Isn't tonight's presidential debate supposed to be the one that concentrates on foreign policy? If so, let me give you a sneak preview of what to expect: Ours sucks.
This isn't really news. Our foreign policy has been retarded as far back as I can remember. Bay of Pigs? Vietnam? All of the wasted years we've spent trying to bring "peace" to the Mid-east? Now Libya and Syria? Our government is simply inept. This isn't just the Obama administration's bungling. This goes back decades.
Right now Mitt Romney and
Here are the facts Mitt: Congress....that would be the Republican controlled House and the Democratic controlled Senate, voted to CUT the funds for embassy protection around the world. (I believe I heard the number was $300M they cut.) We need to curb spending....I get it....but don't act surprised when we cut past the fat, through the meat, and into the bone, then it hits the fan because all we can afford are local hired guns to protect our diplomats. They're worthless! (Wonder if President Mitt would agree to cut HIS Secret Service detail when traveling overseas and rely on "locals"?)
Didn't I read that at about that same time we "requested" permission from the Sudanese to bring in US military personnel to safeguard our embassy in Khartoum, and they rejected it? So much for political correctness. We should have said, "We're bringing in OUR people to protect OUR embassy. If you object, we're bringing our diplomats home, and they're bringing OUR CHECKBOOK with them." Then I'll bet they couldn't have said 'approved' fast enough!
Forget about niceties in the Mid-east. It's lost on them. Just lay it out there.
(Hey, I'm retired. I have the time. I could take over and fix things if they'll just call me.)
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