The Obamanation

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Redux

It is very much like Nixon going to China at the same time as the Chinese were supporting the North Vietnamese and killing US troops.

Support that all you want. It is still wrong and if he does he will risk re-election.

You negotiate with adversaries, not friends.

Really? I thought that Israel was our friend, at least that is what they and the Jewish Lobby tell us.

It is only important in the sense that it is seen and heard around the world, feeding negative perceptions.

Damm, then you should be worried about what Biden has said in the last year or so.

It is US law and international treaty obligations...and again, it feeds those negative perceptions.

I have always said that the US population never had what it took to finish The WOT, if you don't fight them on their terms at a time of your choosing you will lose. I am not really concerned with those negative perceptions if they serve our well being and safety in the long run. Effective international policy is not conducted worrying about what your adversaries or others think about you.