After announcing that our War on Terror has gone so well in Afghanistan, we're going to change our return flight and stay just a little bit longer, the White House announced Friday we're sending Special Operations troops to sprinkle democracy in Syria too, hooray!
Hitler had to be stopped, and the Allies did stop him, in spite of themselves. It would take a lot of earthquakes to create that much death, destruction and suffering though.
Carter came into a pretty untenable position, created by his predecessors. We put the Shah in, as we had done for a number of tinpot dictators. We provided him a more or less graceful exit, possibly reassuring our other tinpot dictators.
Presidenting in the real world is a fucking bitch.
So, in the Wiki article you cite, you ignore the line that says "President Reagan greatly expanded the program as part of the Reagan Doctrine of aiding anti-Soviet resistance movements abroad."? Or the fact that we didn't give them Stingers until 1986?
I'll concede that the "Carter Doctrine" was stupid, but having lived through the oil embargo, I might be slightly sympathetic.
Not at all. I'm ashamed that the Republican party is turning this country into a laughingstock, but not at all ashamed of our president, and I have not heard even one legitimate reason to be. He is, by a large margin, the greatest leader in the history of the world.
I'm sure the war profiteers are salivating now.
"Why not blame Obama for supporting that murderous dirtbag Netanyahu? Or Erdogan?"
Oh, I do. I will never defend Barry's foreign policy, which is just the same as Dubya's only handled less stupidly.
Robert Fisk is awful on Syria. He's in the tank for the Assad regime and Putin's bombs.
And we got a nice empire as a bonus, or maybe an albatross, depending on how you look at it.
Ok, fair enough, but cmon, blaming Carter for the Shah isnt fair at all!
Have a great day!
Voted for him both times. Not ashamed. In both cases he was by far the best choice. Seriously, what was your preferable alternative?
I haven't even been very disappointed, because I never considered him a liberal. In a couple of areas, he's exceeded my expectations.
This latest bit here is making me nervous, I must admit, but at least we're not in a land war with Iran.
It is important to remember that to war you go with the drone scientists you have; not with the brain surgeons rather you'd have not.
There never was an easy solution. Jesus didn't come back, no matter how much Bush tempted him.
Hitler had to be stopped, and the Allies did stop him, in spite of themselves. It would take a lot of earthquakes to create that much death, destruction and suffering though.
The FSA now fights under the French colonial flag. - Thierry Meyssan.
FWIW, I'm not an anarchist, but I think the Kurds have a right of self-determination. We appear to be fucking that up.
Carter came into a pretty untenable position, created by his predecessors. We put the Shah in, as we had done for a number of tinpot dictators. We provided him a more or less graceful exit, possibly reassuring our other tinpot dictators.
Presidenting in the real world is a fucking bitch.
So, in the Wiki article you cite, you ignore the line that says "President Reagan greatly expanded the program as part of the Reagan Doctrine of aiding anti-Soviet resistance movements abroad."? Or the fact that we didn't give them Stingers until 1986?
I'll concede that the "Carter Doctrine" was stupid, but having lived through the oil embargo, I might be slightly sympathetic.
I've done a brief google without results, so I would appreciate a link.
Not at all. I'm ashamed that the Republican party is turning this country into a laughingstock, but not at all ashamed of our president, and I have not heard even one legitimate reason to be. He is, by a large margin, the greatest leader in the history of the world.
Dire Straits saved my brain.