One of the greatest dangers to our nation is that our foreign policy establishment as it is presently structured cannot see its complete failure in the post-WWII era & especially the last 40-yrs.
They failed to see & in some areas opposed the collapse of the Soviet Union. /1
They failed to see & in some areas opposed the collapse of the Soviet Union. /1
…they were as a body the strongest proponents of helping China grow in to the threat she is. Their arrogance led to the debacle of Somalia, post-911 Bonn Accords/Lead Nation Construct for AFG, the ‘03 invasion of IRQ, looking the other way as Pakistan & Saudi Arabia worked /2
…to radicalize the Sunni world, literally delivered pallets of cash to the Iranian mullahs so they could feed the meat grinders of Syria & Yemen…how long do we need to go on here?
With a few exceptions, the foreign policy institutions who are so intent on telling you how /3
With a few exceptions, the foreign policy institutions who are so intent on telling you how /3
…important they are continue to produce sub-standard products & people whose ideas are unmoored from reality. The national humiliation in Kabul is just one more battle streamer of fail they can hang on their flag, whatever that is this week.
Most of the FP successes, from /4
Most of the FP successes, from /4
…saving Grenada fm a future as a rump Cuba to the Abraham Accords, most of the FP success came fm outside FP establishment lifelines.
Perhaps they should do more reflection why they produce so many suboptimal outcomes & less about how many castles to build in the swamp. BT
Perhaps they should do more reflection why they produce so many suboptimal outcomes & less about how many castles to build in the swamp. BT
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