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Obama In Quandary, Refers to Libya as ‘Turd Sandwich’ (VIDEO)

March 27, 2011

Panelist and NBC White House correspondent Savannah Guthrie on Meet The Press earlier today reported that President Obama in a meeting called the military action in Libya a “turd sandwich,’ indicative of Obama’s ambivalence on employing U.S. force in Libya.  Watch the entire video here→

Tagged as: arab spring, bdob woodwar, civil war in libya, gadhafi, gates, Hillary Clinton, libya, no fly zone, obama's reluctance in middle east, savannah guthrie, ted koppel, tom ricks, u.s intervention, U.S. Foreign Policy, u.s. foreign policy in middle east

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U.S. Foreign Relations Still Marked by Bargains With The Devil (VIDEO)

February 8, 2011

As Condoleezza Rice pointed out the Bush approach to foreign relations with Hosni Mubarak was one of “stability at the expense of democracy.” These so-called devil bargains between the U.S. and dictators, Middle East expert Aaron Miller, explains are ones that fundamentally hold“…that as long as autocrats helped advance U.S. interests by maintaining stable relations with [...]

Tagged as: bargain with devil, Egypt wafd party, Hillary Clinton, Lara Logan, Mounir abdel-nour, Mubarak, Obama, Reformed Liberal, The Charlie Rose Show, U.S. Foreign Policy

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Advice by Obama to Mubarak Shows U.S. Dangerously Out-of-Touch

February 2, 2011

The last 2 years has seen a nonexistent U.S. foreign policy towards Egypt and the advice that President Obama gave his envoy to relay to President Mubarak this week reflects it.  Not only bordering on niaveté by the Obama Administration of publicly announcing to the Egyptian people that he (Mubarak)  would not seek another term,  [...]

Tagged as: Adivice from U.S. to Mubarak, Egypt, Hillary Clinton, Mubarak resignation, Obama, U.S. Foreign Policy

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Sitting On A Fence Only Means Splinters

February 1, 2011

Particularly noted by this writer was the media’s response to the pro-democracy movement in Egypt; in a nutshell it was all about us–how this crisis would impact the U.S.  Maybe what should have been on our minds all along was how could a democratic nation in good conscience back a dictator?  This situation in the [...]

Tagged as: Egypt, Hillary Clinton, Middle East Pro-democracy movements, Mubarak, Obama, Saudia Arabia, Tunisia, U.S. Foreign Policy, Yemen

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Joke Of The Week

January 30, 2011

U.S. Foreign Policy:  “He may be a dictator, but dang nab it! He’s our dictator!  Besides the Saudis want him to stay.”

Tagged as: Egypt, Hillary Clinton, Middle East, Obama, Political Humor, Secretary of State, U.S. Foreign Policy

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Unspent Campaign Funds & Tom Delay

November 25, 2010

The recent conviction of Tom Delay by a Texas Court of funneling corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002 brings into question of where–or to whom unspent campaign funds go?  First, “leftover” funds raised by a candidate or candidates political committee go to paying any outstanding bills/debts.  We all remember how Hillary Clinton’s campaign appealed [...]

Tagged as: Barack Obama, campaign money laundering, Corporate donations, Ethics, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Parade.com, Political Donations, Redistricting, Texas, Tom Delay, Unspent campaign funds

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John Edwards Slides The Bar for Ethics In Politics Further Down

September 20, 2009

Any political theme song nowadays should include the lyrics “I’m sorry…so sorry” with the latest revelations about the former Democratic Vice President Candidate and U.S. Senator John Edwards.  This is not only a personal tragedy for Elizabeth Edwards and her family, but for the nation as well.   It lends credence to the popular saying to trust no [...]

Tagged as: 2008 Presidential Debate, butasforme.com, Elizabeth Edwards, Government Ethics, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, John Edwards Affair, Political Scandal, Reformed Liberal

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