I have been an ardent supporter of Barack Obama of the 3 times i have voted in US presidential elections 2 times was to vote for him. Although voting for him in Dallas Texas was more for moral support rather than any concrete use due to the electoral college system of American elections.
recently I was reading the excerpts of the book Audacity of Hope by Obama .
many things he wrote in that book are similar to my own opinions which may be a reflection of his upbringing.
I reproduce a paragraph here.
"Still, it's not too early to draw some conclusions from our
actions in Iraq. For our difficulties there don't just arise as a result
of bad execution. They reflect a failure of conception. The
fact is, close to five years after 9/11 and fifteen years after the
breakup of the Soviet Union, the United Stares still lacks a coherent nationaI security policy. Instead of guiding principles, we have what appear to be a series of adhoc decisions, with dubious
results. Why invade Iraq and not North Korea or Burma? Why
intervene in Bosnia and nor Darfur? Are our goals in Iran regime
change,The dismantling of all Iranian nuclear capability, the prevention
of nuclear proliferation, or all three? Are we committed
to mobilize force wherever there's a despotic regime that's terrorizing
its people and if so, how long do we stay to ensure democracy
takes root? How do we treat countries like China that are liberalizing
economically but not politically Do we work through
the United nations on all issues or only· when the UN is willing
to ratify decisions we've already made?"
Now with Barak Obama in his second term
where are we ?
we still have similar adhocism
what are our goals in Iran ?
Why invade Libya but not Syria?
What is the legality of drone strikes.
why have we forgotten about Guantanamo?
recently I was reading the excerpts of the book Audacity of Hope by Obama .
many things he wrote in that book are similar to my own opinions which may be a reflection of his upbringing.
I reproduce a paragraph here.
"Still, it's not too early to draw some conclusions from our
actions in Iraq. For our difficulties there don't just arise as a result
of bad execution. They reflect a failure of conception. The
fact is, close to five years after 9/11 and fifteen years after the
breakup of the Soviet Union, the United Stares still lacks a coherent nationaI security policy. Instead of guiding principles, we have what appear to be a series of adhoc decisions, with dubious
results. Why invade Iraq and not North Korea or Burma? Why
intervene in Bosnia and nor Darfur? Are our goals in Iran regime
change,The dismantling of all Iranian nuclear capability, the prevention
of nuclear proliferation, or all three? Are we committed
to mobilize force wherever there's a despotic regime that's terrorizing
its people and if so, how long do we stay to ensure democracy
takes root? How do we treat countries like China that are liberalizing
economically but not politically Do we work through
the United nations on all issues or only· when the UN is willing
to ratify decisions we've already made?"
Now with Barak Obama in his second term
where are we ?
we still have similar adhocism
what are our goals in Iran ?
Why invade Libya but not Syria?
What is the legality of drone strikes.
why have we forgotten about Guantanamo?
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