08-02-2009, 03:40 PM
I simply 'love' this part:
["Mr Obama apparently chose Mr Kissinger for his consummate diplomatic skills and his popularity in Moscow, an affection earned by his open acknowledgment of Russia's international resurgence.
Despite his pariah status with many Left-wingers in Mr Obama's Democratic Party, the president forged relations with Mr Kissinger during his campaign.
The compliment was returned when the 85-year-old veteran of the Nixon and Ford administrations said last month that the young president was in a position to create a "new world order" by shifting US foreign policy away from the hostile stance of the Bush administration...."]
I find the first sentence to be particularly insipid editorializing by the author .... Putin and Medvedev know precisely what HK is. And what he has done.
And your emphasis (in bold) is exactly appropriate..... with the following: "by shifting US foreign policy away from the hostile stance of the Bush administration." of course, a laughable assertion.
I'm sure HK (and, by extension, the NWObama) are very pleased with Russia's roadblock (literally) or possibly 'check' on the U.S.' Afghanistan/Pakistan/Central Asia adventure. I wonder what sorts of offers or threats HK went there to communicate. And since this was in December, do the current successful moves by the Russians represent a riposte to whatever 'gifts/threats' HK presented?
["Mr Obama apparently chose Mr Kissinger for his consummate diplomatic skills and his popularity in Moscow, an affection earned by his open acknowledgment of Russia's international resurgence.
Despite his pariah status with many Left-wingers in Mr Obama's Democratic Party, the president forged relations with Mr Kissinger during his campaign.
The compliment was returned when the 85-year-old veteran of the Nixon and Ford administrations said last month that the young president was in a position to create a "new world order" by shifting US foreign policy away from the hostile stance of the Bush administration...."]
I find the first sentence to be particularly insipid editorializing by the author .... Putin and Medvedev know precisely what HK is. And what he has done.
And your emphasis (in bold) is exactly appropriate..... with the following: "by shifting US foreign policy away from the hostile stance of the Bush administration." of course, a laughable assertion.
I'm sure HK (and, by extension, the NWObama) are very pleased with Russia's roadblock (literally) or possibly 'check' on the U.S.' Afghanistan/Pakistan/Central Asia adventure. I wonder what sorts of offers or threats HK went there to communicate. And since this was in December, do the current successful moves by the Russians represent a riposte to whatever 'gifts/threats' HK presented?