I don’t read or pay attention to David Horowitz.Originally Posted by OUTLAW 09
What I do pay attention to is networks of relationships and bureaucratic tendencies. Both you and CrowBat, for instance, commented repeatedly on the success of the Iran doves in setting policy during Obama’s presidency, and how their drive for a nuclear development agreement with Iran impacted U.S. policy on the wars in Syria, Iraq and Ukraine.
Personally, I have spent a great deal of time and energy arguing against those who claim that Russia hawks such as Nuland, set U.S. policy on Ukraine from late 2013 to present, when in fact they were in the wilderness until last year. Rhodes, while heavily influencing the U.S. response to the “Arab Spring”, denounced what he referred to as “the blob”.
Last year, pro-interventionists from both the Republican and Democratic parties endorsed Clinton’s candidacy, including a horde of former NSC members, IC directors and foreign service officers. The military establishment was predictably more circumspect during the election, as it pays the price for failures in intelligence and foreign policy.
Given that both you and CrowBat spent years decrying Obama’s cynical and selective foreign policy as well as the establishment and media that supported it or ignored inconvenient truths, don’t tell me that you no longer believe in “the blob” simply because its views happen to have briefly coincided with your own.
Comey declined an invitation to speak to the Senate Intelligence Committee in a closed door session, but expressed willingness to testify in public, which he did. But he isn't showboating or grand-standing...Originally Posted by OUTLAW 09
- Your favorite: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/u...rref=undefined
- The Hill: http://thehill.com/policy/national-s...tel-on-tuesday
- The Hill again: http://thehill.com/policy/national-s...-public-report
As regards Trump’s experience, he is the most politically inexperienced president in the postwar era. All of his predecessors were lawyers professionally and/or career politicians. Eisenhower is another exception, however, his career as a military officer and close work with presidential administrations from 1942 to 1952 gave him far more political experience than that of a mere businessman.Originally Posted by OUTLAW 09
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