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Post by jdredd on Feb 26, 2021 16:41:39 GMT -5
www.newsmax.com/politics/democrats-airstrike-syria-strike-kaine/2021/02/26/id/1011690/"President Joe Biden’s recent airstrike against militia groups supported by Iran in Syria has Democrats questioning the White House’s legal authority to carry out military actions without consulting Congress, Politico reports. "The American people deserve to hear the Administration’s rationale for these strikes and its legal justification for acting without coming to Congress," said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees. "Offensive military action without congressional approval is not constitutional absent extraordinary circumstances," he continued. "Congress must be fully briefed on this matter expeditiously." Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who sits on the Foreign Relations Committee, noted that "retaliatory strikes, not necessary to prevent an imminent threat, must fall within the definition of an existing congressional authorization of military force." At least some Democrats are questioning the justification of these neverending air strikes.
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Post by jdredd on Jun 7, 2021 13:59:41 GMT -5
www.nytimes.com/2021/06/07/us/politics/senate-china-semiconductors.htmlWASHINGTON — Faced with an urgent competitive threat from China, the Senate is poised to pass the most expansive industrial policy legislation in U.S. history, blowing past partisan divisions over government support for private industry to embrace a nearly quarter-trillion-dollar investment in building up America’s manufacturing and technological edge. The legislation, which could be voted on as early as Tuesday, is expected to pass by a large margin. That alone is a testament to how commercial and military competition with Beijing has become one of the few issues that can unite both political parties." I guess it's good the parties can unite on SOMETHING, even if it is more lame China-bashing.
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Post by jdredd on Jul 1, 2021 13:02:21 GMT -5
www.newsmax.com/newsfront/rubio-china-communists-centennial/2021/07/01/id/1027097/"The Chinese Communist Party is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding this week, but the long history of its atrocities and "heavy-handed rule" should not be forgotten, Sen. Marco Rubio writes in an opinion piece. The CCP will say or do anything to expand its power," the Florida Republican said in his article for Newsweek, written as the party celebrates its centennial on Thursday. "Nothing is off limits, and nothing is sacred. This has been clear from the very beginning, and yet all these years later, the world still struggles to grasp its implications." While both parties are engaging in China-bashing, Rubio is a famous "China Hawk" who believes demonizing China will help his political career. In fact, he will "say or do anything" to expand his power.
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Post by jdredd on Jul 12, 2021 13:59:15 GMT -5
www.nytimes.com/2021/07/12/world/americas/biden-cuba-protests.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage"As the largest protest movement in decades swept Cuba, President Biden on Monday called on the Cuban government to heed the demands of thousands of citizens who took to the streets on Sunday to protest power outages, food shortages and a worrying lack of medicine. “We stand with the Cuban people and their clarion call for freedom,” Mr. Biden said in a statement. “The United States calls on the Cuban regime to hear their people and serve their needs at this vital moment rather than enriching themselves.” His comments followed a day of astonishing demonstrations in Cuba. In a country known for quashing dissent, remarkable scenes emerged around the nation on Sunday, with thousands of Cubans taking to the streets in a surge of protests not seen in nearly 30 years." "Mr. Biden’s comments represented something of a shift in tone from that of former President Barack Obama, who had emphasized sweeping aside decades of animosity between the two countries and cutting loose “the shackles of the past.” Mr. Obama made restoring relations with Cuba a focal point of his foreign policy and significantly expanded ties between the two countries — a détente that the Trump administration quickly moved to strip away. But the protests in Cuba on Sunday offered a rare moment of bipartisanship in the United States, with Democrats and Republicans alike speaking out in support of the demonstrations." So Biden is jumping on the Trump anti-Cuba train. Why not? It comes at no political cost. And I think many Cubans are ready to end their isolation. Just think all they could import if they embrace a democracy, such as gangs like MS-13 and lots and lots of guns and drugs. Still, the Mafia isn't what it used to be so they probably won't regain control of the island. I could be wrong.
