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2008-11-14 Afghanistan

First Unofficial Obama Positions on New War Strategies: A Discussion By Walid Phares

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Posted by 3dc 2008-11-14 14:55|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Phares has the same lack of understanding as do all RBers.

He keeps expecting there to be logic in the policies of Obama. Why would he expect that? Obama is a typical lefty who does everything on feelings (his feelings) and so long as his internal reality is aussaged phuque the real world.

Posted by AlanC 2008-11-14 15:18|| 2008-11-14 15:18|| Front Page Top

#2 In this case, you're sort-of wrong.

Obama is partly relying on a foreign policy team made up of academics, think-tankers and Carter/Clinton retreads, partly on his politcal advisors, and partly on his ego ("make the facts fit my solution").

It's not 'feelings'. It's worse.

Posted by Pappy 2008-11-14 18:51|| 2008-11-14 18:51|| Front Page Top

#3 We don't know yet what will Obama be. I can picture an Administration that goes from hawk to dove and vice versa in a hartbeat.

Posted by Zebulon Spase1139 2008-11-14 19:20|| 2008-11-14 19:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Obama Policy:

"What would Bush do?"

Do exactly the opposite.

Posted by Skunky Glins 5***">Skunky Glins 5*** 2008-11-14 20:32|| 2008-11-14 20:32|| Front Page Top

#5 Excellent critical but balanced article by Walid Phares. It is really an early assessment of the Obama team suggestions. Phares is mostly right on one thing. The American public has evolved. We're not in the 1990s anymore. They can't tell us "stories" that doesn't add up.

Posted by Beth Stephens">Beth Stephens 2008-11-14 21:16|| 2008-11-14 21:16|| Front Page Top

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