Being arrogant and not accepting your own fault isn't condusive to a partnership. We expect everybody to follow our lead, but when our leadership is poor and they follow it, we scold them. That is hypocrisy and it does nothing but diminish our leadership.
Being arrogant and not accepting your own fault isn't condusive to a partnership. We expect everybody to follow our lead, but when our leadership is poor and they follow it, we scold them. That is hypocrisy and it does nothing but diminish our leadership.
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Can you illustrate a major world problem that was solved via talking.
We have been talking to North Korea about their nuclear program since Clinton was in office 16 years ago and we are in worse shape today than then.
The same with Iran. While we talk they build nuclear weapons.
So what are we supposed to do about it? Bomb them? Ignore them? Or offer them something of greater value than the perceived value of what they seek?
Or maybe we could try working with the other countries in the world rather than being the toddler who throws a tantrum whenever he doesn't get his way. Obama is making excellent steps in moving our foreign policy out of the angry toddler stage.
If we were to apply your foreign policy positions to your marital example, the solution would to shoot her. Moving out is a peaceful solution to the problem.
Gingrich should give up eating leaded paint chips.
Good little Sir Echo. Newtie will be so proud. :roll:
I think ingirch has the wrong ideas about the proper role of the US and how to treat other nations, and is part of why the relationship with Venezuela needs to be "{recast".
The knuckle draggers who demand the US act like emperor of the world and humiliate anyone who dares not take order and consent to theft of their resources are the problem.
We've gone from Chavez referring to the smell of sulfur from Bush and a hostile start with Obama, to his expresing positive things about Obama and wanting improved relations.
Gee, maybe Obama can even get to know him a bit and provide a better role model and advice than Castro for him. Regardless, it's a lot better than the Bush approach.
I saw that the book Chavez handed Obama on the history of economic exploitation of South America has shot up to #2 on Amazon. Maybe he can inform Obama, too.
The knuckle draggers who demand the US act like emperor of the world and humiliate anyone who dares not take order and consent to theft of their resources are the problem.
We've gone from Chavez referring to the smell of sulfur from Bush and a hostile start with Obama, to his expresing positive things about Obama and wanting improved relations.
Gee, maybe Obama can even get to know him a bit and provide a better role model and advice than Castro for him. Regardless, it's a lot better than the Bush approach.
I saw that the book Chavez handed Obama on the history of economic exploitation of South America has shot up to #2 on Amazon. Maybe he can inform Obama, too.
I'd like to discuss the type of Troglodyte Jaskalas is.
To his credit, the problem isn't his concern over the President excessively apologizing, as if that's always a good, diplomatic thing to do. We don't need Obama apologizing to Al Queda.
The problem is his ignorance and arrogance. These cause him to view apologizing for what he did the same as if he had apologized to Al Queda, and that's his mistake.
Because he can't tell the difference, he is the Troglodyte you mention - Jaskalas is a supporter of a thuggish Unites States bullying people, filled with injustice for 'the weak'.
That's how Troglodyte's work - whether it's the mafia who wiill tolerate plenty of evil by the boss, but if he 'goes soft' worrying about the victims of their crimes, they oppose him, or a nation's dctator who might use terrible means to keep power, but is viewed as 'weak' if he reduces the abuses.
But I may as well be typing in another language for all Jaskalas is going to get any of the problem with his views. He doesn't understand things like 'justice'.
But if we need someone to go act in violence against an enemy, I'm sure he's great. He just needs someone to make the decisions for him who to attack, who has a clue.
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Mr Gingrich said that handshaking and talking "sends a poor message to enemies of America". That is why I put the question in the thread title.
I am not sure how admitting past mistakes is the same as getting raped.
This is the only topic of discussion where I found myself disagreeing with you. I think that setting aside preconceived notions, and presenting ourselves as equals, opens the doors previously closed. If we are then rejected after abasing ourselves then the fault falls on them and will be seen as so by the rest of the world. This gives us credibility on the national stage that previously didn't exist.
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