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Obama: Foreign Policy Concerns

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Now that Obama is the likely Democratic nominee (and future president) we must scrutinize his positions, particularly his foreign policy.

Obama wrote an essay in Foreign Affairs in which he advocated for preemptive (i.e. aggressive) war, increased military intervention, unilateral action, increased "defense" spending, and increased "nation building."

The endorsement of aggressive war stands out as most disturbing. America led the post-WW II world in rightly denouncing Nazi aggression as "essentially an evil thing...to initiate a war of aggression...is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole."

This election is about answers. Look beyond the rhetoric. Regardless of who is elected, we must--at least--ensure that aggressive war is never an option.
Jackstowne

3 responses // Obama: Foreign Policy Concerns

  • http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20...
    The Washington Post summarizes his foreign policy: Obama the Interventionist.

    A great, *concise* read.
    Jackstowne
  • I saw his victory speech in which he said something along the lines of "And together we will change the world".....

    I'm in that "world" he's talking about, and I'm fairly happy with letting my government micro manage my little bit of it. I'm fairly confident that their are billions of people elsewhere on this planet of ours who feel the same. We don't need you to change the world Obama, you need to sort our your own back yard. It's a mess....
    phillyharper
  • there is a long way to go
    lfm
    • lfm
    • 9 months ago

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