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Post by jdredd on Jul 24, 2021 13:50:14 GMT -5
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Post by jdredd on Aug 12, 2021 13:10:23 GMT -5
Headline in today’s NYT: “U.S. Asks Taliban to Spare it’s Embassy in Coming Fight for Kabul.” This is pretty sad. After murdering tens of thousands of Taliban during our illegal and unjustified invasion, now we are asking them to be nice and we’ll give them lots of money. I hope they are smart enough to take the deal.
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Post by jdredd on Oct 21, 2021 13:24:42 GMT -5
Say what you will, there is no doubt in my mind that whether Trump or Biden is President, if China invades Taiwan we will jump in to “save” it. Couldn’t we do a cost/benefit analysis first? What’s to stop it from going nuclear? Do we really want to start WWIII to “save” Taiwan when it might end up a radioactive wasteland?
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Post by jdredd on Dec 14, 2021 16:31:39 GMT -5
Uh-oh! Tucker Carlson has gotten out of step with the foreign policy consensus! As far as I can tell, he has committed a heresy of sounding sympathetic with Putin on Ukraine. Of course I’m hearing this from Newsmax, which never misses a chance to attack its arch-rival Fox News.
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Post by jdredd on Feb 11, 2022 14:40:02 GMT -5
I’m loving that the corrupt foreign policy consensus is fraying on the edges. The right’s contempt for Biden is on full display. On the left all I’ve heard is a wimpy complaint from Sanders about Biden’s anti-Russia alarmism. Would Democrats march to war just to support a senile Democratic President? Probably. One more reason I’m not a Democrat.
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Post by jdredd on Dec 10, 2022 14:20:44 GMT -5
Obama loosened sanctions on Cuba. Trump reinstated them. The worthless Biden has not reversed Trump’s actions. What’s the point of punishing Cubans? One more part of America’s degenerate foreign policy.
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Post by jdredd on Dec 21, 2022 3:05:24 GMT -5
So Supreme Commander Zelensky is coming to town to panhandle for more billions, even with the $44B he just got from the American taxpayer. I’m sure he’ll give an inspiring speech to Congress. There’s a sucker born every minute.
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Post by jdredd on Dec 22, 2022 13:40:43 GMT -5
Zelensky came with hat in hand on his PR tour, said a few inspiring words, and left with more cash in his pockets. (By the way, I’ve heard accounts of Western arms given to Ukraine showing up in Middle East arms markets, but I wouldn’t discount misinformation on that). And he’s going to get a couple of Patriot batteries. More gasoline on the fire?
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Post by jdredd on Jan 8, 2023 0:26:18 GMT -5
On of the old mouthpieces of America’s foreign policy consensus has been Foreign Policy magazine, published by the Council on Foreign Relations. I remember when I was in college, the CFR was alleged to be the organization that was controlling the world. Aren’t conspiracies fun? Anyway, now it’s just a place to get the opinion of the Deep State on foreign policy. Needless to say, it is very pro-Ukrainian war. And of course for regime change in Moscow. As I said elsewhere, the West is longing for an obedient Russia. I doubt Russia will go along with that. But how far will NATO go to make that happen? It did manage to make an obedient Germany in 1945 (and Japan for that matter). With Russia’s help. The magazine speculates on the way Russia would lose the war, but I’m wondering what would happen with a Ukrainian collapse. Or some kind of American implosion.
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Post by jdredd on Jan 9, 2023 14:39:28 GMT -5
The third article in the latest Foreign Policy is a rundown of America’s seesaw attitude toward foreign interventionism. Written by one of neo-conservative fixtures, one of the Kagans, the conclusion is predictable. Let’s meddle!
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Post by jdredd on Mar 1, 2023 12:39:28 GMT -5
So the new House has started a China bashing bipartisan committee. Not that I care about this showboating, I’m just curious how this BS is going over with Millennials and Gen Z, if they are even aware.
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