Thread by @Trinhnomics

Susan Rice'll have to be confirmed by the Senate that is now 50 Republican vs 46 Democrats (48 if we count the independents that will lean D anyway). That means they have to take 2 seats in Georgia on 5 January 2020 to gain 50-50 to give Kamala Harris the deciding vote. Unlikely.

https://twitter.com/grimes_ce/status/1326710087885365248

All the GOP has to do is gain 1/2 seat to retain & both GOP candidates led the race but didn't have >50% so we have runoffs. The losing side is more motivated to vote so odds of the Democrats pulling a "Blue Wave" are low.

Democrats'll have house at smallest margin in 18 yrs.

Question: Why is Susan Rice considered soft on China?

Did u know that she was considered a replacement for Hillary Clinton in 2012 but due to controversy related to Benghazi that she withdrew. Her comments about the event made people think she misled the public.

Another name is Blinker & also William Burns, president of the Carnegie Endowment, something I'm affiliated with. Found his project & like the idea that US foreign policy shouldn't be about the gospel of democracy but furthering average American interests
carnegieendowment.org/2020/09/23/mak….

Let's not forget because of the gospel of democracy (remember the Arab spring & its contagion to Libya) that Obama & NATO attacked & took out Gaddafi & only to leave it a failed state, which it still is today.

Another one is Syria w/ the Red Line in the sand that wasn't.

If Obama is remembered for turning Libya into a failed state (mentioned at the end of his term that it's his biggest regret) for thinking he can come in & invade a country & kill the leader & democracy = prosperity then he was wrong. Only misery ensued, Bush did that w/ Iraq too.

Came in, invaded, & cheerled by major US media, including the NYT, and took out Iraqi president Saddam Hussein pretty easily (remember the photo for Bush being triumphant on a ship?) & then realized that they got themselves a failed state.

Only Trump didn't invade a country.

Let's see what countries the US will invade next in the name of democracy. It did it with Vietnam btw saying the domino would fall if it didn't support VN (dad was on the US side). Then the 1st war VN fought after the end of US war was w/ China in 1979 so the premise was false.

Read this essay. I agree w/ most of the points especially the idea that instead of going around the world & interfering in others' affairs & overreach power, the US should use foreign policy that's good for the middle class & sort its house in order 1st!
carnegieendowment.org/2020/09/23/mak…