German newspaper Der Spiegel is no friend of Republicans like George W. Bush. They’ve vehemently opposed the Iraq war, they’ve published articles questioning if 9/11 was an “inside job,” and they’ve been blatantly anti-US for years. But their recent article about Barack Obama shows that not only is the world watching our presidential race, they “get it” better than we do:
The future Obama is promising seems foggy and indistinct. He wants to change the rules of engagement in politics, but he neglects to explain how and in what direction. He wants to write a new page in the history books, but what handwriting does he plan to use to make his entry? He wants to drive out lobbyists, but if he does, who will champion the interests of union members, war veterans and chemical corporations? He wants to negotiate with the world’s dictators, but to what end, exactly?
In fact, Obama’s most dangerous land mines are hidden in foreign policy. A quick withdrawal from Iraq? Sounds great. But the mistake of having started this war in the first place cannot be corrected by ending it in a mad rush to get out of Iraq. A rapid withdrawal of the US military would most likely be followed by a bloody civil war. Al-Qaida would manage to sink its teeth into Iraq once and for all. Iran would rejoice. And Osama bin Laden and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would be the real winners of the 2008 American presidential election. [Ed- emphasis added]
Be sure to read the full article here: West Wing: Change You Can’t Believe In – International – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News
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February 26th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Obama-mania is another fine example of how most Americans are guided by (almost) solely style with little regard for much else. Being privileged, self-indulgent and bread to the core in capitalism, most want more than anything to feel good with as little exertion as possible. This same group wants for themselves . . . more and more and more. The lives of Americans will never improve qualitatively until the country sinks to its depths, pocket books are empty and the working poor and working middle class finally get tired enough of the disparity that they actually do something substantive about it.
February 26th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Well… I did not vote for him because I foolishly believed that he could actually achieve everything he sets out to; that would be utter lunacy. The same is true for Hillary, McCain, and every other presidential candidate in history. Everyone makes more promises than they can keep…but I agree with Obama’s ideals and I trust his judgment; and for me, that’s enough. If 1/5 of what he promises happens, we will be one step closer. Checks and balances hopefully keep the powers of any one person limited. But who would have thought that Bush could have been SO successfully destructive?! If you were to tell any level-headed person before he stepped in that he would: set the worst budget deficit in history by entering a war on false pretenses, have judicial attorneys fired for political reasons, roll back taxes to the top 1%, use illegal wiretapping, endorse torture, refuse to acknowledge global warming, dismantle a laundry list of environmental legislation, pass laws to remove personal freedoms, and get re-elected… that person would say you were crazy. Well, Bush proved that with political inexperience, a bad track record as a governor, failed business management skills, horrible public speaking abilities, and a below-average post-graduate G.P.A., one can still manage to push through an idealist agenda with amazing success. All he needed was the right moment in history, a brilliant yet narrow minded cabinet of sycophants and the majority in congress. so who is to say that it can’t be done in the opposite direction?
YES WE CAN!
February 26th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Yes you can…. what? Pull troops out of Iraq, handing that country over to Al Qaeda, so you can invade Pakistan, one of our *allies* in the war on terror? Increase taxes across the board so that he can increase entitlement programs? Sign away our tax dollars and sovereignty to the UN? Take away our guns and our parental rights? Sit down and talk with dictators and thugs who will brutally behead our citizens and strap bombs to their children, while dismantling our ability to pour water up prisoners’ noses for 30 seconds at a time?
Yes you can vote for a man who won’t put his hand on his heart while the national anthem is playing and who won’t wear a U.S. flag pin on his lapel. And in so doing, you’ll be voting for someone who endangers the lives and liberties of every person in this nation.