreign policy are just plain foolish or coached talking points and no offering to play stump the chump at a Republican Invite only “Town Hall” doesn’t change that. I know more about FP than she does and that should really everyone

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