Rachel got a great "get" as usual tonight in her interview with U.S. Ambassador to the Afghan/Pakistan Situation Richard Holbrooke. She did an awesome job threading the needle in her talk with Ambassador Holbrooke about our current drone strike campaign(missile attacks are happening at a rate never before--more than 20 this month alone) in Pakistan.
The idiocy that is the current Republican leadership in Congress guarantees that the Obama administration cannot even hope for adult consultations with Congress on its foreign policy, let alone any sort of approval for what used to be a bipartisan matter--U.S. foreign policy, especially the Commander-in-Chief's prerogatives regarding matters military. So one can understand Holbrooke's frustration, and justifications for going it more or less alone when it comes to these drone strikes.
This is a clear indication that the inside war within the administration[which had to be fought] between the civilian foreign policy leadership and the uniformed brass[especially McChrystal, Petraeus, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mullens] is over, and that the civilians have won! Secretary of Defense Gates will soon offer his resignation--mark our words. Also good news!But the best news of all is that Unabashed Left, as of today, is optimistic that a negotiated and workable peace treaty in Afghanistan will happen well before the on-again off-again August troop drawdown deadline. Congratulations are due to, in order for good reason: VP Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama, and Ambassador Holbrooke. And to Rachel Maddow and the best little research, editing staff on television.Peace...
The idiocy that is the current Republican leadership in Congress guarantees that the Obama administration cannot even hope for adult consultations with Congress on its foreign policy, let alone any sort of approval for what used to be a bipartisan matter--U.S. foreign policy, especially the Commander-in-Chief's prerogatives regarding matters military. So one can understand Holbrooke's frustration, and justifications for going it more or less alone when it comes to these drone strikes.
This is a clear indication that the inside war within the administration[which had to be fought] between the civilian foreign policy leadership and the uniformed brass[especially McChrystal, Petraeus, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mullens] is over, and that the civilians have won! Secretary of Defense Gates will soon offer his resignation--mark our words. Also good news!But the best news of all is that Unabashed Left, as of today, is optimistic that a negotiated and workable peace treaty in Afghanistan will happen well before the on-again off-again August troop drawdown deadline. Congratulations are due to, in order for good reason: VP Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama, and Ambassador Holbrooke. And to Rachel Maddow and the best little research, editing staff on television.Peace...
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