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And, as one moron to another …
National Journal:
Carter Security Adviser Gives Obama High Marks on Foreign Policy
Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Adviser to President Jimmy Carter, graded Obama’s foreign policy performance “somewhere between B-plus and A-minus,” lauding his achievements with Chinese and Russian relations but criticizing his failure to move forward on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
“It would be higher if he had moved more decisively on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, because he had a chance to do so. But admittedly, he was overwhelmed by domestic problems,” he said on CBS’s Face the Nation.
Brzezinski’s comments come as Republican Mitt Romney has madereference to Jimmy Carter’s one-term presidencyseveral times in recent weeks, trying to to draw parallels to the Obama administration.
Brzezinski said Obama had achieved much with his foreign policy, including “a reconnection with Europe,” “a more stable relationship with Russia,” and the draw-down in Afghanistan.
Well….
Russia threatens to strike NATO missile defense sites
Russia’s most senior military officer said Thursday that Moscow would preemptively strike and destroy U.S.-ledNATOmissile defense sites in Eastern Europe if talks with Washington about the system continue to stall.
“A decision to use destructive force preemptively will be taken if the situation worsens,” Russian Chief of General StaffNikolai Makarovsaid
and …
Afghan soldier kills US marine in latest attacks against foreign troops
An Afghan soldier killed one US marine and wounded another before being shot to death in return fire in southern Afghanistan, the latest in a series of attacks against foreigners blamed on government forces within their own ranks.
Taliban kill 14 Pakistani troops, string up heads
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Taliban fighters killed 14 Pakistani soldiers in a key militant sanctuary along the Afghan border, beheaded all but one of them and hung two of the heads from wooden poles in the center of town, officials said Monday.
UPCOMING ON THIS COURSE …..
Of course, the national security adviser was in that role when the Islamic Republic of Iran was born, the rescue was incompetently handled, and the USSR invaded Afghanistan with us having no warning, stationed troops in Cuba unopposed, and we had the famous F-15 deterrence patrol over KSA with announced armament of no bullets and no missiles.
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ABC: US General Slain in Afghanistan Identified as Maj. Gen. Harold Greene Major General Harold Greene has been identified as the army official killed in an attack this morning at a military academy in Afghanistan. Greene was a two star major general...
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Jimmy Carter’s Security Director Sez Romney Has No Clue, Appoint Kerry!
I’m not a huge Romney fan, but when Jimmy “thanks for the Iranian Revolution” Carter’s national security counsel, who is also referred to by Obama as his mentor (and how’d that work out for you Barry?) tell me Romney is a loser, that means...
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Afghan officer fires on NATO troops, kills 9 By RAHIM FAIEZ, Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan – Eight NATO troops and a contractor died Wednesday after an Afghan military pilot opened fire in a meeting — the deadliest episode to date of an Afghan...
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Brezninski And Carter Claim They Goaded The Ussr Into Invading Afghanistan?
In order to give the USSR "their Viet Nam." From counterpunch.org: Zbigniew Brzezinski: How Jimmy Carter and I Started the Mujahideen Interview of Zbigniew Brzezinski, Le Nouvel Observateur (France), Jan 15-21, 1998, p. 76* Q: The former director...
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Brzezinski -- U.s. Should Shoot Down Israeli Planes
Jerusalem Post h/t Total: Brzezinski: US should down IAF jets Former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski has urged US President Barack Obama to make it clear that if the IAF tries to launch an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities via Iraqi...
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