Wednesday, March 23, 2011

What Are The Strategic Foreign Policy Goals Of The U.S.?


America's Descent Into Strategic Dementia -- Caroline Glick, Real Clear World

What the US foreign policy fights regarding Egypt and Libya indicate is that currently, a discussion about how events impact core US regional interests is completely absent from the discussion.

The US's new war against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi is the latest sign of its steady regional decline. In media interviews over the weekend, US military chief Adm. Michael Mullen was hard-pressed to explain either the goal of the military strikes in Libya or their strategic rationale.

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My Comment: Caroline Glick in this post is accurately pointing out the lack of strategic vision in U.S. foreign policy from this White House .... especially in places like the Middle East. The consequences of these actions should give us pause .... but unfortunately .... with the exception of Caroline Glick .... no one is yet calculating the consequences and repercussions of this policy and what it will mean for long term U.S. interests. Read it all.

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