A new international relations orthodoxy is coalescing, to the effect that America is slouching towards mediocrity. In newspaper columns articles and on TV talk shows you will hear journalists charting the “relentless relative decline” of the United States. The military is overstretched; the economy is exposed; the political system is broken; the punters are suffering [...]
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Exaggerating America’s decline
Posted by Matt in June 17th, 2008 | 2 comments
Published in U.S., America's Decline, China, Credit Card, Economy, European Union, Hangover, India, International Legitimacy, International Relations, Iran, iraq, Journalists, Mediocrity, Orthodoxy, Punters, Relative Decline, Russia, Tv Talk, United States, White House
I’ve got a bad feeling about this
Posted by Matt in June 10th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Middle East, Nuclear, Conservative Commentator, Ed Markey, George Bush, Massachusetts Democrat, Michelle Malkin, Nuclear Program, Radical Proposal, Saudi-Arabia, Tax Dollars, Twenty Four Hours, White House
Okay, I want to hear the White House response to this, but it looks like twice in twenty-four hours I’ll be agreeing with a Democratic congresscritter. This time it’s Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, no less, who is advancing the radical proposal that maybe George Bush shouldn’t be committing your tax dollars to developing [...]
Bombing Iran: The Clamor Persists
Posted by Matt in May 23rd, 2008 | no comment
Published in Iran, Bomb, Bush, Clamor, Iran, Iran Nuclear, Israelis, John Bolton, Met, Nuclear Ambitions, Saudi Leaders, White House, White House Aides, White People, Worries
Nor is it only the Israelis who are concerned. Egyptian and Saudi leaders also expressed their worries about Iran’s nuclear ambitions when Bush met with them on the trip, several White House aides say. “People in the region really want to see it solved peacefully,” says a senior White House official, “but they’re also concerned [...]
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