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Will Obama-Biden question military dominance?

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The Obama-Biden worldview with Eric Margolis, Phyllis Bennis and Paul Heinbecker. Part 2

Phyllis Bennis is a Senior Analyst at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC. She is the author of Before and After: US Foreign Policy and the September 11 Crisis and Challenging Empire: How People, Governments, and the UN Defy US Power. Her newest book Understanding the US-Iran Crisis: A Primer will be available in September 2008.

Eric Margolis is a journalist born in New York City and holding degrees from Georgetown the University of Geneva, and New York University. During the Vietnam War he served as a US Army infantryman. Margolis is the author of War at the Top of the World –- The Struggle for Afghanistan and Asia is a syndicated columnist and broadcaster whose articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The International Herald Tribune, Mainichi Shimbun and US Naval Institute Proceedings.

Paul Heinbecker joined the [[Department of External Affairs (Canada)|Department of External Affairs]] immediately after graduation, and received postings abroad in [[Ankara]], [[Stockholm]], and [[Paris]]. From 1989 to 1992, Heinbecker served as Chief Foreign Policy Advisor and speechwriter for [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Brian Mulroney]], and as Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet for Foreign and Defence Policy. In 1992, he was appointed ambassador to [[Germany]]. In the late 1990s, he organized the task force on the Kosovo conflict, and served as head of the Canadian delegation to the Climate Change Convention in [[Kyoto]]. In 2000, Heinbecker was appointed as Ambassador to the United Nations. There he was a strong proponent of the [[International Criminal Court]] and argued for compromise in the lead-in to the [[2003 Invasion of Iraq|2003 attack on Iraq]].

See Part 1 at: http://current.com/items/89245887_the_obama_biden_worldview

See Part 3 at: http://current.com/items/89259573_obama_biden_and_iran

See Part 4 at: http://current.com/items/89262719_obama_biden_and_iraq
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5 comments // Will Obama-Biden question military dominance?

  • asherp
  • vladbox
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      vladbox  

    • It is and has always been in the interest of the US, no matter who presides in it, to support a strong military in order to maintain the supply of the markets in a "healthy state". For Americans that means, "we(the US Govt) are fighting the good fight to maintain your freedoms"...to shop and consume whatever its needed so the economy of the US is in top shape. (and all the global implications) Having said that, It is important to note that by electing Obama things are not going to change overnight, there are the shareholders of this big corp called the US, who own the presidency, and they simply will not sell their shares quietly. However there lies the power of the people (if they choose to NOT spend their whole time at WallMart) to support and change local policies that will eventually make the world a bit more balance and friendlier. (towards the US) Also NOT one of the so called experts in foreign policy in all the republican govts and few Democratic govts know what in the world is going on, they only get informed after the crap has hit the fan and it has been the custom to write policy after the facts.

      McCain and its beautiful MILF de Jour are perfect example of how the republicans see the world right now. At least Obama choose to equate the facts by NOT saying or stating foreign policy when things are constantly happening around the planet. Also he has chosen to focus on the problems that pertain to the US rather then tell other countries what to do, IMHO because "be the change you want to see around the world".

      I stated it here before, if you want to wave the PLANET goodbye, vote for McCain if you'd like to see the start of a massive change, and just maybe prolong our journey as human beings vote for Obama.

    • 3 years ago
  • themanwithadog
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      themanwithadog  

    • Interesting to watch and listen to.They are quite convincing in their views too.

      Regarding the combination of Obama and Biden this is relative youth combined with experience. We should not start criticising this combo as only time alone will tell.We will soon see how their joint reaction will be as tothe military question. I just hope more common sense is forthcoming

      However I strongly criticised GW prior to his being elected as president on his first term and even more and even more vociferously on his second.

      Looking back I can only say "I told you so"

      I believe there will be more republicans turning to Obama than democrats going over to the McCain gang

    • 3 years ago
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