Saturday, August 09, 2014
Megachutzpah
News item 1:
The U.S. unleashed its first airstrikes in northern Iraq against militants of the Islamic State group Friday amid a worsening humanitarian crisis.
News item 2:
The United States warned Russia on Friday that any further intervention in Ukraine, including under the pretense of delivering humanitarian aid, would be viewed as "an invasion of Ukraine."
I really thought Obama was slightly different, slightly removed from this neocon madness. In his first term he often spoke and acted rationally about foreign matters, without all the usual doublethink and doublespeak. This was the main reason he got elected in 2008, and it didn't appear to be a false reason.
At some later point the neocons, spearheaded by Victoria Nudelman, took power again. Perhaps it was a deal to get a second term, or perhaps his independence was just a deception.
For comparison: Obama never even pretended to be different in the economic realm. Before the 2008 election he made a few anti-casino noises but firmly supported TARP. After that, anyone who voted for him in the belief that he would fight the banks was self-deluded.
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